Information for each error or warning message

Error number

Error number

This number consists of three parts – the application_code, the error_ID and the error_type.

  • Application_code:
    A three-letter code assigned by National Collections to identify each software application (eg, NMS = NMDS). For the standard error or warning message that applies to more than one software application, the application code is NZS = National Collections.
  • Error_ID:
    This is a unique number (eg, 1003).
  • Error_type:
    Severity of message (E = error, W = warning).

 

Error and warning type description

Error and warning type description

A detailed description of the error/warning and suggestions for why it may have arisen.

Error and warning message

Error and warning message

This is the message that is sent back to providers. It may contain substitution parameters (prefixed with ‘%’) which the program fills in with the particular value (eg, the value ‘%2’ is not a valid value for the field ‘%1’). Where the error/warning message is listed as ‘to be assigned’, this number is not currently used.