Select Messages Dialog

BarTender enables you to define how the system responds when messages are generated while designing templates or printing items. The Select Messages dialog enables you to define whether specific messages are recorded to the BarTender System Database or a text file log; additionally, you can select the messages that will generate a notification email.

You can access this dialog in one of the following ways:

From the Database Log tab of the Log Setup dialog, enable the check box for Application Messages. For Severity, select Custom and click on the Select button. This will open the Select Messages: Log to Database dialog.

From the Text File Log Message Setup dialog, click on the Select button under Messages. This will open the Select Messages: Log To File dialog.

From the Alert Setup dialog, click on the Select Messages button. This will open the Select Messages: Email Alerts dialog.

Even though the Select Messages dialog can be accessed in a number of ways, the process for selecting messages is universal. Select the messages you want using one of the following methods:

Select one of the message type buttons located in the upper right corner of the dialog. This will select all messages of the selected category (error, warning, or informational messages).
Select the check box next to the message to select a single message.

Message Grid

The message grid lists the details for all of the messages you may encounter while using BarTender. These include:

Selects the message.
!: Identifies the severity of the message (error, warning, or informational message).
Message: Displays the content of the message.
Category: Identifies the component of BarTender that generated the message; for example, Database, Licensing, or Printing.
ID: Displays the message's unique identification number.

Reset to Defaults: Removes any changes and resets the Select Messages dialog to its default setting.

Importing and Exporting the Select Messages Dialog Settings

You can save and reuse specific configurations of the Select Messages dialog by saving a copy of the settings as an XML file to a specific location on your computer or within your network. This creates a record of the dialog settings that you can use to configure new installations.

Import: Opens the Import File dialog that enables you to load a *.btmsgs file that contains the settings from a copy of the Select Messages dialog.
Export: Opens the Export File dialog that enables you to save a *.btmsgs file that contains the current settings configured in the Select Messages dialog.