Data Director Implementation Guide

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User Exit Messages

User exits can return a message (as an error, warning or confirmation) to be displayed to the user.

These messages are handled by IDD in the same way that it handles its own messages. Each message has a code that is a key to the resource bundle ErrorCodeBundle.properties. IDD finds the error level (error, warning or confirmation) and the text of the message in this resource bundle.

Be sure to use unique codes for any custom messages.

These message strings can be localized just as other strings can be localized.

Messages can have parameters that are replaced with data specified in the user exit. These parameters are handled using the Java MessageFormat class.

The format for the messages in ErrorCodeBundle.properties is:

error code=error level|title|main message[|secondary message]

where

Item	Description
Error code	Unique key for the message.
Error level	One of the following values: ERROR, WARNING, or CONFIRMATION.
Title	Title for the dialog box. The title should describe the location and context in which the problem occurred. If not specified, the title will be 'Informatica Data Director'.
main message	Main error message. This text should describe the problem from the IDD application user's point of view - not an internal technical point of view. For example, something like "Problem saving xxx", not "Put error" .
Secondary message	Secondary part of the message telling the IDD application user what to do about the problem. In the dialog box, this part will be separated from the main message by at least one blank line. This message should not be too long.

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