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Below is a screen shot of the configuration screen showing the various parameters that can be set. To access the configuration screen when ProcOff is running in the system tray right on the tray icon to display the menu and then click Configure. Hovering over the various fields will display the tool tips with extra information. Errors will be flagged by a status message at the bottom of the screen when Save is clicked and the parameter(s) involved will also be highlighted. Any errors must be fixed before the new configuration can be saved. The configuration screen for the ProcOff Slave is similar except that Lost Comms Delay is enabled and Shutdown At and Shutdown Delay are disabled. When the configuration screen is opened program operation is inhibited until it is closed when the program will be reset if any changes have been saved. Communications to the Slave are not inhibited while the configuration screen is open. Saving configuration changes needs administrator privileges. The configuration file can be found in the data directory of the main program (usually c:\program files\JSutils\ProcOff\Data).
The Log Level can be set to None, Normal or Full. If the log file path is changed the path must end with '\'.The alternate log path must be created manually and the permissions set to suit the required operation if it does not already exist before running the program. If the log level is set to Full configuration details are written to the log file when the configuration screen is closed if any changes have been saved, in addition configuration details are written to the log file each time the program starts. Clicking on Fixed Time Activation enables the program activation to be set to a fixed time using the 24 hour clock rather than a preset delay after start up. If the reset button is clicked or the program started once the activation time has passed activation will be immediate. Clicking on Enable Fixed Time enables the program shutdown initiation to be set to a fixed time using the 24 hour clock. This time takes priority over the process activity timer. If the reset button is clicked once the shutdown time has passed fixed time shutdown will be set to the defined time the next day. If the Fixed Shutdown Time is earlier than the Fixed Activation Time then shutdown will be set to the defined time the next day. Clicking on Enable Fixed Delay enables the program shutdown initiation to be set to a fixed delay. This time takes priority over the process activity timer. If the reset button is clicked the delay will be reset. Unsetting the Force checkbox stops running programs being forced to close for reboot, power off and shutdown only. However if a fixed shutdown time or a shutdown delay are selected ruining programs will still be forced to close when the fixed time or delay time is reached. Setting the User Exit checkbox disables the Exit button and Close dialog plus the Close ProcOff option on the system tray icon right click menu for non administrative users. Non administrative users can still restore the program from the system tray by double clicking on it. Monitor Mode can only be used on the main program when ProcOff is used to control a remote computer. It can not be used on the Slave. When using the slave on a remote computer you can use either an IP address or if the domain name check box is ticked a fully qualified domain name (on systems without a Directory Name Server you can also use the computer name). When using the slave it is recommended the TX and RX ports are only changed if there is a clash with another program. Windows takes a little while to release in use ports so if you swap the TX & RX ports over for any reason a Port In Use error message may occur. A similar error may occur if the master and slave are both configured and running and the RX port is changed on either the master or slave. If this occurs accept the option to end the program and restart it. This message will also pop up if there is a port clash with another program. if you do change ports remember to change both main and slave programs to use the same ports. By clicking on the Archive button the log file can either be saved and a new one created or just cleared. Archived results log files are stored in the same directory as the log file using the file naming convention ProcOff_<year><month><day>_z.log where z is a number starting at 1 allowing multiple files to be archived on a single day. The Archive, View Log, Restore and Save functions are only available when running with administrative privileges. The configuration screen will timeout after 600 seconds if left open, there is a warning message 90 seconds before closure which appears at the top of the screen and counts down before the screen closes. |
