Pop-up messages

When using a CICS VR panel interface, various pop-up messages might be displayed providing additional information.

For example, CICS VR displays the pop-up message as shown here, when the Browse messages option is selected from the CICS VR main menu, but no messages have been written by CICS VR.

Figure 1. Sample CICS VR pop-up message
Help                                                                        
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                               CICSVR main menu                               
                                                                              
Select one and press Enter.                                                   
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                     __  1.  List of VSAM spheres                             
                         2.  List of log streams                              
                         3.  List of registered log of logs                   
                         4.  Automatic deregister criteria
                         5.  JCL skeleton                                     
                         6.  Browse messages
                         7.  List of CICS Backout Failed spheres              
                         8.  CICSVR Settings                                  
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
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          | The data set allocated to the DWWMSG ddname is empty. |           
(C) Copyr ---------------------------------------------------------           
Command ===> ________________________________________________________________ 
 F1=Help      F3=Exit     F10=Menu bar F12=Cancel

Removing pop-up messages

A pop-up message might obscure text or input fields on a CICS VR panel.
You can remove a pop-up message using one of the following methods:
  • Place the cursor over the pop-up message and press Enter.
  • Enter the command, REMMSG on the command line and press Enter.