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Monitoring Problems
As a Windchill ESI Administrator you are alerted to problems through reporting channels such as user reports which includes trouble tickets logged via a help desk or through emails and through automated system alerts.
User reports are a passive, reactive means of detecting problems. To improve Windchill ESI system stability and lower the overall cost-of-ownership, it is recommended that you supplement user reports with automated system alerts which is a proactive approach that can prevent problems before they become critical.
The following describe how to monitor problems using the following:
TIBCO BusinessWorks monitoring services
Error handling processes and logging services
Event rules and problem-detection approaches