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HP DeskMon: Administrator's Guide

External Application Checking 

The External Application Checking provides the ability for DeskMon to
execute any external MPE check program, and report if it does not
complete successfully within a pre-defined period of time.  Further
information about External Applications can be found in Chapter 7.


            

   *   To see a list of current applications, press OTHER KEYS F7 and
       LIST F2.

   *   To add an application to the list, complete the screen form and
       press ADD F2.

   *   To modify an entry in the list, get the entry by typing the
       program name and pressing GET F5.  Change the details on the
       screen and then press MODIFY F6.

   *   To delete an application from the list, get the entry by typing
       the program name and pressing GET F5.  Then press DELETE F3.

The fields on the screen are as follows:

Program Name 

The fully qualified MPE file name of the program (including any lockword)
that will be executed by DeskMon.  For example:

     FILENAME[/lockword].GROUP.ACCOUNT

MGR.HPOFFICE must have execute access to this program file.  The $STDIN
of this program will be redirected from $NULL, and the $STDLIST will be
directed to a DeskMon created file.  Optionally, if the program requires
a run-time library, it may be specified in the LIB=[ ] field.

JCW Name 

The name of the JCW that the program uses to communicate its success or
failure to DeskMon.

Maximum Program Execution Time 

The maximum number of minutes, between 1 and 15, that the program is
allowed to execute before being aborted by DeskMon.

Check Performed Option 

How often to perform the check:

       0 - Quarter hourly.
       1 - Once per hour (on the hour).
       2 - Once per day at a given quarter hour.

In all cases, checks are only performed if DeskMon is running and if
checking is enabled at that time (see the Time Scheduling screen later in
this chapter).

Check 

If you want DeskMon to check the status of this program, type Y. If you
do not want DeskMon to check the status of this program, type N.

Report to 

The Report Category to which you want DeskMon to report when it finds
that the program has not completed successfully.

An error message is generated and sent to the specified Report Category
if:

   *   DeskMon was unable to run the program; or

   *   The program exceeded the maximum execution time and was aborted by
       DeskMon; or

   *   The specified JCW could not be identified; or

   *   The specified JCW is not equal to zero.  In this case, DeskMon
       tries to retrieve the error message from the program's $STDLIST.
       If no output can be found in the program's $STDLIST, then a
       DeskMon message is sent stating that no output could be found.

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