Using Failed Event Manager

Failed Event Manager allows you to view and manage failed events from the Web.

Failed Event Manager works with IBM WebSphere Application Server or with Tomcat. For information on installing Failed Event Manager to work with WebSphere Application Server or Tomcat, refer to the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Installation Guide. Failed Event Manager works with the following versions of WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Application Server Express, and Tomcat:

Role-based security is available if you are using Tomcat with Failed Event Manager. The actions you can perform with those failed events depends on role-based security. Administrators can assign users one or more of four default roles, and administrators have permission to create custom roles for your specific team using Application Assembly Tool. The following default roles are included:

This section includes the following procedures:

Steps for creating custom users and roles for Failed Event Manager with Tomcat

Perform the following steps to create custom users and roles if you are using Tomcat:

  1. Edit the tomat-users.xml file located under Tomcat_Home\conf to make the following changes as needed:
  2. Save the file.
  3. Edit the web.xml file located under Tomcat_Home\webapps\FailedEvents\WEB-INF to add the roles you added to the tomat-users.xml file in step 1. Do the following:
  4. Save the file.
  5. Start Tomcat from the command line in order to call the setclasspath.bat file: Tomcat_home/bin/startup.bat.

Steps for logging on to Failed Event Manager

Perform the following steps to log on to Failed Event Manager:

  1. Type one of the following URLs, depending on how Failed Event Manager was set up for your team:
  2. If security is enabled, you must type the Application Server user name and password.
  3. At the Connect screen, type the Server Name, User Name and Password, and click Login.

    Figure 61. Failed Event Manager Connect screen


    After you log on, the Query dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 62.

    Figure 62. Failed Event Manager Query dialog box


Steps for viewing failed events

Perform the following steps to view information about failed events in Failed Event Manager:

  1. On the Query page, select the information about the failed events that you want to view:
  2. Click Submit.

    A Table of Failed Events appears, as show in Figure 63.

    Figure 63. Failed Event Manager Table of Failed Events


    If you are not assigned to one of the roles that has access to viewing business objects, the business object buttons may not be available in this table, as shown in Figure 64.

    Figure 64. Failed Event Manager Table of Failed Events without rights to view business objects


  3. If you want to view details for a particular failed event, select the check box in the left column and click View in the Details column.

    The Event Details dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 65.

    Figure 65. Failed Event Manager Event Details dialog box


  4. If you are assigned to a role that has access to the business object, click the business object button in the Business Objects column to view details about the business object. The Business Object Data dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 66.

    Figure 66. Failed Event Manager Business Object Data dialog box


Steps for processing failed events in Failed Event Manager

Perform the following steps in a Table of Failed Events to process failed events:

  1. Select the check box in the left column for the failed events that you want to work with.
  2. Do one of the following:

Steps for checking your access rights in Failed Event Manager

Perform the following steps to check the roles you are assigned for Failed Event Manager role-base security:

  1. log on to Failed Event Manager (see Steps for logging on to Failed Event Manager).
  2. On the query page that opens, click the Check your access rights link in the bottom left.

    A page appears listing the default roles available. You can type a role name to see if you are assigned to that role.

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