System and method for message grouping

1. A system for displaying messages in a structured way, comprising:

a memory to store computer program instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the computer program instructions to:

store template messages in a table of a database;

generate messages using the template messages;

determine whether all of the generated messages can be viewed within a display area without vertical scrolling;

if not all of the generated messages can be viewed within the display area without vertical scrolling, determine whether the generated messages are of more than one type;

if the generated messages are of more than one type, group the generated messages based on message type; and

display a list of the generated messages in a plurality of message groups, each message group being displayed with a representative message and a link to other generated messages in the message group;

wherein the representative message and the respective linked other generated messages are generated from a same template message.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the message type is indicated by message identifiers contained in each of the generated messages.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the template messages contains a placeholder as a variable, the value of the variable is to be provided during run time when generating the message.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the generated messages include warning messages, error messages, or both.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the link includes information indicating the number of generated messages in the message group.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the other generated messages are displayed on the display area when a user clicks on the link.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodied with program instructions for causing a computer to execute a method for displaying messages in a structured way, the method comprising:

storing template messages in a table of a database;

generating messages using the template messages;

determining whether all of the generated messages can be viewed within a display area without vertical scrolling;

if not all of the generated messages can be viewed within the display area without vertical scrolling, determining whether the generated messages are of more than one type;

if the generated messages are of more than one type, grouping the generated messages based on message type; and

displaying a list of the generated messages in a plurality of message groups, each message group being displayed with a representative message and a link to other generated messages in the message group;

wherein the representative message and the respective linked other generated messages are generated from a same template message.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the message type is indicated by message identifiers contained in each of the generated messages.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein at least one template message contains a placeholder as a variable, the value of the variable is to be provided during run time when generating the message.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the generated messages include warning messages, error messages, or both.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the link includes information indicating the number of generated messages in the message group.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the other generated messages are displayed on the display area when a user clicks on the link.

13. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:

storing template messages in a table of a database;

generating messages using the template messages;

determining whether all of the generated messages can be viewed within a display area without vertical scrolling;

if not all of the generated messages can be viewed within the display area without vertical scrolling, determining whether the generated messages are of more than one type;

if the generated messages are of more than one type, grouping the generated messages based on message type; and

displaying a list of the generated messages in a plurality of message groups, each message group being displayed with a representative message and a link to other generated messages in the message group;

wherein the representative message and the respective linked other generated messages are generated from a same template message.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein the message types are indicated by message identifiers contained in each of the generated messages.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein at least one template message contains a placeholder as a variable, the value of the variable is to be provided during run time when generating the message.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein the generated messages include warning messages, error messages, or both.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , wherein the link includes information indicating the number of generated messages in the message group.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , wherein the other generated messages are displayed on the display area when a user clicks on the link.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , wherein the message identifiers indicate a template message from which respective generated messages are generated, such that generated messages having a same message identifier are generated from a same template message.

20. The system of claim 2 , wherein the message identifiers indicate a template message from which respective generated messages are generated, such that generated messages having a same message identifier are generated from a same template message.