You can control the SoftRules® Server using the Configuration Manager. By using this small application you can stop and start the service, but you can also load new Configuration files, pause the processing and configure Ports and threads, etc.
Main screen
At the bottom of the main screen you can see the Status bar containing the following information:
License information
Shows information about the company that owns the rights to use this instance of SoftRules® Server.
Status
The Status part contains the following information:
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Running
The service is running
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Stop Pending
A request has been received to stop the service and the service is busy stopping
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Stopped
The service is in a Stop state
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Start Pending
A request has been received to start the service and the service is busy starting
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Paused Pending
A request has been received to pause the processing and the service is busy pausing
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Paused
The service is in a Pause state
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Continue Pending
A request has been received to continu from a paused state and the service is busy continuing
Connection
This part shows the status of the connection between the Configuration Manager and SoftRules® Server. Possible values:
Connected to Server
Disconnected from Server
Processing status
This part shows the status of the processing of XML requests of the SoftRules® Server. Possible values:
Processing
NOT processing
Port status
Shows the status of the Ports of the SoftRules® Server. Possible values:
x / y Ports up
Where x is the number of Ports with an Up state and y is the total number of Ports.
Version
Shows the versionnumber of the SoftRules® Server.
Time
Shows the current time the SoftRules® Server is using.
Configuration files indicator
Next to the time stands an indicator that shows the status of the Configuration files in memory compared to the configuration files on disk.
Its color has the following meaning:
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Green
The server uses the latest configuration files and is processing
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Orange
The Project Folder contains a number of files with that are updated. So the Server is out of date
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Rood
The server is not processing
Logscreen
IN the middle of the application are the loglines. This lines can be cleared using the menu (Program - Clear window).
Pause - Resume
Using Pause Resume the processing of the XML requests can be paused and restarted. This is a different functionality than pausing the service itself.
Main menu
Het main menu contains the following items:
Program
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Log - Clear
Clears the log screen
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Log - Save
Saves the contents of the curent log screen as a .txt file
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Log - Pause
Pause the log. This can be handy if the log scrolls at a high rate, so reading it is impossible
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Log – Show - All
Show all messages of the server
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Log – Show - Messages
Shows only the error messages
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Close
Closes the Configuration Manager. The Configuration Manager is nog closed when clicking the upper right corner of the application. In stead it will minimize to the system tray
Server
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Start server
Starts the SoftRules® Server. This actually starts the Windows Service
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Stop server
Stops the SoftRules® Server. This actually stops the Windows Service
After this option has been switched on, all loglines will become hyperlinks to the XML requests and responses. You can see the Input XML document and the Output XML document including the TCP frame (if applicable). You can use the Input XML document in the Composers' debugger to debug your Configurations.
Setup
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Properties
Set the properties of the SoftRules® Server. See here
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Set Solutionfile
Sets the Solutionfile that should be read at startup
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License
Here you can login to our licensing server to register your copy of SoftRules® Server
Help
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About
Shows information about your SoftRules® Server
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View processed XML's
Shows the number of processed XML documents by writing a line to the log
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View running threads
Shows the number of available threads by writing a line to the log
