Adding the new message load modules to STEPLIB (Step 4)

To enable your CICS® region to use the message load module generated by the message editing utility, you must:

Note:
CICS always loads the standard English message table by default, regardless of what you specify on the NATLANG system initialization parameter. To ensure your own message tables are selected as the default tables, specify your own language code first on the NATLANG parameter.

Examples

If you modify messages using language code A (for alternative ENGLISH) you should specify NATLANG=A (or NATLANG=(A,E) to ensure your modified message tables are used as the default tables in place of the standard English versions. NATLANG=A is equivalent to NATLANG=(A,E). Do not specify (E,A).

If you translate messages using S (for Spanish) and F (for French) and you want French to be the default language with Spanish and English used selectively (by terminal or userid), specify NATLANG=(F,S) or NATLANG=(F,S,E). In this example, if NATLANG is not specified on terminals or userids, French is taken as the default language.

Related reference
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Message editing utility (DFHMEU)
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Process for using the message editing utility
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Performing actions on message data sets (Step 3)
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Applying PTFs to the message editing utility (Step 5)
Further information
Rules for editing and translating messages
Getting help with the message editing utility
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