Message Level Output XML Elements

The following message structure is found within the Batch, Invoice, Line, and Tax level output structures. Multiple message structures can be returned at each level.

In the table(s) below, dependency is show by indentation. For example:

<PARENT_ELEMENT>

<CHILD_ELEMENT>

<GRANDCHILD_ELEMENT>

Element Name

Type

Aud?

Description

<MESSAGE>

structural

N/A

A message related to this batch. There can be multiple MESSAGE elements returned with each batch.

<LOCATION>

varchar2(100)

No

Returns information about the location at which the message occurred. Used for debugging only.

<CATEGORY>

varchar2(40)

No

Specifies the category of the message.

<CODE>

varchar2(50)

No

The message's code. Generally the message code is used by business applications to identify the event that occurred.

<MESSAGE_TEXT>

varchar2(1000)

No

The actual message, containing detailed information about the event that occurred.

<SEVERITY>

varchar2(10)

No

The message's severity level: returns 0 for informational messages (such as Successful Processing), 1 for warnings (errors that do not terminate processing), and 2 for fatal errors that terminate processing. Determination lets you set the severity of different errors and display either only level 2, level 1 and 2, or level 0, 1, and 2 errors.