[hyades-dev] Re: Formatting for logged messages

[Robert Sinclair <rsinc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Allan,

I agree that a standard format would be beneficial. Currently, all of the existing Hyades messages with IDs follow the first format in your examples (<space> between ID & message). Unless I receive any objections, I recommend we keep that precedent. For all on copy, feel free to respond by noon EDT (1700 BST) today if you want to provide a counter-proposal.

FYI - I've attached the existing messages w/IDs here:

(See attached file: IDs.xls)

Best regards,

Rob Sinclair
Project Manager - ASQ Autonomic Computing / Hyades
IBM Software Group - Rational Software
20 Maguire Road, Lexington, MA, USA 02421
Office: 1.781.372.7839 (T/L: 403.7839)

Allan K Pratt/Cupertino/IBM

Allan K Pratt/Cupertino/IBM

05/10/2004 19:19

To	Robert Sinclair/Lexington/IBM@IBMUS
cc	Tanuj Vohra/Cupertino/IBM@IBMUS, Harm Sluiman/Toronto/IBM
Subject	Formatting for logged messages

Robert,

Thanks for distributing these. I have another question about formatting.

Is there a convention for what appears between the IWAT part of the message and the plain-text part?

Here are three possible answers to this question:
	IWAT5201E Can't get required resource 	(space)
	IWAT5201E - Can't get required resource 	(space-dash-space)
	IWAT5201E: Can't get required resource 	(colon-space)

I realize there is no requirement to use a particular format - it won't change the machine-readable part of this system - but I think we should pick a convention and recommend it to everybody.

I vote for "colon-space" as in the last example above. But I'm not married to my choice, only to the idea that we should have a convention. I'd be happy to follow an existing convention if there is one for other people using the XXXXnnnnA system.

-- Allan Pratt, apratt@xxxxxxxxxx
Rational software division of IBM

Robert Sinclair/Lexington/IBM

Robert Sinclair/Lexington/IBM

05/10/2004 02:34 PM

To	Michael.Norman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Harm Sluiman/Toronto/IBM@IBMCA, tyler.thessin@xxxxxxxxx, Joseph P Toomey/Lexington/IBM, Richard Duggan/Toronto/IBM@IBMCA, Kent D Siefkes/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS, Antony.Miguel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Eugene Chan/Toronto/IBM@IBMCA, Dominique Guilbaud/France/IBM@IBMFR, Tanuj Vohra/Cupertino/IBM, Allan K Pratt/Cupertino/IBM@IBMUS, Bob Duncan/Toronto/IBM@IBMCA, Kathryn Fryer/Toronto/IBM@IBMCA
cc
Subject	Logged Message ID Ranges

All,

Below is the Message ID number ranges to be used by each Hyades group.

0000-1200  Toronto (Eugene/Richard)
2000-2200  Lexington (Joe)
3000-3200  Raleigh (Kent)
4000-4200  Toulouse (Dominique)
5000-5200  Cupertino (Tanuj)
6000-6200  Scapa (Mike)

The format is IWATxxxxA, where xxxx is a number in your range, and A is either I (informational), W (warning), S (severe), or E (error).

Each group is responsible for designating the specific IDs within the appropriate range.  Please keep track of your ID/message combinations, as we will plan to centrally post these.  If you expect to exceed the range allocated to your group, please let me know, so the range can be increased and communicated to all.

Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks.

Best regards,

Rob Sinclair
Project Manager - ASQ Autonomic Computing / Hyades
IBM Software Group - Rational Software
20 Maguire Road, Lexington, MA, USA  02421
Office: 1.781.372.7839  (T/L: 403.7839)

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