Monitoring Syndication

Monitoring Syndication

The IWWCM system records information on the progress and the success or failure of Syndication in a log. These can be viewed on the Syndicator and Subscriber tabs of the Syndicator and Subscriber items.
The "real-time" progress of Syndication can be followed on both Syndicators and Subscribers by clicking the Refresh button on both the Syndicator and Subscriber item windows. This will refresh the fields listed below and show the current state of Syndication.

Current Settings and Status

Item Gatherer The Item Gatherer mode is displayed here:

All Items:

Gathers a collection of all deployable items

All Live Items:

Gathers a collection of all deployable items that either do not have a workflow or do have a workflow and are published.

Current State The Current State's reference is displayed here. If Syndication is working, both the Syndicator and Subscriber should have the same Current State.
The apparent difference between a Syndicator's and Subscriber's Current State does not indicate a degree of success or failure. They are either different (not synchronized) or the same (synchronized).
Item Formatter Indicates the format of the data being sent. At present this is Java Serialization. Both the Syndicator and Subscriber must use compatible formatters and transformers.
Enabled Indicates whether Syndication is currently enabled or not.
Current Status Displays the current state of the Syndication process:

Idle:

No Syndication is occurring.

Pending:

A Request has been made to the Syndicator, but it has yet to initiate a request to the Syndication application.

Queued:

The Syndicator has sent a request to the Syndication application, but Syndication is not yet active.

Active:

Syndication is occurring between the Syndicator and Subscriber.

Disabled:

Indicates that Syndication is currently disabled. If Syndication was already in process prior to being disabled the Status can be a combination of Disabled and Pending, Queued, or Active.

Note: If an update is initiated from a Subscriber, the Status on the Subscriber section will not display as "Queued". The Status remains as "Idle" until Syndication commences and the Status changes to Active.

Update Information

Type Displays the current Update Type:

Part:

Only items requiring updates are Syndicated.

Full:

All items are Syndicated.

Started
Finished
Last Checked The time that Syndication was started, last checked and finished is displayed here.
Last checked displays the time that the Syndicator last checked that the Subscriber was still processing the update.
Result The result of Syndication (either Success or Fail) is displayed here. If Syndication has failed, a description of why it failed is displayed. Further information is displayed in the Detail field (below). If successful, there may also be item errors. See Item Errors (below).
Detail Displays a detailed description of the Syndication result.
Updates Sent Indicates the number of items that have been updated. This can either mean a new item has been added, or an existing item has been updated.
Removes Sent Indicates the number of items removed (if any).
Subscriber's old state
Subscriber's new state
Displays the Subscribers old and new State. If successful, this indicates the actual change of Status. If Syndication has failed, this indicates what should have been the change of Status.

Error History

Previous "Failed" Result Details and Item Errors are stored in an Error Log. If the Syndication has failed for some reason, a description of the cause of the failure is listed in the error log. Information on Syndication Errors related to individual items is listed here.
The number of past Errors or past Item errors displayed can be changed by editing aptrixjpe.properties
Parent topic: Syndication
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Item Gatherer	The Item Gatherer mode is displayed here: All Items: Gathers a collection of all deployable items All Live Items: Gathers a collection of all deployable items that either do not have a workflow or do have a workflow and are published.
Current State	The Current State's reference is displayed here. If Syndication is working, both the Syndicator and Subscriber should have the same Current State. The apparent difference between a Syndicator's and Subscriber's Current State does not indicate a degree of success or failure. They are either different (not synchronized) or the same (synchronized).
Item Formatter	Indicates the format of the data being sent. At present this is Java Serialization. Both the Syndicator and Subscriber must use compatible formatters and transformers.
Enabled	Indicates whether Syndication is currently enabled or not.
Current Status	Displays the current state of the Syndication process: Idle: No Syndication is occurring. Pending: A Request has been made to the Syndicator, but it has yet to initiate a request to the Syndication application. Queued: The Syndicator has sent a request to the Syndication application, but Syndication is not yet active. Active: Syndication is occurring between the Syndicator and Subscriber. Disabled: Indicates that Syndication is currently disabled. If Syndication was already in process prior to being disabled the Status can be a combination of Disabled and Pending, Queued, or Active. Note: If an update is initiated from a Subscriber, the Status on the Subscriber section will not display as "Queued". The Status remains as "Idle" until Syndication commences and the Status changes to Active.

Type	Displays the current Update Type: Part: Only items requiring updates are Syndicated. Full: All items are Syndicated.
Started Finished Last Checked	The time that Syndication was started, last checked and finished is displayed here. Last checked displays the time that the Syndicator last checked that the Subscriber was still processing the update.
Result	The result of Syndication (either Success or Fail) is displayed here. If Syndication has failed, a description of why it failed is displayed. Further information is displayed in the Detail field (below). If successful, there may also be item errors. See Item Errors (below).
Detail	Displays a detailed description of the Syndication result.
Updates Sent	Indicates the number of items that have been updated. This can either mean a new item has been added, or an existing item has been updated.
Removes Sent	Indicates the number of items removed (if any).
Subscriber's old state Subscriber's new state	Displays the Subscribers old and new State. If successful, this indicates the actual change of Status. If Syndication has failed, this indicates what should have been the change of Status.