A method for controlling MESSAGES in a software system. The method activates a report-handling module when a subroutine has a message to send. The subroutine PASSES an IDENTIFICATION to the report-handling module. The subroutine then passes a message and message level to the report handling module. The report-handling module then determines the message level to be reported for that subroutine, the PROCESS from which that subroutine is sending messages and the message level to be reported for that process. If the message level of the message compares CORRECTLY to the message level of the subroutine and the process, the message is reported.

A method for controlling messages in a software system. The method activates a report-handling module when a subroutine has a message to send. The subroutine passes an identification to the report-handling module. The subroutine then passes a message and message level to the report handling module. The report-handling module then determines the message level to be reported for that subroutine, the process from which that subroutine is sending messages and the message level to be reported for that process. If the message level of the message compares correctly to the message level of the subroutine and the process, the message is reported.