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Message Types Overview

Take full control of your business transactions with the Nodinite Message Types Overview. This guide helps you:

  • ✅ Manage all message types from a single, centralized view
  • ✅ Instantly sort, filter, reindex, and export message type data
  • ✅ Associate message types with log views for powerful search and reporting
  • ✅ Leverage API access for automation and custom reports

Start now: Follow the Add or Manage Message Type user guide.

The Message Type Overview in the Repository Model main menu lets you manage all Message Types as a Nodinite Administrator.

Message Types play a vital role in the Nodinite Repository Model. Read the dedicated Message Type user guide to understand the core concepts before you continue.

In the Message Type Overview, you sort and filter the list of defined Message Types. For large environments, type in the filter text box to narrow down the list.
Message Types
Message Type Overview with the list of defined Message Types.

Manage Message Types

Use these actions to manage your message types:

Add a new Message Type

Click the "Add Message Type" button to create a new Message Type and open the Message Type editor.
Add a new MessageType button
Add a new Message Type button.

Clone an existing Message Type by opening the menu from the "Actions" button and clicking the "Duplicate" menu item.
Duplicate Menu Action Button
Click the 'Duplicate' menu item to clone an existing Message Type.

Edit Message Type

Edit an existing Message Type by clicking the link in the Name column or opening the menu from the "Actions" button and clicking the "Edit" menu item.
Edit Menu Action Button
Click the 'Edit' menu item to edit an existing Message Type.

Delete Message Type

Delete an existing Message Type by opening the menu from the "Actions" button and clicking the "Delete" menu item.
Delete Menu Action Button
Click the 'Delete' menu item to Delete an existing Message Type.

Restore deleted Message Type

Restore a deleted Message Type by first checking the "Show deleted Message Types " checkbox.

When checked, include deleted Message Types in the list.*

Then open the menu from the "Actions" button and click the "Restore" menu item.
Restore Menu Action Button
Click the 'Restore' menu item to Restore a deleted Message Type.

Reindex

Warning

Most search field plugins load the entire message into RAM. Use this function only for small messages.

Start a reindex operation on demand. Click the "Actions" button, then select the "Reindex" menu item.

Reindex Action menu item
The Reindex Action menu item lets you start a reindex operation for a Message Type.

When the modal opens, follow the prompts to initiate the reindex operation.

Reindex modal
Click the Reindex button to start the reindex operation for the selected Message Type.

Important

The reindex operation can be very resource-intensive and may impact the processing of late events. Reindex only once after you finish editing one or more search field expressions. The system processes messages by ascending date and time (starting with the oldest).
You cannot abort the reindex operation once it starts.

Export Message Type

Export a Message Type by opening the menu from the "Actions" button and clicking the "Export" menu item. This action opens the Nodinite generic Export wizard.

Export Action Menu Item
Click the 'Export' menu item to open the Export Wizard.

Copy API URI

Open the "Copy API URI" modal to get the underlying REST API call against the Web API. Click "Copy API URI" to open the modal and get the query string.

Nodinite empowers you to create custom Reports.

Frequently asked questions / Troubleshooting

Create, edit, and delete Message Types using the Nodinite Web Client.

How do I create a new Message Type?

To create a new Message Type, follow the "Add or Manage Message Type" user guide.

Next Step

Add or manage Message Type

Message Type - Learn more about the definition of a Message Type.
Repository Model - Learn more about the whole repository concept.
Repository Overview - Manage the Repository Model within the Web ClientCS.
Log Views - Associate a Message Type with one or more Log Views to get it in the result from search operations.
Search Fields - Learn how to extract data from the Payload and/or Context for use in Log Views.