CHANGE SERVER STATUS

Use this screen to view and change the status of a Costpoint process server.

After a user logs onto a process server, the Server, Status, and Process Queue fields in this screen will be automatically populated. Initially, the server will have an "Active" status that indicates it is ready to execute jobs submitted to the queue. When a server is stopped, its status is changed to "Inactive." This screen allows you to change the process server's status to "Hold," "Inactive," or "Stop."

Enter this screen when you need to change a process server's status. You can use this screen to put a server on hold until you want it to execute the processes in the queue. This gives you more control over when processes will be run. You can also use this screen to stop a process server, which might be especially useful if the server is in a remote location.

Server

This non-editable field displays the unique identifier assigned to a process server when you log onto the server. The identifier can be any meaningful name.

Status

This field displays the current status of the server, i.e., "Active," "Hold," "Inactive," or "Stop."

If the Status field displays "Active," the server is available to process queue entries. It is either idle, waiting for an entry to be submitted to the queue, or executing a queue entry. If it is executing a queue entry, it will be able to execute another queue entry when it finishes the current one.

If the Status field displays "Hold," the server has been set up but is not currently available to process queue entries. It is either idle, waiting to be activated, or executing a queue entry. If it is executing a queue entry, it will not execute another queue entry when it finishes with the current one.

If the Status field displays "Inactive," the server has been set up but is currently shut down. If the Status field displays "Stop," the server will be stopped. If a server is executing a queue entry and you change its status to "Stop," it will shut down when it finishes executing the entry.

Note: If you inadvertently change the Status to "Stop" and select Save, the server may shut down before you can change the status to another value. If this happens, you must re-start the process server.

Note: You can delete only "Inactive" servers.

Note: If you change a status to "Inactive," any rows in the server's queue that are marked as "Executing" in the Status field of the Change/Monitor Process Status screen will be changed to "Aborted." You can resubmit or delete queue entries marked as "Aborted" in the Change/Monitor Process Status or Maintain Queues screens. You should change the status to "Inactive" only if the server terminated abnormally, such as in case of a power failure.

Process Queue

This non-editable field displays the name of the queue currently being serviced by the process server shown on this row.

Shutdown Time

This non-editable field displays the specific time the server (if active) will stop polling the database for queue entries.

Reconnect Time

This non-editable field displays the specific time the server (if active) will start polling the database for queue entries.

Printers

Select this pushbutton to see the current printer IDs and printers assigned to a server.

Table Information

The following tables store data and/or the settings from this screen:

PROC_SERVR_PRINTER

PROCESS_QUE_ENTRY

PROCESS_QUEUE

PROCESS_SERVER

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