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iCompel Data Engine - User Guide (V3.1.2)
3. Monitoring and Managing Connections
A iCompel Data Engine (iDE) Connection specifies what data to read, where to write the results, and when to do so.
Connections can be viewed, modified and tested using the Connection Editor , which is a Microsoft
®
Windows
®
application.
Connections are managed using the iCompel Data Engine (iDE) Connection Manager Windows application.
This section introduces this application.
The iCompel Data Engine Connection Manager application has the icon on the left. A link
will be found in the Black Box iCompel Data Engine group on the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Start
menu, and may also be found on your Windows desktop.
The Connection Manager can execute many connections simultaneously, subject to installed licenses, and will
continue to operate even when no user is logged into the system.
The iCompel Data Engine Service , which is a Microsoft Windows Service, continues to execute Connections when
no user is logged into the system. This Service must be installed and running to execute and monitor Connections
in the background.
The Connection Manager application will show a warning message if the iDE Service could not be contacted.
To automatically execute the Connection according to the schedule specified by the Connection, it must first be
added , then made active within the Connection Manager . This is described in the QuickStart section.
3.1 Creating a new Connection QuickStart
The following steps show how to create a new Connection , and make it Active (which executes it periodically,
regardless of the current logged in Windows
®
user):
1. Start the iCompel Data Engine Connection Manager application.
A link will be found in the Black Box iCompel Data Engine group on the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Start
menu, and may also be found on your Windows
®
desktop.
2. Click the Create New button and wait for the Connection Editor application to start.
3. In the iCompel Data Engine Connection Editor application:
Complete the Source , Destination and Schedule pages as needed. These fields are described in the
Building a Connection part of this guide.
On the file menu, select Update (or CTRL+S ). Correct any errors if needed.
4. In the iCompel Data Engine Connection Manager application, click Apply button.
Note, by default, the Connection will check the source and update the destination every 15 minutes. Please review
the Schedule page setting for this Connection in the Connection Editor to adjust this value.