WebSphere brand IBM WebSphere Premises Server, Version 6.1.x

Starting the Spatial Management Client (administration)

This topic provides steps for starting the Spatial Management Client if you are an administrator.

About this task

Complete the following steps to start the Spatial Management Client:

Procedure
  1. Start the Spatial Management Client by typing the following URL in a browser: http://fully_qualified_host_name/Tracking GUI/AtlasAdmin.html. If you are not an administrator, see Starting the Spatial Management Client.
  2. Enter your user name, and password if security is enabled, and click OK. Your individual preferences are displayed. You can save your preferences for each area you view by clicking Save under DEFAULT VIEW. Setting preferences prevents rescaling and repositioning each time you view an area of interest.
  3. In AREA, select the area that you want to monitor from the drop-down list.
  4. In TAGS, select the class of tags that you want to monitor. For example, select Asset to view all hardware that has been defined or All to view all tags.
  5. In ZONES, under Visible, select the category of zones that you want to view.
  6. In ALERTS, turn the alert sound on or off and choose whether to hide or view all alerts. You can also click Acknowledge All Alerts to acknowledge and turn off all current alerts.
  7. In DEFAULT VIEW, click Save to save the current pan and zoom settings. You can customize the view and scale of the area without having to repeat the process every time you log in to the Spatial Management Client.

    The OVERVIEW window provides a view of the entire area. Drag the blue box around the overview window and notice that the main graphic window of the Spatial Management Client reflects the highlighted area. The box size is controlled by the zoom slider and zoom box controls below. The upper-left corner of the blue box and the upper-left corner of the main graphic window are the same point.

    See Spatial Management Client (administration) for more information.

  8. To start monitoring tags in the GUI, start the tag processing servlet:
    1. Open the WebSphere® Application Server administrative console and click Control Processing.
    2. Select the WebSphere Application Server that is related to your installation and click Start Selected.
    If you do not start the tag processing servlet, tags are displayed at their last reported location.
Results

In the Spatial Management Client, the defined tags are displayed with the icons you define, either for the item or the class. These icons move on the Spatial Management Client according to the reported coordinates. If you turn alerts on, a red circle highlights the tag icon when an alert related to the tag is reported. You can click the icon and see the alert details and acknowledge the alert. The circle goes away when you acknowledge the alert.

In some cases the tags fade, which means that there is no current position information available about the tag. Location Awareness Services for WebSphere Premises Server assumes that the tag remains at the last reported position. Use the InactivityDelay system property to set the length of time after which a tag starts to fade. To avoid moving tags away from the last reported position, set this parameter to a high value. See System Properties for a complete list of system properties.


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