Index: shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -r30b3e1a07f940f488bc749e2d39438ce2a3f5168 -rb98a26754d9f171df91a444374c4eb9a6f15450f
--- shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 30b3e1a07f940f488bc749e2d39438ce2a3f5168)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision b98a26754d9f171df91a444374c4eb9a6f15450f)
@@ -78,3 +78,12 @@
 def expected_heparin_value(val):
     names.o_heparin_value["text"] = val
     return names.o_heparin_value
+
+def msg(string: str):
+    """
+    added ### at the right side of the string to make sure that it is a message.
+    @param string: (str) the string to add trailing ### to
+    @return: (str) padded string
+    """
+    pad_str = "###"+string
+    return pad_str