WebSphere brand IBM WebSphere Sensor Events, Version 6.2

Preferences Administration GUI

This topic describes how to use the Preferences Administration GUI to define your Spatial Management Client and build time preferences for Location Awareness Services for WebSphere® Sensor Events.

It is necessary to define your preferences only once per server installation instance for the installation entries.

Open the Preferences Administration GUI by opening the following URL: http://fully_qualified_host_name/Tracking GUI/AtlasPrefsAdmin.html

Important: After you create a new area using the Preferences Administration GUI, you must close all browser windows, wait about 60 seconds, and then reopen the browser before trying to use the new area in the Spatial Management Client.

Spatial Management Client

The Spatial Management Client is a monitoring application that polls every n seconds for new data in a defined area, as specified in the prefsV3.xml file. The default value is to poll every second.
Note: Some browser functions are not supported. For example, using the Back, Forward, and Refresh buttons in the browser can lead to inconsistent displays of areas, tags, and menu options.

The prefsV3.xml file automatically updates some the Build time fields. When you update your product version, ensure that you merge the contents of the old prefsV3.xml file, rather than simply replacing the previous contents. The list must be consistent with the related tables in the Location Awareness Services for WebSphere Sensor Events database.

Define your preferences in the Preferences Administration GUI by entering information in the following Build time fields:
Note: Make sure you define your preferences and set your area, icon, and overview scale values correctly before you create zones.

Build time

Build time preferences are defined only when a new area or subarea is added. These preferences determine how the areas, zones, and resources display in the Spatial Management Client.

Installation

The Installation parameters on the Preferences Administration GUI are described in more detail in the topic about installing the Spatial Management Client.

The Host value is taken from the requesting URL for the Preferences Administration GUI and the Port value is set in the prefsV3.xml file.

Refresh and clustering options

Making changes

If you edit an attribute related to an area, the Save Modified Area button appears. If you press this button after filling in all of the changed attributes, you have the option to update the SVG file for the area.
Tip: If you change the size of the SVG, scaling, offsets, or the cartesian attributes, your old zone definitions, definitions made with the administrative interface for the event provider, or devices might be affected. Be sure to plan these values carefully and redefine all other affected definitions.

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