(Glue-2008) Trigger Watchdog

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Aug 17, 2020
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Transaction: /DVD/GL_WATCHDOG

You can access the functionality also through the toolbar button in the Glue cockpit.

This functionality is used for executing a watchdog background job which will schedule the extraction of watched objects in separate background jobs. Watched objects can be only(Glue-2008) Extractor objects with TRIGGER delta or (Glue-2008) Extraction Process with (Glue-2008) SAP Table Fetcher with TRIGGER delta set as Delta type. The functionality offers scheduling of 3 watchdogs with different parameters per system at the same time.

Watchdog parameters

Watchdog id defined by these parameters:

  • Job name - name of the watchdog background job

  • Check period (value) - value of checking period, how often will the watchdog check watched objects

  • Check period (unit) - units for check period value

    • Second(s)

    • Minute(s)

    • Hour(s)

    • Day(s)

  • Max number of jobs - the maximum number of running extractions of watched objects scheduled by watchdog

  • Trigger Delta Objects - ALV list with all objects suitable for watching by watchdog

  • Watched Objects - ALV list of objects watched by running watchdog

Watching the objects

Objects can be moved from Trigger Delta Object list to Watched Objects by “drag and drop” action. After dropping the popup with the selection of variants will be displayed, where a user can select the preferred variant for an object. This action can be performed also for already scheduled watchdog.

Watchdog executing

The watchdog can be started by Start Watchdog button and stoped by Stop Watchdog button. Time of the last and next check of the running watchdog can be tracked bellow the Refresh button. This button will recalculate the times after clicked.

Application

In (Glue-2008) Extractor Request Monitor the Trigger watchdog will fill the “WATCHDOG“ value into the Application column.