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Green messages provide informative indication on completion of a successful operation such as configuration update or a report successfully scheduled.
Errors
Red messages provide information on an erroneous operation or situation. The error message will usually contain a hint or directive to the user with a suggestion to fix the error.
Warning Messages
Yellow messages provide information about actions that were executed successfully, but with some limitation or addition info the user needs to note.
General Messages
Blue messages provide general information on an operation or situation.
Automatic Dismissal
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