Message Setup Dialog

The Message Setup dialog, accessible from the Administer menu, displays the configuration and content of the messages used by BarTender. You can also define how the messages will be displayed, whether they will be logged, and how BarTender will respond to them.

Reset to Defaults: Overwrites any changes and resets the messages to their default settings.
Log Setup: Opens the Log Setup dialog, and allows you to configure what print job and message data is saved to the BarTender System Database or a text file.
Alert Setup: Opens the Alert Setup dialog, which allows you to define the distribution and structure of email notifications.

The Reset to Defaults button will restore settings to their defaults. The change will appear immediately, but doesn't actually take effect until the OK button is pressed. Pressing Cancel after pressing Reset to Defaults does not restore the default settings.

Message Grid

The grid at the top of the dialog lists the messages that can appear in BarTender. The grid display includes the following columns:

ID: Displays the message's unique identification number.
Severity: Identifies the message's severity level (severity increases from information, to warning, to error).
Category: Identifies the message's category, such as Licensing, Printer, or Database.
Default Response to Message: Identifies the current setting for how BarTender will respond to the message when it is running in automation mode.
Message Target(s): Identifies the places the message will appear.

Message Contents

The Message Contents section displays the content of the currently selected message from the Message Grid.

Message Target(s)

The Message Target(s) section defines where the message will appear when it is generated. The available options include:

Dialog (Interactive Use Only): Displays the message on screen, requiring user interaction.
Windows Event Log: Logs the message to the operating system's event log.
Database Log: Logs the message to the BarTender System Database. Available only if database logging has been enabled in the Log Setup dialog.
Text File Log: Records the message to a text log file. Available only if text file logging has been enabled in the Log Setup dialog.
Automation Exception (Automation Only): If BarTender is run from another program by means of ActiveX Automation, then the message will be passed to the other program, which is responsible for handling it. Enabling this option has no effect if BarTender is not being run automatically.

Default Response to Message

Some messages require a response, such as clicking OK or Cancel. BarTender must make these responses automatically if the message cannot be displayed to the user (e.g., the dialog is turned off). The possible responses to the currently highlighted message appear in the Default Response to Message section. Select the response you want BarTender to make automatically in the event that the message is not displayed to the user.

Alerts

E-Mail Notification: When enabled, sends an email to a pre-defined list of recipients each time the selected message is triggered in BarTender. Available if email has been enabled in the Alert Setup dialog.