Closes the window.

Click this button to display the messages. After the list of messages is shown, the label on this button changes to Refresh. You can change any of the criteria in the top part of the dialog and click this button to list the messages that meet your new criteria.

Select the category of messages that you want to view. There are four choices:

All
Messages in all of the possible categories.
Error
Messages that describe errors encountered by the Monitor program.
Informational
Messages that do not require user action.
Warning
Messages that indicate some eventual user action might be needed, though the associated task continues.

The Monitor program writes all of its messages to the Monitor trace control table.

Specifies that you want to start at the time at which the Monitor program began writing messages to the Monitor trace control (IBMSNAP_MONTRACE) table.

Specifies that you want to start at a particular date and time.

Specify the date at which you want to begin monitoring messages. Click the push button to the right of the field to open a calendar. The earliest date and time would be from the earliest timestamp in the Monitor trace (IBMSNAP_MONTRACE) table. If you specify an earlier date and time, the earliest timestamp is used instead.

Opens a calendar.

Specify the time at which you want to begin monitoring messages. Select a segment of time (hours, minutes or seconds) and click the up or down arrows to change the time. The earliest date and time would be from the earliest timestamp in the Monitor trace (IBMSNAP_MONTRACE) table. If you specify an earlier date and time, the earliest timestamp is used instead.

Specifies that you want to monitor messages through the most current date and time.

Specifies that you want to monitor messages through a particular date and time.

Specify the date through which you want to monitor messages. Click the push button to the right of the field to open a calendar. If the Monitor program is still running, the most recent time that you could use would be the most recent timestamp. If the Monitor program has been stopped, the most recent time that you could use would also be the most recent timestamp. If you specify a date and time later than the current date and time, the Replication Center simply uses the most current timestamp.

Opens a calendar.

Specify the time through which you want to monitor messages. Select a segment of time (hours, minutes or seconds) and click the up or down arrows to change the time. If the Monitor program is still running, the most recent time that you could use would be the most recent timestamp. If the Monitor program has been stopped, the most recent time that you could use would also be the most recent timestamp. If you specify a date and time later than the current date and time, the Replication Center simply uses the most current timestamp.

Displays the messages that were written by the Capture program to the Capture trace control table within the range of time you specified and according to the category you selected. Messages are displayed only after you have clicked the Retrieve push button at least once.

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Displays a menu from which you can select a view you previously saved.

Displays a menu from which you can export or print the displayed messages.