ViewPoint Manual

Customizing ViewPoint
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Commands for and Responses From the
Status Server
Commands for and Responses From the Status Server
The ViewPoint application maintains one or more status configuration files, one for
each operator who is currently using the ViewPoint application. Each of these files lists
all the status items, along with associated option values, such as reverse significance,
that the corresponding operator has currently specified for display using the Status Item
Configuration screen. Each item listed in a status configuration file includes the name
of the status server used to retrieve information on that item. The operator, through the
Status Item Configuration screen, directs the ViewPoint software to update the status
configuration files. To access the facilities of a new status server, the operator must
know the name of the new server and the item names it recognizes. Status servers need
not be concerned with the structure of the status configuration files.
The task of the status server is to perform certain functions on behalf of the ViewPoint
requester software. As it updates its status configuration or display and requires a
Figure 6-7. Example of Status Reporting Configuration
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