Viewing map states

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:

Steps for viewing map states in System Monitor

Perform the following steps in System Monitor to view map states:

  1. Open the System Overview view.
  2. In the Views list, click the Maps and Relationships link. The Map Status and Relationship Status monitors appear (see Figure 11).

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.

Steps for viewing map states in System Manager

Perform the following steps in System Manager to view map states:

  1. Connect to the InterChange Server Express instance that contains the map that you want to view. See Steps for connecting to an InterChange Server Express instance for instructions on connecting to an InterChange Server Express instance.
  2. In the InterChange Server Component Management view, expand the InterChange Server Express instance, and then expand the Maps folder. The maps appear under the expanded Maps folder with different colored lights to indicate their different states (see Figure 32).

    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.

Table 10. Map States

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.

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