Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager Overview and System Design Guide

11.1.5 Considerations for consolidated display of repeated events

Consider whether you want to consolidate a succession of identical events in the Event Console window when a large number of JP1 events are received in a short space of time. By consolidating events of the same nature, thereby reducing the number of displayed JP1 events, you can potentially prevent important events from being overlooked.

Consider whether to use the function for consolidated display of repeated events.

Figure 11-14 Example of consolidating repeated events

When this function is used, event consolidation ends when any one of the following conditions is satisfied:

The contents of the received JP1 event do not match the consolidation start event.

The difference between the arrival times of the consolidation start event and received JP1 event exceeds the set timeout value.

The number of repeated events exceeds the maximum repeat count.

The user clicks the OK button in the Preferences window.

The event being consolidated was not defined as a severe event, but becomes so due to a change in the severe event definition.

The event being consolidated was defined as a severe event, but is no longer so due to a change in the severe event definition.

You can set a timeout period in the conditions for ending event consolidation. Consider an appropriate timeout period for the type of application.

Comparison of event contents

On receipt of a new JP1 event, JP1/IM - View compares its contents with the consolidation start event. If the contents match, the new JP1 event is judged to be a repeated event and the event is consolidated. If the contents do not match, event consolidation ends. The new JP1 event becomes a new consolidation start event, and a new consolidation cycle begins.

For details about the contents of a JP1 event, see 3.4.1(1) Event comparison attribute.

The following figure shows an example of what happens when a received JP1 event does not match the contents of the consolidation start event.

Figure 11-15 Ending event consolidation on receipt of a non-matching JP1 event

Timeout period

A timeout period must be specified for consolidating repeated events. You can specify from 1 to 3,600 seconds. The default is 60 seconds.

The following figure shows an example of what happens when the difference between the arrival times of the consolidation start event and received JP1 event falls outside the timeout period.

Figure 11-16 Ending event consolidation by timeout

When the difference between the arrival times of the consolidation start event and received JP1 event exceeds the timeout period, event consolidation ends. If an identical event is subsequently received, it becomes a new consolidation start event in a new cycle.

Maximum repeat count

The maximum number of repeated events that can be consolidated in one cycle is 100. You cannot change this limit.

Figure 11-17 Ending event consolidation by exceeding the maximum repeat count

Event consolidation ends when the maximum repeat count is exceeded during a consolidation cycle. If an identical event is subsequently received, it becomes a new consolidation start event in a new cycle.

Setting consolidated display of repeated events

Setting in the Preferences window
See 2.16 Preferences window in the manual Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager GUI Reference.

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