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Following fields are optional while defining messages.
Number - Enter any appropriate number for your message. If you define a non-zero message number for your message, Message Dictionary automatically prepends your message with the prefix APP:- (or its translated equivalent). Message Dictionary treats 0 and null as the same (and does not display the APP:- or the message number).
Figure 2.1 Define Messages
Type- Use the message type to classify your messages. The message type does not affect how your messages can be called in your code.
In Oracle Applications, the message type is used to help translators translate messages within length expansion constraints that vary by message type. For certain message types, this form enforces message byte length limits smaller than 1800. The message length limits (in bytes) are 60 for Menu Entry, 250 for Hint, and 80 for Title (note that these limits are for translated messages, so messages in English should be 30% shorter if they will be translated).
Maximum Length - In Oracle Applications, the maximum length (in bytes) is used to help translators translate messages within length expansion constraints imposed by the form or program that uses the message. Specifying a maximum length is particularly important where the expansion constraint is tighter than would otherwise be expected for a particular type of message. If your message is in English, the maximum length you specify should be at least 30% longer than your actual English message to allow for expansion during translation.
Figure 2.2 Define Messages
Description - You should enter information in this field that would help explain the context of this message to translators. This field is required if the message is of type Token or Other.
After defining your message you need to run “Generate Messages” program to build your message file. Your new messages take effect as soon as your concurrent request finishes successfully and you have placed the new file in the appropriate directories.
Navigation – Application Developer->Other->Requests->Run
Figure 3 Running Generate messages Navigation
Figure 4 Running Generate messages parameters
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