Online Messages

Online messages are displayed on the sign-on and password change screens to alert users of the appropriate action(s) they need to take in order to successfully access MEDS. The following is a table of these messages with instructions on what action(s) is required, if necessary.

 

Message

Instructions

S801

YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SIGNED ON. YOUR PASSWORD WILL EXPIRE IN X DAYS. Bottom of screen: YOU MAY EXIT NOW AND CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD LATER USING TRANSACTION CODE 'PSWD'

User has entered a valid User ID and Password on the MEDS SignOn screen, and is within the expiration period. User may change their Password on the Change Password screen or may access all authorized functions by clearing the screen and typing the desired command or pressing the desired function key (without changing their password).

S802

YOUR PASSWORD HAS EXPIRED. PLEASE ENTER YOUR NEW PASSWORD BELOW. Bottom of the screen: YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD BEFORE YOUR SIGNON TO MEDS CAN BE COMPLETED.

User has entered a valid User ID and Password on the MEDS SignOn screen, and the Password has expired (either because the 60 day period has ended OR because the Password is temporary). User must change their Password now.

S803

NEW PASSWORD MUST BE ENTERED THE SAME WAY TWICE. RE-TYPE BOTH FIELDS.

User must re-enter a valid new Password, exactly the same way in both fields on the Change Password screen.

S804

INVALID RACF SIGNON ATTEMPT. YOUR PASSWORD IS NOT CORRECT FOR THIS USERID

User has entered a valid, but INCORRECT Password, for this User ID. The user should verify that the User ID is correct and then retype the correct Password. This message counts as a "pre-revoke" incident. Only 4 such incidents are allowed since the last successful sign-on, before the User ID is revoked. After each successful sign-on, the "pre-revoke" incident counter is reset to zero.

S805

INVALID RACF SIGNON ATTEMPT. PLEASE ENTER VALID USER ID PASSWORD.

The USER ID and/or Password was entered incorrectly. Press CLEAR to exit the screen and start over. Reenter correct USER ID and Password. This message counts as a “pre-revoke” incident. Only 4 such incidents are allowed before the User ID is revoked.

S807

YOUR RACF USER ID HAS BEEN REVOKED - CONTACT MEDS SECURITY COORDINATOR.

User has exhausted allowable attempts (see S804 and S805) to sign on with a valid and correct Password and their access has been temporarily revoked. To reset Password, see Password/Passphrase Reset.

S809

MEDS SIGNON RECORD NOT FOUND. PRESS ENTER TO EXIT.

User has entered a valid User ID and Password on the MEDS SignOn screen, but the user's MEDS access is disabled. User must contact MEDS Coordinator via a Gadwin ticket for further instructions.

S810

USER ID???????? SIGNED-ON AS OPID??? ON TERM???? AT????/?/????

This message confirms that the user has successfully signed on, and can access all authorized functions by clearing the screen and typing the desired command or pressing the desired function key.

S811

USER ID???????? SIGNED-OFF TERMINAL???? AT??:??:?? ??/??/????

User has properly signed off of MEDS.

S813

INVALID SIGN-ON FORMAT, USER ID IS A REQUIRED ENTRY

User should retype the User ID and Password on the MEDS SignOn screen - the User ID may have been left blank. This is not a "pre-revoke" incident.

S814

INVALID SIGN-ON FORMAT, PASSWORD IS A REQUIRED ENTRY

User should retype the Password - the Password may have been left blank. This is not a "pre-revoke" incident.

S816

PASSWORD DID NOT PASS EDITS - INVALID CHARACTER FOUND

User should retype the Password and be sure NOT to include special characters UNLESS those special characters are @ or # or $. This is not a "pre-revoke" incident.

S817

PASSWORD DID NOT PASS EDITS - INVALID CHARACTER AND LENGTH

User should retype the Password and be sure that the password has:

  • Between 15 and 50 characters in length
  • At least two alphabetic character (Aa-Zz)
  • At least two non-alphabetic characters from the following:
    1. 0-9
    2. Space
    3. , [ ] { } ( ) . + | ! * % _ ? = # $ @
  • No more than 2 consecutive identical characters 

This is not a "pre-revoke" incident.

S818

PASSWORD DID NOT PASS EDITS - INVALID LENGTH, MUST BE 8 CHARACTERS

User should retype the Password and be sure that the Password has 15-50 characters. This is not a "pre-revoke" incident.

S819

INVALID RACF USER ID, CONTAINS IMBEDDED SPACE. REENTER USER ID AND PASSWORD

User should retype their User ID without spaces on the MEDS SignOn screen.

S820

USERID ENTERED IS NOT KNOWN. ENTER VALID USERID AND PASSWORD.

User has entered a valid User ID and Password on the MEDS SignOn screen, but the User ID does not exist in RACF. Your account has been purged/deleted. An “ADD” request needs to be submitted to CATS via SCD 2397 MEDS Network & RACF Registration Form.

S821

MEDS SIGNON RECORD HAS BEEN DISABLED - CONTACT MEDS SECURITY COORDINATOR

User has entered a valid User ID and Password on the MEDS SignOn screen, but the user's access has been changed or deleted at the county’s request. User should contact their MEDS Coordinator via a GadWIN ticket.

S822

YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SIGNED ON AND REQUESTED TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD. Bottom of screen: YOU MAY EXIT NOW AND CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD LATER USING TRANSACTION CODE 'PSWD'.

User has entered a valid User ID and Password, and requested to change their Password on the MEDS SignOn screen. User may now change their Password on the Change Password screen OR may access all authorized functions by clearing the screen and typing the desired command or pressing the desired function key (without changing their password).

S823

TYPE YOUR CURRENT PASSWORD AND YOUR NEW PASSWORD IN THE FIELDS BELOW.

After successful SignOn, user has cleared the screen, typed "PSWD" and received this message on the Change Password screen. The user must re-type their current Password AND type new Passwords. The user may also resume access to all authorized functions by clearing the screen and typing the desired command or pressing the desired function key (without changing their password).

S824

YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CHANGED YOUR PASSWORD.

User has successfully changed their Password on the Change Password screen.

S825

YOUR NEW PASSWORD IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO RACF. DO NOT REUSE OLD PASSWORDS.

User has entered a valid and new Password on the Change Password screen, that has probably been used before. MEDS does not allow the reuse of the last 32 passwords. Enter a different (new) Password that has not been used. This is not a "pre-revoke" incident.

S826

YOUR RACF USER ID HAS BEEN INACTIVE FOR OVER 90 DAYS, RESET REQUIRED.

User access has been temporarily revoked. Call ITSD at 1 (800) 579-0874, Option 1, with your RACF ID and PIN number and request for password reset.

S827

YOUR ENTRIES WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. YOU WILL NOW EXIT MEDS.

User's Password has expired, and user failed to enter a new Password after multiple attempts on the Change Password screen. This is not a "pre-revoke" incident, and the user must start the sign on process over.

S828

YOUR ENTRIES WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. YOU WILL NOW EXIT THIS SCREEN.

User attempted but failed to enter a new Password after multiple attempts on the Change Password screen. The user is still signed on, and may either resume access to MEDS or they may clear the screen and type PSWD to try and change their Password again. This is not a "pre-revoke" incident.

S829

PSWD CHANGE NOT ALLOWED. PRESS ENTER TO CONTINE TO LOGON TO MEDS.

User attempted Password change but not permitted. Per RACF Password Guidelines, password change only allowed every 15 days. User must continue to use existing password. Press ENTER to complete Sign-On.

Related Topics

MEDS Online Access Procedures

Confidentiality

RACF/MEDS User ID

RACF/MEDS Password/Passphrase

MEDS Sign-On Procedures

RACF/MEDS Password Change

Password/Passphrase Reset

MEDS Network Sign-Off Procedure