You can view the state of a map either by logging on to System Monitor and opening a view that contains map status or by using the InterChange Server Component Management view in System Manager. To log on to System Monitor, follow the instructions in Steps for logging on to System Monitor. To use the InterChange Server Component Management view of System Manager, follow the instructions in Steps for connecting to an InterChange Server Express instance..
The state of a map is represented differently, depending on which tool you are using:
Perform the following steps in System Monitor to view map states:
When the product is installed, the default view is set to System Overview, and the default monitor contained in that view is set to System Overview. These defaults can be changed to suit your monitoring needs. See Setting up views to monitor the system for instructions.
Perform the following steps in System Manager to view map states:
Figure 32. Maps folder in the InterChange Server Component Management view
Table 10 lists the map states represented by the display color on the
map icon and describes what actions can be performed during that state.
For more information about maps, refer to the Map Development
Guide.
Map State (color) | Description |
---|---|
Active (green) | Map is ready to run and available for use. |
Inactive (red) | Map is not ready to run or available for use. |
Unknown and does not display | Map has not been compiled or the map class is missing. The map is not ready to run or available for use. Compiling the map in Map Designer Express puts the map in active state, when saving the map puts the map in unknown state. Maps with unknown state display in the object browser map tree. |