Message Setup Dialog

The Message Setup dialog displays the configuration and content of the messages that are used by BarTender. You can also use this dialog to define how the messages are displayed, whether they are logged, and how BarTender responds to them.

To access the Message Setup dialog, click Application Message Setup on the Administer menu.

The Message Setup dialog includes the following options:

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

Click Reset to Defaults to restore the settings to their defaults. The change appears immediately but does not take effect until you click OK. If you click Cancel after you click Reset to Defaults, the default settings are not restored.

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 (information, warning, or error).
Category: Identifies the message's category, such as Licensing, Printer, or Database.
Default Response to Message: Identifies the current setting that specifies how BarTender responds to the message when it is running in automation mode.
Message Target(s): Identifies the places where the message appears.

Message Contents

The Message Contents section displays the content of the message that is currently selected in the message grid.

Message Target(s)

The Message Target(s) section specifies where the message appears when it is generated. The following options are available:

Dialog (Interactive Use Only): Displays the message on screen, which requires 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 when database logging is selected in the Log Setup dialog.
Text File Log: Logs the message to a text log file. Available only when text file logging is selected in the Log Setup dialog.
Automation Exception (Automation Only): Specifies that when BarTender is run from another program by using ActiveX Automation, the message is passed to the other program, which is responsible for handling it. When BarTender is not being run by using ActiveX Automation, this option has no effect. For more information about ActiveX Automation, refer to Automation with ActiveX.

Default Response to Message

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

Alerts

Email Notification: Specifies that an email message is sent to a predefined list of recipients each time the selected message is triggered in BarTender. Available when email is selected in the Alert Setup dialog.