Process Monitoring

• The repository must contain the created business application.

• In the targetRepo field of the DBA.config business application settings file one should specify the repository containing the business process and business application. The same repository should be specified in the targetRepo field of the config.json web application settings file.

• URLs specified in the serviceUrl field of the config.json web application settings file and in the ppServiceUrl field of the DBA.config business application settings file must match.

• In the config.json web application settings file one should add a string:

"kbpUrl": "http://<business application IP address>:<Business application TCP port>/dba"

NOTE. It is available for displaying in the working area of the list of running process instances.

Process monitoring window allows for:

• Refreshing once the list of running process on the side panel and the list of instances of the selected process in the working area. To do this, click the Refresh button on the toolbar.

• Refreshing with specified periodicity the list of running process on the side panel and the list of instances of the selected process in the working area. To do this, click the Automatic Refresh button. Automatic refresh each minute will be enabled.

To change automatic refresh periodicity, select the Set Period item in the drop-down menu of the Automatic Refresh button. The Autorefresh Period dialog box opens:

Set refresh period in the dialog box and click the Apply button. Refresh can be executed each N seconds, minutes, or hours.

NOTE. The function is available for process owner and administrator if the administrator has full access to the process.

To restart a process:

• In the web application:

1. Select the process instance by selecting working area elements if the list of process/subprocess instances is displayed. Multiple selection is available.

2. Click the Restart button. The Restart Process dialog box opens:

3. If required, set:

• Process execution time by selecting the Process Execution Time checkbox and specifying date and time.

• Comments in the Restart Comment box.

4. Click the Restart N Processes button, where N - the number of restarted processes.

• In the desktop application:

1. Select the process instance in the process tree.

2. Click the Restart button. The Restart Process dialog box opens:

3. If required, set:

• Process execution time by selecting the Process Execution Time checkbox and specifying date and time.

• Comments in the Restart Comment box.

After executing the operations all active and finished steps are rejected, the process instance is executed from the first step.

NOTE. The function is available for process owner and administrator if the administrator has full access to the process.

To stop process execution:

• In the web application:

1. Select the process instance by selecting working area elements if the list of process/subprocess instances is displayed. Multiple selection is available.

2. Click the Stop button. The Stop Process Instances dialog box opens:

3. If required, enter comments in the Comment box.

• In the desktop application:

1. Select process instance in the process tree.

NOTE. To stop all started process instances, select the process in the process tree.

2. Click the Stop button. The Confirmation dialog box opens:

3. If required, enter comments in the Comment box.

As a result, indication of executed steps of all or separate process instance will be reset, all or separate started instance will be deleted. When all process instances are stopped, the monitoring window will be cleared.

NOTE. The function is available for the process manager, user responsible for step execution owner, and administrator if the administrator has full access to the process.

To search for process instances, use the search panel. To open the panel:

• Click the Search button on the monitoring window toolbar in the working area to display the list of process/subprocess instances.

• Press CTRL+F.

Enter the searched text to the string. Process instances, which search scope contains the specified substring, will be marked with color, and the search string will display the number of search result and the general number of search results. The first process instance satisfying the search criteria will be selected automatically:

NOTE. If the search did not find such substring and process instances, the corresponding error message is displayed.

To determine search options:

1. Click the Search Options button.

2. Determine the settings in the drop-down menu:

• Search Scope. To select the search scope, select the checkbox:

• By Parameters. Search is executed by parameter values. The checkbox is selected by default.

• By Start Time. Search is executed by date and time of process instance start.

• Advanced Settings. To narrow down the search query, select the checkbox:

• Match Case. Search is executed only by parameters. Search takes into account the case of entered text.

• Match Whole Word. Search is executed only by parameters.

NOTE. One can select multiple search options.

To go through search results string by string, use the Find Next/ Find Previous buttons or press the ENTER key. Going through strings is wrapped around.

To close the search panel:

• Click the Close button.

• Click the Search button on the monitoring window toolbar if the process/subprocess instances are displayed in the working area.

• Press CTRL+F.

To reset search results:

• Close the search panel.

• Press CTRL+A and then press the BACKSPACE key.

• Open the object navigator.