KB00035: How to change a Message ID once you've created it
Description
You create one or more Message Definitions, and realize that you want to change
the Message IDs you've assigned. The problem is that Message ID is part of the key
of a Message Definition, and it cannot be changed once created. Still, you want to
quickly re-create the Message Definitions, with all the same values, but with different
Message IDs, without re-entering them all.
Resolution
The quickest way to do this is to use the Export and Import functionality.
- In the MessageMaster Console, in the Message Admin menu, navigate to the Messages page that contains the message(s) you want to change the ID for. Click on "Export Messages...", and save the resulting messages.XML file.
- Edit the messages.XML file to remove message sections that you don't want to rename.
If you are not very familiar with XML, be sure to use an XML Editor like XML Cooktop,
XML Marker or XMLSpy. At the very least, open the file with Internet Explorer first,
so that you can examine the structure, and understand how to identify the message sections.
Be sure to keep the outer-most <messages> and </messages> tags.
- Now that you've isolated the message, edit the ID to the new ID that you want.
- From the MessageMaster Condole, click "Import Messages...", and paste your modified
XML text into the space provided. Your new Message Definition should now appear.
- Delete the Message Definition with the old ID, but remember that you erase history
if any messages had actually been generated under the old ID.
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