The Messages overview (web browser)

This topic describes the Messages overview (different from the Messages pane in the Designer). You can open this overview in different ways:

By entering a URL in your browser. (See Viewing log messages in a web browser (through a URL))
By clicking the Messages button in the toolbar of the Switch Designer. Alternatively, you can press F6 or select View > Messages .

Columns

The following table describes the columns in the Messages overview.

Column	Description
Date Time	Date and time when the message was triggered.
Type	Message type, indicating the severity level of the message (error, warning, info, debug or assert). See also the table below (Message types).
Module	The Switch module (such as Control) or type of flow element that triggered the message.
Flow	The name of the flow that triggered the message.
Flow element	The name of the flow element that triggered the message.
Job Prefix	The unique name prefix of the job referred in the message, or blank if there is no unique name prefix.
Job	The name of the job for which this message was issued.
Message	The message itself.

The following table describes the different types of messages that can be shown in the Messages overview.

Type	Description
Info	An informational message that has no other purpose than to inform the user of a certain occurrence. Info messages are always shown in the Messages overview (unless a filter is applied). Unlike the Messages pane, the Messages overview displays all types of info messages (related to Switch Server and to Switch Designer).
Warning	A warning message that informs the user of a recoverable problem or non-fatal error. Warnings are always shown in the Messages overview (unless a filter is applied).
Error	An error message that informs the user of a fatal error. Errors are always shown in the Messages overview (unless a filter is applied).
Debug	An informational message solely intended for debugging purposes (often generated by configurators). Debug messages are not shown by default. If the Log debug message* preference is enabled*, you can display them using a filter. Refer to Switch preferences: Logging.
Assert	A message solely intended for debugging purposes that is issued only when a coding error is discovered. Assert messages are not shown by default. If the Log debug message* preference is enabled*,you can display them using a filter. Refer to Switch preferences: Logging.

Note: Scripters have access to all messages, to be able to debug their scripts.

The following table explains the meaning of the buttons in the Messages overview.

Button/menu	Description
auto refresh	Allows you to refresh the page automatically, to always have an up-to-date overview. If turned on, the button turns blue. The messages are sorted by the Date Time column, the newest messages on top. The set filters (if any) are still applied. If turned off, the button is gray. You can enable this option only if the sort order of the "Date Time" column is set to "Descending". If you change the sort order, the auto refresh option is disabled automatically.
	Shows the name of the user that logged in. If the Messages overview was opened from within the Designer, the user does not have to log in to open this view. The user displayed is the 'Local Administrator' (in case of a Local Designer) or the user that logged into Switch (in case of a Remote Designer). If you open the list, you can change the language and log out as required. See Changing the language of the log messages (web browser).
	Allows you to move text that does not fit on one line (because the column is too small) to the next line (instead of cutting it off).
	Allows you to reset all filters in one go. Resetting the filters does not affect the sort order. Note: After clicking this button, you'll still see a filter icon in the Type column, because by default, messages are filtered by type, i.e. error, warning and info messages are shown.
	Allows you to export the filtered log messages to a .csv file. You can either open the file or save it locally.