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Working with Worker Agent Administration
1. To access Worker Agent Administration, open Windchill in a web browser and log in as Site Administrator.
2. In Windchill, from the Site context, navigate to Utilities > Worker Agent Administration (located in the System Administration section).
3. The Worker Agent Administration window opens.
The following table describes the functions of the icons and options on the Worker Agent Administration window:
Worker Agent Administration Table
Icon or Option
Description
Start all in the header row starts all workers configured for publishing.
Select next to a worker in the Actions column, to start that worker.
Stop all in the header row stops all workers configured for publishing.
Select next to a worker in the Actions column, to stop that worker or the worker monitor.
Reload
Reloads the Worker Agent configuration file (agent.ini), which stores information about the configured workers.
Start verbose workers
Selecting this option provides information in the worker log file to aid in debugging.
When selected, any worker that is started manually from the Worker Agent, uses worker-specific options that are stored in the worker's debug_options.txt file.
When enabled, Start all and Stop all are hidden.
This setting only affects user-initiated verbose sessions. If the worker is restarted, it starts as non-verbose. See Article CS 266114 for more information.
Refresh list
Refreshes the Web page, so it reflects the current state of the workers.
Automatic refresh
Refreshes the window to reflect recent changes.
Automatic refresh is turned off after 20 refreshes.
Configure
Opens the Worker Configuration Wizard, where you can perform these tasks:
• Add Worker
• Edit Worker
• Delete Worker
Click Show Help to expand the window and view detailed instructions about the available options.
This function remains displayed during all steps of the Worker Configuration Wizard unless you select Hide Help.
Return to Worker Agent Administration
Closes the Worker Configuration Wizard.
Close
Exits the Worker Agent Administration window.
The following table describes the columns in the Worker Agent Administration window at the row level, and is used by administrators to determine the need for workers of a particular type:
Worker Agent Administration Table (Row Level)
Column
Description
Actions
Displays the following icons:
• The Start icon and the Stop icon represent whether the worker can be started (is online) or stopped (is offline).
If the icon is a green flag, the worker is stopped; click the icon to start the worker. If the icon is a red flag, the worker is started; click the icon to stop the worker.
A second red flag appears when the worker is started. Click the second red flag to stop the worker monitor.
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In order to view worker log files remotely with your web browser, the second red flag should be present, meaning that the worker monitor is online.
• The test worker icon opens the Testing a Worker from Windchill window (the worker must be started and offline for this action to be enabled). This window is described in the next section.
• The worker log icon opens the Displaying the Worker Log Files window, described below.
Worker
Displays a description of the worker, the host name, the authoring application type, and an instance number
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You can have multiple instances of a worker running on the same machine.
On-Line
Select the On-Line check box to put the worker in online status, which means new jobs can be sent to that worker.
Deselect the On-Line check box to put the worker in offline status, which means new jobs cannot be sent to that worker. The worker continues to run and process jobs that it has already started, but does not begin any new ones.
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• The worker must be offline in order to use the worker test function.
• Workers can be put offline/online at specific times (time of the day, days of the week, and so forth) by using the availabletime parameter in the worker’s configuration in the agent.ini file.
Status
Displays whether the worker is online, offline, busy, and so forth.
Job
Displays what the worker is processing. When the worker is idle, the field says Available; when the work is offline, the field says Off-Line.
Number
Displays the number of jobs a worker has processed since Windchill was last restarted or the configuration file was last reloaded.
Date
Displays the time and date a worker was last used by the system. If a worker has never been used, this field displays the date and time it was started.