Start
In the start area you are shown various tiles with system information.
(1) Test or productive system. The name can be adjusted in configuration file ./etc/admin/datawizard/defaults.properties.
# naming
dataSystem.TEST=TEST
dataSystem.PROD=PROD
(2) Indicates that this is a beta version. Beta versions are only available for test systems.
(3) If green, this means that the configuration of this installation has been successfully checked and certified by our support (validity period is displayed in the tooltip). If you are interested (chargeable service), please contact our support team. For details of the check, see section Lobster certified.
(4) Licence status.
(5) Add-on module "Process Load Optimization" active or not.
(6) Indicates that the profile job throttling is active. This can be triggered if the CPU exceeds a certain load over a defined period of time. The active settings can be found in the tooltip. See the corresponding option in section Backup/Limits for details.
(7) Basic Authentication or Digest Authentication active. Note: See configuration file ./etc/startup.xml (→ forceDigestAuthentication ).
(8) Expired local certificates and those that will expire within the next 4 weeks. "Let's Encrypt" certificates are not shown here.
(9) The client.
(10) Help mode.
(11) Lobster chatbot.
(12) The user menu.
Tiles
Whiteboard |
Here you can send a message (New message) to all or specific users, which will then be displayed on their respective whiteboards (pages "Start" and "Pinboard"). The message has a validity period. After the validity period has expired, the message disappears. If the validity is set to Always, the message appears at the top and is displayed permanently (but can be deleted). |
My tasks |
If you or another user blocks a profile for you to edit (Lock for me, Pass on editing task), it will appear here. You can set up an email notification for this. In addition, workflows (forms) assigned to the user are displayed here. |
Info |
Here you can see the most important system resources. Swap is the amount of data used for swapped records. Important note: Here you can also find the installation ID that you need when creating a support ticket or when calling our support hotline. |
Repository |
The repository provides a quick overview of all unresolved errors, Content Inspectors, ASM entries, partner channels and clients. |
Profiles |
Here you can see how many profiles you have, which ones are active, inactive or suspended and which of them can only run in one instance (Single run) and which of them are shown in the Transport Manager. |
Quota |
Shows the number of used/available clients/profiles/ETL entries/Workflow entries and sessions. The data is collected across all clients. Another dialogue can be opened via the "Upgrade" icon. There you can purchase licenses for Lobster_pro, the add-on modules "ETL/ELT Pipelines" and "Workflows" and additional clients. |
Threads & Queues |
An overview of queued conversion tasks, ongoing conversions, and active profiles with time-driven Input Agents (cron jobs). See also sections Thread Queues, Threads and Responses in Queues. |
Memory usage |
The history of memory usage of the system. |
Sessions |
The users currently logged in to the system. See also section Sessions. |
Last profile activities |
The last activities of the users. Note: You can also set a checkbox to display only your own activities. |
Requests or suggestions |
Here you can send wishes and suggestions directly to Lobster (the setMailSettings option in configuration file ./etc/startup.xml must be configured). |
Default values in GUI
You can define a few default values for different areas of the GUI in configuration file ./etc/admin/datawizard/defaults.properties .
System name
dataSystem.TEST |
Name of test system. |
dataSystem.PROD |
Name of productive system. |
Profiles
Is specified depending on the client. The value -1 represents the default client. The format is "profile.<client ID>.parameter".
profile.-1.transportManager |
Marked as ready for Transport Manager in Main Settings/General. Allowed values: true or false. |
profile.-1.errorMailPhase25 |
Mail recipient on error at Additional actions for errors in phase 2 to 5 in Main Settings/Error Handling. |
profile.-1.hint |
Note text in Main Settings/Info. |
profile.-1.encoding |
Encoding in Main Settings/General. Example: 8859_1 |
profile.-1.errorMailSubject |
Subject at In the event of an error, send email in Main Settings/Error Handling. |
profile.-1.errorMailReceiver |
Receiver at In the event of an error, send email in Main Settings/Error Handling. |
profile.-1.errorMailBody |
Message at In the event of an error, send email in Main Settings/Error Handling. |
profile.-1.attachData |
Attach input data at In the event of an error, send email in Main Settings/Error Handling. Allowed values: true or false. |
profile.-1.isTestRun |
"Is test run" in restart dialogue. Allowed values: true or false. |
profile.-1.noCheckPoint |
"Do not create checkpoint" in restart dialogue. Allowed values: true or false. |
sap.response.waitTime |
For Responses SAP and SAP ALE in Connection Settings/Permitted execution time. |
Transport Manager
tm.withoutAgent |
Transport Manager/Profiles → Without input agent. Allowed values: true or false. |
tm.withoutResponses |
Transport Manager/Profiles → Without response units. Allowed values: true or false. |
tm.preserveVariables |
Transport Manager/Profiles → Keep initial value of variables. Allowed values: true or false. |
tm.replaceFiles |
Transport Manager/Profiles → Package files replace existing files. Allowed values: true or false. |
tm.replaceProfile |
Transport Manager/Profiles → Replace profile on target system. Allowed values: true or false. |
tm.replaceCI |
Transport Manager/Content Inspection→ Replace inspector in target system. Allowed values: true or false. |
tm.profileMode |
Transport Manager/Profiles → Profile status after transport is. Allowed values: source, active, inactive. |
Server URL/IP for channel datasheet PDF
The value for the server URL/IP in created channel datasheet PDFs. See section Channels.
serverUrl.as2 |
For channel type "AS2". |
serverUrl.common |
Default value if no value is specified for a specific channel type. |
serverUrl.ssh |
For channel type "SSH". |
serverUrl.ftp |
For channel type "FTP". |
serverUrl.oftp |
For channel type "OFTP". |
serverUrl.http |
For channel type "HTTP". |