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To receive and reply to operator messages on your Windows workstation without the use of a browser, you can install the operator messages monitor application, which will poll the Central Scheduler for operator messages. As soon as an operator message has been received which matches your criteria, it will be displayed in a pop-up window coming from the system tray, by default, the lower right-hand side of the task bar.

The application will remain in the system tray until you open it by choosing its envelope icon. The icon will have a red square when an operator message has been received which requires a reply.

There are three icons in the system tray disabled, warning and normal.

The application can be found in the   Configuration → Software   section and is named opmsgmon-installer, the installation only requires the choice of an installation directory. The installed software can be found in the Scheduler section of the Programs folder in the Windows Start Menu, the shortcut is named Scheduler Operator Messages.

The first time you launch the software, the configuration window is displayed, where you can fill in the URL as well as other connection details of the central server to subscribe to the feed.

The feed can have one of the following security settings:

  • Viewable to all

  • require a single password

  • require a valid user name and password for the application server

The security settings can be configured inthe SAP CPS registry using the registry key:

/configuration/feed/feeds/operator_message/password

  • Not present - if the key is not present, there is no password and anyone can access the feed without a password

  • <disabled> - the feed is disabled

  • <login-only> - the feed is only accessible with a valid username and password

  • any other value - any other value represents the password.

Note Note

The <> are part of the value, and not place holders. The following passwords are not allowed: <disabled> and <login-only>.

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Note Note

The SAP CPS registry can be found in   Configuration → Registry  .

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When an error occurs, there is a warning icon displayed on the main window of the application. When you choose the icon, you will get a new window with the exact error stack that was received from the application server. SAP support will request you to provide this information when you encounter issues.

Installer Arguments

The installer accepts the following argument:

  • -g filename - where filename is the desired log file

This argument is used to troubleshoot installation issues you could encounter with the installer.

Prerequisites

  • The full URL to the Central Scheduler system

  • Depending on the security settings

    • the rss feed password

    • login credentials for the Central Scheduler system

Procedure

Configuring the operator messages monitor

  1. In the operator message monitor, navigate to   Tools → Configuration  

  2. On the Server tab, select a protocol, fill in the Hostname and Port fields for the Central Scheduler.

  3. Choose the 'Authentication'' tab and fill in the applicable settings for security

Values

Tab

Field

Description

Default value

Server

Protocol

The protocol used by the application server, can be HTTP or the secure variant HTTPS

HTTP

Server

Hostname

The FQDN of the Central Scheduler, for example prd.masalan.com

Server

Port

The Port of the Central Scheduler

50200

Server

Poll Interval

the interval at which requests for new operator messages should be made (in seconds)

30

Authentication

No password required

The Central Scheduler settings do not require a password to view operator messages

Y

Authentication

Use server username and password

The Central Scheduler settings require an account to access the operator messages

Authentication

Use an RSS feed password

the Central Scheduler requires a specific password for operator message access

Authentication

Isolation group

The isolation group of the operator messages that are to be displayed, for example GLOBAL.

Messages

Show new messages for 5 seconds

The time the pop-up window is displayed

Messages

List of rules to filter operator messages, only messages that match any filter are displayed