# Modifying Messages

You can modify the message text and description for messages, such as error, warning, and validation messages. The following example shows a validation message:

Message

To edit messages, you need to know the message category and number. The category is the part of the message number that appears before the comma. In the example message above, the category is 3. The number is the part of the message number that appears after the comma. In the example message above, the message number is 253.

To edit the message text or description:

- Navigate to Admin Menu - System - Message.
- Specify the message category in the search dialog.
- Specify the starting message number and click the search icon.

System - Message

- Select the message you want to edit, and click the Edit button. You are transferred to the Message Details zone for that message.

Message Details

- Enter the customer specific message text and description as appropriate for your needs.

Note: Message Variables. Messages may have one or more variables. Variables are indicated by a percent sign (%) followed by a number. A value is substituted for the variable before the message is displayed. Do not modify the message variables and make sure that your custom message contains the same number of variables as the original.

- Save your changes.

If possible, you can attempt to verify that the message was changed correctly. However, it is not always easy to determine and duplicate the situations where a specific message may appear.

Note: For more information about system messages, please refer to user document Framework Administration, User Interface Tools, Defining System Messages.
Parent topic: Maintaining UI Components (Translation)