ViewPoint Manual

Introduction to ViewPoint
ViewPoint Manual—426801-001
1-5
Monitoring Events
Last Events Screen
Any ViewPoint operator can display on the Last Events screen recent messages that
describe events for whose subject is a particular object. The display is similar to that on
the other events screens but is limited to one subject; for instance, messages about a
particular device or messages originating in a particular process.
Event Detail Screen
When a ViewPoint operator needs more information about a particular event message,
the operator can request the Event Detail screen. This screen is available from any of
the other event monitoring screens. It displays up to five pages of event text and 99
pages of cause, effect, and recovery information for the event. It identifies the
subsystem where the message originated and provides an explanation of what probably
caused the event and what the operator can do about it. The cause, effect, and recovery
information displayed on this screen is maintained in an event-detail database supplied
with ViewPoint. A programmer (or the person managing applications at your site) can
modify this database to provide site-specific explanations.
Figure 1-3 is a simplified illustration of how ViewPoint monitors events.