on the toolbar or select Broadcast
Browser from the Tools menu.
Displaying the Broadcast Browser
The Broadcast Browser enables you to track the progress of all broadcast operations that you launch from the navigator pane or from the Entity Browser. For details, seeSending objects to Server, Committing objects and Removing objects from Server.
Alternatively, you can use the Browser to create a new broadcast object for each type of broadcast operation. You can then drag-and-drop:
After you start a broadcast operation, you can continue working on other object definitions. Via the Browser, you can intervene manually in the broadcast process to restart, cancel or force a broadcast. In addition, you can duplicate a broadcast in order to create a new broadcast based on an existing broadcast (AccountingIntegrator).
To open the Broadcast Browser,
click on the toolbar or select Broadcast
Browser from the Tools menu.
Use the tools on the toolbar as described in the following table.
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Icon |
Description |
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The new broadcast is added to the list in the left pane and its status is set to Under Definition. |
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Save the selected broadcast object. This command is only available for broadcasts with the status Under Definition. |
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Remove the selected broadcast object from the list and delete it from the database. Use with caution! |
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Duplicate the selected broadcast object. Use this command to send the same broadcast to another run-time environment. |
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Create the next broadcast object. For example, if you select a Send to Server broadcast, the next broadcast operation is Commit. If you select a broadcast that is Committed, the next broadcast operation is Remove from Server. |
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Start the broadcast. After you create a new broadcast object and add the Axway Server and objects to broadcast, you must start the broadcast operation. |
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Broadcast planning After you create a new broadcast, you can schedule it to be executed at a set date and time in the future. Scheduled broadcasts can be executed even when the client is not started. This operation is only available if you have edited the server.scheduler.enabled parameter in the Composer properties file in order to activate it. See the Administrator's Guide for more information on the composer.properties file. |
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You can only perform this operation if the broadcast:
Select the Server in error and click the restart icon. |
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You can only perform this operation if the broadcast:
Select the Server in error and click the Force OK icon. |
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You can only perform this operation if the broadcast:
Select the Server in error and click the Cancel icon. |
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Refresh the Browser display to take into account the change in broadcast status. |
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Refresh the Browser display automatically every 30 seconds. |
The left pane of the Browser displays the list of all broadcasts that are completed or in progress.
It displays the:
The right pane of the Browser displays three sub-tabs:
Select an object in the left pane of the Browser to display the related information on each of the sub-tabs in the right pane.
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General details |
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Broadcast name |
This field displays the default name of the broadcast object that you select in the left pane. The default name comprises the name of the broadcast action followed by an incremental number. For example: Send to Server 1. To modify the default name, click Modify and enter the new name. You can only modify this name if the status of the broadcast is Under Definition. |
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Creation date |
This field displays the date on which the broadcast was created. |
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Modification date |
This field displays the date on which the broadcast was last modified. |
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Axway Server details This section lists the Axway Server(s) on which you perform the broadcast operation. For example, if you select a Send to Server broadcast object in the left pane, this section lists the Servers where you performed the Send to Server operation. |
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Axway Server |
This field displays the name of the Axway Server(s) on which you perform the broadcast operation. If you create the broadcast in the Browser, you must drag-and-drop an Server from the navigator pane or the Entity Browser to this field. In some cases, the Axway Server is already specified in the definition of the object that you send to Server. For example, when you send an Integrator Integration-Task to Server, you do not need to specify the Axway Server because it is already specified in the Integration-Task definition. |
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Status |
This field displays the status of the selected broadcast on the Axway Server. For example, if the broadcast was forced on the selected
Server, the status field displays |
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Date |
This field displays the date of the broadcast on the Axway Server. This date corresponds to the date on which you:
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Broadcast object details When you select a broadcast object in the left pane, this section lists the objects involved in the broadcast operation. If the broadcast involves more than one Axway Server, select a Server in the Axway Server field to display the set of objects broadcast on it. |
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Object name |
This field displays the name of the object. |
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Type |
This field displays the type of object. For example, Channel. |
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Status |
This field displays the object life cycle status. For details, seeObject life cycle and statuses. |
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Label |
This field displays the description of the object (if it exists). |
The Selected objects tab lists the objects selected for the broadcast.
If you create the broadcast from the Browser, you can drag-and-drop objects to this tab from the navigator pane or from the Entity Browser.
The History tab displays the history and status of the current broadcast. For example, if you send the object to several Axway Servers, this tab shows which Servers have responded and in which order.
In addition, this tab displays log information about errors that may have occurred. It displays a summary description of the error in the Trace field and a hypertext link to the log file on the Composer client machine.
