The process for using the message editing utility is generally:
Step | Task | For details, see topic |
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1 | Start the message editing utility | Starting the message editing utility (Step 1) |
2 | Specify your message editing utility default values (the first time run) | Specifying default values for the message editing utility (Step 2) |
3 | Perform actions on message data sets (from main panel)
such as:
|
Performing actions on message data sets (Step 3) |
4 | Add the new message module to STEPLIB. For each CICS® region that is to use the new message module, specify the corresponding language code on the NATLANG system initialization parameter. | Adding the new message load modules to STEPLIB (Step 4) |
5 | (If needed) Apply PTFs | Applying PTFs to the message editing utility (Step 5) |
These tasks are described in the following topics, Steps 1-5. Before using the message editing utility, note the following restriction, and also the information in Rules for editing and translating messages. Getting help with the message editing utility tells you how to access on-screen help information for the message editing utility.
For each target data set index only one user can access the same selected language at a time. However, several users can have the same target data set index for different languages.
A TSO user must not use the message editing utility concurrently from two split screen sessions.
Also note the information in Rules for editing and translating messages.