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title: "Terminal messages"
description: "Terminal messages determine what the attendance terminal displays and which buttons it offers. Button texts and messages are selected from the Global messages list."
url: https://navody.aktion.cz/en/articles/123-terminal-messages
updated: 2026-10-13
language: en
alternates: [cs]
---

# Terminal messages

Terminal messages determine what the attendance terminal displays and which buttons it offers. Button texts and messages are selected from the Global messages list.

Terminal messages determine what the attendance terminal displays and which buttons it offers. Button labels and messages are selected from the Global Messages directory.

## Message list

The list shows the **Default** flag, **Name**, **Language**, **Note** and who **Changed** the record. The default message serves as a template – a new message inherits its display rows, buttons and custom texts. Only one message can be the default.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/orqWowcyfRcJkPXuO1T7S9x9aRORycg71QrujqC1VKtlQUK8RLN5hpc87yXHV7XIIuUYwf8McKv.png)

## Creating a message

1.  Click **New**.
    
2.  In the **Create a terminal report** window, enter the **Name** and **Language** (the terminal uses it to select the language version of Global Reports).
    
3.  Select **Graphics** – an icon set for older terminals with a graphic display (**Set 1** or **Set 2**). eSmartReader scanners do not use graphics.
    
4.  Enable the **Default** toggle only if the report is to serve as a template for other reports; the currently default report will lose its default status.
    
5.  Click **Create**. The report will appear in the list; click its name to open its details.
    

![The „Create a terminal report“ dialog shows fields for a report name, language, graphic set, default setting, and note, with cancel and create buttons. Visible: Create a terminal report, Name \*, Reception – building A, Language \*, Czech, Graphics \*.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/Hbm8xF3zMh8VGoR6yKSZrrs4HWsRbjbEpeGqvyi24R5931ZYpWV6ysBWBHnMZAzuWd4T8xoXnAa.png)

## Display lines and buttons

The report details on the **Record details** tab include the **Basic information**, **Display lines** and **Buttons** sections.

**Display lines** – select **Edit** from the row menu, then enter the **Text** and **Alignment**. Use the **Insert macro** button to insert a placeholder, which the terminal will replace with the current value, e.g. `[ALL_PERSON]` = number of people present, `[READER_NAME]` = reader name.

**Buttons** – for each button, set the **Text** (from Global reports), **Direction** (e.g. Arrival, Departure, Break start, Function button), **Order on tablet** and **Web terminal icon**. Change a value by double-clicking directly in the table cell; the change is saved immediately.

-   After checking multiple buttons, use **Set direction**, or **Clear settings** – the buttons remain in the list, their text, order on the tablet, and icon are cleared, while the direction remains.
    
-   The **Show used only** toggle hides buttons without text.
    

![The HW devices > Terminal reports record screen for “Reception – building A” shows basic details, display rows, and configured terminal buttons. Visible: Reception – building A, Record details, Custom texts and actions, Basic information, Name, Language.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/yVdFKL5WeeGfrnaEU3ThIZheWFB5jsS762HHqSKPgH5MDhzmcCE4PMXGAS7vvO1kfgwTKFEcq6g.png)

![Confirmation dialog for deleting button settings, warning that selected buttons remain in the list but stop being used. Visible: Clear button settings, Selected buttons will remain in the list but will no longer be used. Their text, order on the tablet, and web terminal icon will be cleared. The direction remains](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/u4gWcZ4FZ0jOB0l5hrfdyNLjQg41NqZxPqjIcyWMiYbvKbe6o0RDOWERODW2ts2Aad0kOFMqY7H.png)

## Custom texts and actions

The **Custom texts and actions** tab has two sections:

-   **Static texts** – built-in terminal texts (e.g. “Entry blocked”, “Waiting for data”). In the **Custom text** column, you can select a text from Global notifications for the terminal to display instead of the built-in one.
    
-   **Other actions** – use the **Add** button to assign text to an event (e.g. a custom ATEAS camera system event). The **Treat as passage** option processes the event as a person passing through – it is useful for events that identify a person.
    

![The Terminal notifications screen for Reception – Building A shows the Static texts and Other actions sections. Visible: Reception – Building A, Custom texts and actions, Static texts, Built-in text, Custom text, Action performed.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/Nf35ikwjBZxTWT6bcOV3HHMUL1fynldoyfAI2wrXPjuIDSl3HF2Oddf7PkR3HJ1HFpf5bLaPf0k.png)

![The “Add other action” dialog shows event and text dropdowns, an enabled “Treat as passage” toggle, and Cancel and Add buttons. Visible: Add other action, Event \*, Ateas custom event 51, Text, Business trip, Treat as passage.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/3MOVjPafbXuQiADB0j4XgppiOVh7ays8G7ODjdLHk45Bk1aafgBsz8qROiqTFarClpNybhPOkEY.png)