Service Monitor

You can use the Service Monitor feature to start, stop, or restart the AVEVA Work Tasks Services. When you launch Windows or start the Farm Configuration Wizard, the Service Monitor feature is automatically started. However, you can also manually start the Service Monitor feature.

For more information about the services, see Service Settings.

To start or stop a service using the Service Monitor window

1. In the Microsoft Taskbar, double-click the icon.

   The AVEVA Work Tasks Service Monitor dialog box appears.

2. Perform one of the following:

   • To start a service, click the icon next to that service.

     The selected service is started and the status of the service is displayed in Blue color.

   • To stop a service, click the icon next to that service.

     The selected service is stopped and the status of the service is displayed in Red color.

     The following notifications are displayed in the Microsoft Taskbar:

     • Some services stopped working: When a few AVEVA Work Tasks services are stopped.

     • All services stopped working: When all the AVEVA Work Tasks services are stopped.

   • To restart a service, click the icon next to that service.

     The selected service is restarted and the status of the service is displayed in Orange color.

     Note: The Start, Stop, and Restart icons will be enabled or disabled for a service, based on the status of that service.

To start or stop a service using the context menu

3. In the Microsoft Taskbar, right-click the icon.

   The AVEVA Work Tasks Service Monitor context menu appears.

4. Select the service and then perform one of the following:

   • To start a service, click Start.

     For example: To start AVEVA Work Tasks - Client Service, select AVEVA Work Tasks - Client Service from the context menu, and then click Start.

     The selected service is started and the status of the service is displayed in Blue color.

   • To stop a service, click Stop.

     The selected service is stopped and the status of the service is displayed in Red color.

     The following notifications are displayed in the Microsoft Taskbar:

     • Some services stopped working: When a few AVEVA Work Tasks services are stopped.

     • All services stopped working: When all the AVEVA Work Tasks services are stopped.

   • To restart a service, click Restart.

     The selected service is restarted and the status of the service is displayed in Orange color.

   Note: The Start, Stop, and Restart icons will be enabled or disabled for a service, based on the status of that service.

To configure settings for Service Monitor application

5. Browse to the <AVEVA Work Tasks Install Path>\Bin path, where the AVEVAWorkTasksQuickLaunch.exe.config file is available.

6. In the AVEVAWorkTasksQuickLaunch.exe.config file, configure the values as follows.

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

   <configuration>

   <startup>

   <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.6.2" />

   </startup>

   <appSettings>

   <add key="DisableApplication" value ="false"/>

   <add key="RefreshApplicationTimerIntervalInMillisecond" value ="30000"/>

   <add key="NotificationTimerIntervalInMillisecond" value="120000" />

   <add key="AutoRefreshServiceDetailsScreen" value="true" />

   </appSettings>

   </configuration>

7. For the DisableApplication parameter, enter either of the following values:

   • true: If you want to disable the Service Monitor application.

   • false: If you do not want to disable the Service Monitor application.

8. For the NotificationTimerIntervalInMillisecond parameter, enter the time interval, in milliseconds, after which the notification must be displayed.

   For example: If you want the notification to be displayed after 2 minutes, enter the value as 120000.

   Note: The minimum value for this field is 10000 milliseconds (10 seconds) and the default value is 2 minutes (120000).

9. For the RefreshApplicationTimerIntervalInMillisecond parameter, enter the time interval, in milliseconds, after which the AVEVA Work Tasks Service Monitor application should be refreshed.

   For example: If you want the Service Monitor application to be refreshed after 30 seconds, enter the value as 30000.

   Note: The minimum value for this field is 5000 milliseconds (5 seconds) and the default value is 30 seconds (30000).

10. For the AutoRefreshServiceDetailsScreen parameter, enter either of the following values:

    • true: If you want the Service Monitor application screen to be automatically refreshed, at the interval specified in the RefreshApplicationTimerIntervalInMillisecond parameter.

    • false: If you do not want the Service Monitor application screen to be automatically refreshed, at the interval specified in the RefreshApplicationTimerIntervalInMillisecond parameter.

11. Save the AVEVAWorkTasksQuickLaunch.exe.config file.

    The settings for the Service Monitor application are configured successfully.