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 Web Server.

The CGI script is located here:

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

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

The Apache Web Server uses HTTPS on port 9126 by default. With HTTP, the default port is 9125. If you want to change the port for the Apache Web Server, use the sysinit command in the DPF environment.

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 Web Server¶

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

This is how you start the Apache Web Server separately:

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

This is how you stop the Apache Web Server separately:

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

DPF Tracker's User Interface¶

If not done yet, start the Apache Web 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:
```
<protocol>://<server>:<port>/cgi-bin/dpftracker
```
  Replace the placeholders with the protocol, server name and port of the Apache Web Server:
  - for HTTPS: https://localhost:9126/cgi-bin/dpftracker
  - for HTTP: http://localhost:9125/cgi-bin/dpftracker
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 Web Server's configuration.
Optional, change the language of the user interface:

If you want to change the language, specify the lang=language parameter when entering the URL. Available values for <language> are de or en:
```
<protocol>://<server>:<port>/cgi-bin/dpftracker?lang=<language>
```
Examples of calling DPF Tracker in the Web browser
```
https://localhost:9126/cgi-bin/dpftracker
https://pc018.example.com:9126/cgi-bin/dpftracker?lang=en
```
On how to use the user interface of the DPF Tracker, refer to Administrate Jobs in DPF Tracker.

Troubleshooting¶

For known problems with DPF Tracker, refer to Troubleshooting > DPF Tracker.