5.1. Message formats

A displayed or printed message can appear by itself or with other information, such as a time stamp. This section defines the format of the messages as well as information accompanying the messages on the MCS® console and on the hard-copy log in a JES2 system and a JES3 system.

The message formats, shown in Figure 5-1, are as follows:

  • id is the reply identifier and is optional. It appears if an operator reply is required. The operator specifies it in the reply.

  • CCCnnn, CCCnnns, CCCnnnns, CCCnnnnns, CCCSnnns are the message identifiers, where:

    - CCC is a prefix to identify the component, subsystem, or product that produced the message. The prefix is three characters.

    - S is the subcomponent identifier, which is an optional addition ...

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