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36 down vote favorite 19 While this is more of a written language issue than a coding one, it is something that programmers must do in circumstances where copy is not provided by a client or someone else. Any examples of error messages, good or bad, are welcome to make the point. I briefly searched and could not find a dupe thread. Ok, have at it. Thanks, generic error meaning all. usability custom-errors share|improve this question edited May 2 '12 at 10:33 Mr Lister 25k85381 asked Oct 11 '08 at 20:05 MrBoJangles 6,014134568 1 @[Thohan]: just create a boy-scout tag ;-) –Steven A. Lowe Oct 15 '08 at 16:35 1 Check out this guide from Microsoft, comes with examples and best practices. –user509209 Nov 16 '10 at 7:46 add a comment| 16 Answers 16 active oldest votes up vote 25 down vote Apologise. Say what went wrong. Say how to resolve it. Be polite. The message should be worded so that the application accepts responsibility for the problem. Never blame or criticize the user or make them think it's their fault. Example: "Sorry, the file could not be opened. Please check that the file is not already opened by another program and try again." If there are additional details that would scare the user such as an error number or something else only a developer would understand, don't show them. Write them to a log file, or have a details button that can be pressed to get to them. I'm assuming you're talking about showing error messages to users in message boxes or on screen. share|improve this answer edit
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to convey error information to the client based on the message type (for example, SOAP or JSON). By default, the API Gateway returns a very basic error to the client when a message filter fails. You can https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E39820_01/doc.11121/gateway_docs/content/fault_generic.html add the Generic Error filter to a policy to return more meaningful error information to the client based on the message type. When the Generic Error filter is configured, the API Gateway examines the incoming message and attempts to infer the type of message to be returned. For example, for an incoming SOAP message, the API Gateway sends an appropriate SOAP response (for example, SOAP 1.1 or 1.2) using the error message SOAP fault processor. For an incoming JSON message, the API Gateway sends an appropriate JSON response. If the inference process fails, the API Gateway sends a SOAP message by default. For example error messages, see the JSON Error and SOAP Fault topics. You can also transform the error message returned by applying an XSLT stylesheet. The API Gateway implicitly transforms the incoming message into XML before applying the stylesheet to generic system error the message. Important For security reasons, it is good practice to return as little information as possible to the client. However, for diagnostic reasons, it is useful to return as much information to the client as possible. Using the Generic Error filter, administrators have the flexibility to configure just how much information to return to clients, depending on their individual requirements. General Configuration Configure the following general settings: Name: Enter an appropriate name for this filter. HTTP Response Code Status Enter the HTTP response code status for this Generic Error filter. This ensures that a meaningful response is sent to the client in the case of an error occurring in a configured policy. Defaults to 500 (Internal Server Error). For a complete list of status codes, see the HTTP Specification. Generic Error Contents The following configuration options are available in this section: Show detailed explanation of error: If this option is selected, a detailed explanation of the Generic Error is returned in the error message. This makes it possible to suppress the reason for the exception in a tightly locked down system (the reason is displayed as message blocked in the Generic Error). Defaults to the value of the ${circuit.failure.reason} message attribute selector. Show filter execution path When this