code: public static boolean report(WsRuntimeFwException ex) {
          if (ex.reported) {
              if (TraceComponent.isAnyTracingEnabled() && tc.isDebugEnabled()) {
                  Tr.debug(tc, "previously reported exception", new Exception(ex));
              }
              return false;
          }
  
          ex.reported = true;
          return true;
      }
docs: Sets the reported status of the exception to <tt>true</tt> and returns <tt>true</tt> if this exception should be reported.
  
  @return <tt>true</tt> if this exception should be printed in a message