DPF Tracker¶

Using the graphical user interface, DPF Tracker, you track, repeat and delete jobs in the DPF system and you cancel jobs. On how to administrate jobs using DPF Tracker, refer to Administrate Jobs with DPF Tracker.

Screenshot of the DPF Tracker

Overview¶

As of Digital Process Factory 4.0.0, DPF Tracker reads the job list and history from MongoDB.

Installation¶

DPF Tracker is a CGI script called by the Apache server.

The CGI script is located here:

on Windows: C:\SEAL\applications\server\web\apache\cgi-bin\dpftracker
on Linux: /opt/plossys/server/web/apache/cgi-bin/dpftracker

By default, all settings required for DPF Tracker are set automatically when initializing the DPF system.

The default port for the Apache server is 9125. If you want to change the port for the Apache server, use the sysinit command in the DPF environment.

Caution - rest.pm

As of August 2024, the rest.pm file needed for DPF Tracker is not included in delivery. On how to get and where to save it, refer to the respective DPF Tracker section at DPF Goes Platform - Testumgebung einrichten (SEALspace).

Configuration¶

By default, every user may execute all operations in DPF Tracker. If you want to restrict these, you can configure that the user must logon in order to perform specific operations such as deleting jobs or to get more information such as the job size.

For the configuration of DPF Tracker, refer to these topics:

Start and Stop the Apache Server¶

DPF Tracker needs a running Apache server. You have to start it separately. It will not be started by starting the DPF services.

This is how you start the Apache server separately:

Enter the following command in the DPF environment:
```
sysstart Apache
```

This is how you stop the Apache server separately:

Enter the following command in the DPF environment:
```
sysstop Apache
```
¶

DPF Tracker's User Interface¶

If not done yet, start the Apache server. Enter the following command in the DPF environment:
```
sysstart Apache
```
Start the user interface:
- on Windows: Click the desktop link, DPF Tracker, or select DPF Tracker in the start menu.
- on Linux: Enter the following URL in a Web browser:
```
http://<server>:<port>/cgi-bin/dpftracker
```
  Replace the server and port placeholders by the server name and port number of the Apache server. The default port for the Apache server is 9125.
Hint - DPF system server

On the DPF system server, you start the DPF Tracker's user interface by calling the dpftracker.pl Perl script. The script evaluates the server name and the port number from the Apache server's configuration.
Optional, change the language of the user interface:

The user interface appears in the language specified by the PLS_LANG environment variable. If you want to change the language, specify the lang=language parameter when entering the URL. Available values for <language> are de or en:
```
http://<server>:<port>/cgi-bin/dpftracker?lang=<language>
```
Examples of calling DPF Tracker in the Web browser
```
http://pc018:9125//cgi-bin/dpftracker
http://pc018:9125//cgi-bin/dpftracker?lang=en
```
On how to use the user interface of the DPF Tracker, refer to Administrate Jobs in DPF Tracker.