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<H1>Understanding Message Reader's tabular display</H1>
<P>The default <B>Message Reader</B> tabular display shows
information about all messages received from machines in
your local domain and subnet that have <NOBR>Manage<FONT
COLOR="#CC0000"><B>X</B></FONT></NOBR> installed. Each
column of the display presents information as described
below. </P>
<P CLASS="WARNING"><B><FONT COLOR="#CC0000">
CAUTION:</FONT></B> <BR>
You must click on the <B>Message Reader</B> at least once
in each <NOBR>Manage<B><FONT
COLOR="#CC0000">X</FONT></B></NOBR> session to activate its
dynamically updating system. You will receive no messages
until you have done this.</P>
<P>When viewing the tabular display, you should see
something like this in MMC's results (right) pane: </P>
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<IMG SRC="msg_res.gif" ALT="Results Pane" WIDTH="658"
HEIGHT="132"></P>
<P>The meanings of the columns are as follows: </P>
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<LI><B><A
HREF="i_MsgTyp.htm">Icon</A><B>/Type</B>&#151;</B>Indication
of the type of message. received (such as Information,
Warning, Error, etc.)</LI>
<LI><B>Time&#151;</B>The date and local time this message
was received. Format and display options are available in
<A HREF="MR_prop.htm">Properties</A>.</LI>
<LI><B>Source&#151;</B>The source or origin of this
message. Although application name is commonly used, this
value is user-defined and may be a subsystem name (for
example, SQL Server) or any meaningful name.</LI>
<LI><B>Category&#151;</B>The type of event that generated
this message, for example, START, STOP, or INSTALL. </LI>
<LI><B>Event ID&#151;</B>The identifying number of the
event. <P CLASS="TIP"><B><FONT COLOR="#CC0000">
NOTE:</FONT></B> In the full <NOBR>Manage<FONT
COLOR="#CC0000"><B>X</B></FONT></NOBR> product, Event IDs
generated by <NOBR>Manage<B><FONT
COLOR="#CC0000">X</FONT></B></NOBR> policies are listed in
a searchable format within the online Help.</P>
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<LI><B>Computer&#151;</B>The name of the machine that
generated the message.</LI>
<LI><B>Acknowledged&#151;</B>Yes/No indication of message
acknowledgment. A message can be marked as having been read
and processed, or acknowledged, from the message's shortcut
menu.</LI>
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