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Retrieving Event Messages
Interactively
This section describes how to retrieve event messages with little, if any, configuration
or programming. Displaying messages, either as they are generated or in a saved log
file, is a good way to become familiar with the EMS environment before you undertake
a larger project, such as writing a management application or configuring a large
network of EMS components.
The three ways to see an event’s display text as it is reported:
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For D-series RVUs, use the ViewPoint application, which offers several event-
display screens and many options for changing them. For a description of
ViewPoint, see the ViewPoint Manual.
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Run a printing distributor, as described in this section.
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Read the event-message display produced on the operator console. If $Z0 is
configured, it sends the event messages to the operator console. (For more
information about the event-message display, see the Guardian User’s Guide.)
These three alternatives use the DSM display format.
This section describes techniques for running printing distributors to produce some
simple event-message displays:
Topic Page
Displaying Current Event Messages
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Displaying Saved Event Messages 3-2
Creating Simple Compiled Filters 3-3
Creating Simple Filter Tables 3-4