Planning Channel Availability

Accessing the Availability Schedules

1. Do one of the following:

   • Open a browser and go to http://[host]:[port]/pimon to access the Process Integration tools. Then choose  Monitoring  Adapter Engine  Communication Channel Monitoring .

   • Open a browser and go to http://[host]:[port]/nwa to access SAP NetWeaver Administrator. Then choose  SOA  Monitoring  PI Communication Channel Monitoring .

2. Choose the Availability Planning tab.

   The system displays all existing availability schedules in a table. The table contains the following information:

   Column	Meaning
   Active	Whether the schedule is active (yes or no).
   Description	Short text of your choice
   Communication Channels	Type of selection and number of communication channels for which the availability schedule applies.
   Availability Time	Type of schedule.

Creating Availability Schedules

1. Choose New and select the scheduling interval.

2. Enter the scheduling details as follows:

   1. Make the necessary time specifications, and enter a suitable description.

   2. If required, activate the schedule.

   3. If the scheduling interval is recurring and not Once , the system displays the scheduled availability periods in the Entries tab page. You can exclude such individual entries explicitly and reschedule them as needed.

3. To select the communication channels to which the schedule should apply, choose the Communication Channels tab and do one of the following:

   • Select the required communication channels by using a selection filter.

     To do this, enter search criteria and choose Use Filter . The system displays the channels found in the Scheduled Channels table.

     The availability schedule is then valid for all these channels, including all channels that you create later, and those that are created by this filter. If you want a particular channel to be excluded from the current schedule you can move it to the Exemption Channels table.

   • Use an explicit list to assign communication channels to the availability schedule. For this, you should manually move all channels that should not be part of the schedule to the Exemption Channels table.

   You can use the Switch to Filter with Exceptions and Switch to Explicit List buttons to switch between the two modes.

4. Save the availability schedule.

Changing Availability Schedules

The following are typical cases where you would like to change an availability schedule:

• You want to change the availability times and would like this change to be applied to all affected communication channels.

• You want to extend or restrict the affected communication channels for a defined availability schedule.

• You want to change the availability times and the affected communication channels.

To modify an existing schedule, simply select it, modify its parameters, and save it.

If you want to view when the selected availability schedule was last changed and by whom, go to the Log tab page.

Deleting Availability Schedules

If you have to delete an existing schedule, select it and then choose Delete .