If a task generates an error at or above the current error level, Hermes will abort the task. If a task generates an error at or above the current message level, Hermes will display the associated error message. This parameter determines whether test messages from tasks will be displayed and whether messages unnecessary for experienced users will be suppressed. Two parameters indicating whether messages sent to either the screen or the log file will actually be written. The directory of running tasks cannot be changed.
Tasks normally inherit their context from a template context.
If a task is started by an other task, it inherits the context of that task. When running interactively, both the template context and the context of any running task can be changed by the user. When Hermes is started, the template context contains the sensible defaults listed above, possibly modified by parameters from the Hermes defaults file .