WebSphere brand IBM WebSphere Premises Server, Version 6.1.x

Adding a location

Use the WebSphere® Premises Server Administrative Console to add new Data Capture and Delivery locations to your network topology definition.

About this task
Locations in the WebSphere Premises Server Administrative Console are logical entities that correspond to the physical locations at which your physical devices, such as tag readers, are installed.

There are two kinds of locations: contained locations and container locations. Contained locations display beneath their respective container locations in the Locations panel. For example, you might add a container location for Location 1 and a contained location for Dock Door 1 at Location 1. You need to create a location for each location and dock door in the network.

Important: When creating a location topology:
  • Only locations without contained locations can be associated with devices.
  • Locations with associated devices cannot have contained locations.
Note: For each location, you can associate only one reader and one other device that is not a reader.
Procedure
  1. Open the WebSphere Premises Server Administrative Console. The Welcome page displays.
  2. Click Data Capture Configuration > Locations from the left navigation pane. The Locations panel displays.
  3. Click the location to which you are adding a contained location. The Edit Location Details panel displays. For an explanation of the fields on this panel, refer to Location details.
  4. Click Create Contained Location. The Create New Location panel displays.
  5. In the Location ID field, enter a unique location ID to identify this location. The location ID must be 10 digits or fewer. The ID helps ensure that tag reads from a particular location are properly routed from the edge controller to the WebSphere Premises Server and accurately updated in the corresponding enterprise system.
    Note: Location IDs, including dock door IDs, must be unique. For example, you cannot create two locations with the same location ID. In addition, you cannot create two unique locations, Location 1 and Location 2 for example, that both have dock door IDs called "12340."
  6. In the Location Name field, enter a unique name for the location.
  7. In the Location Alias field, enter an alias. Aliases are typically used if the enterprise system to which the WebSphere Premises Server is passing data requires an identifier other than the one used in the Location ID field. For example, the location in the Location ID field can be an easily recognized name, even if the back-end system requires a more cryptic identifier for the location.
  8. In the Description field, enter a brief description of the location.
    Note: The field, Is Addressable, is not functional at this time. Continue now with the next field.
  9. In the Is In Self-Test Mode field, to indicate that this location is in self-test mode, select True. If not, select False.
  10. In the Contact field, click the drop-down arrow and select a contact from the list. See Adding contacts for more information.
  11. Enter the address information for this location, if desired.
  12. In the Device field, select a device from the list to associate with this location.
  13. In the Reader field, select a reader from the list to associate with this location.
  14. Click Create. The Locations panel displays the new location indented under the container location.

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