Common Base Event Browser

Use the Common Base Event Browser to retrieve and view events in the event database.

The Common Base Event Browser is divided into three frames:
  1. The top frame contains links to the Get Events subpanel and to this help file.
  2. The lower-left frame contains links to four "Event Views" where you can select and view individual events of a given type:

    Below this list is a counter indicating the number of events that have been retrieved. This will always be set to zero whenever you open the Common Base Event Browser

    Note: These two frames are always visible in the Common Base Event Browser panel.
  3. The largest frame, located in the lower, right corner of the Common Base Event Browser, will initially contain the Get Events subpanel. It is here that you will specify the events to be retrieved from the Common Event Infrastructure (CEI) event database. After you have submitted your query and the events have been retrieved, you can click one of the Event Views to replace the Get Events subpanel in this frame.

The Event Data Store Properties are required for events gathering. The Event Filter Properties are optional, but let you to refine your search.

To view this page in the administrative console, click Integration Applications > Common Base Event Browser. Because this panel contains a large amount of information, you may want to open it in a separate web browser window. To do this, right-click on Common Base Event Browser menu item, and click Open in New Window.


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Get Events

Event Data Store Properties

Event Data Store
The JNDI name of the database used by the CEI to store the emitted events. You can select the name from the list, or select "Input your JNDI name here" from the list type the name of another datasource in the field below.
Event Group
The event group name in CEI, which defines defines a list of events that are filtered through event selector expressions. JMS queues and a JMS topic can be associated with each event group. If event distribution is enabled and an event matches an event group, the event is distributed to any topic or queues configured for that particular event group. The default is All events. You can, however, define your own event groups or use the system defined event groups to filter events to be retrieved by the Common Base Event Browser.
Maximum Number of Events to Retrieve
The maximum number of events to retrieve from the CEI (default = 500)

Event Filter Properties

Creation Date
You can use the icon next to the text-entry box to select the From and To dates, or enter the dates directly in the text-entry box. The date must conform to the pattern YYYY-MM-DD, and you must include both the From and To dates.
Creation Time
You can use the icon next to the text-entry box to select the From and To times, or enter the times directly in the text-entry box. The time must conform to the pattern HH-MM-SS, and you must include both the From and To times. The From time corresponds to the From date, as the To time corresponds with the To date.
Note: Time is always designated in 24 hour UTC, and you must fill in the times if you have selected specific dates.
Server Name
The name of the server on which the retrieved events originated.
Sub-Component Name
The sub-component on the specified server name from which the retrieved events originated.
Priority
Not used in WebSphere Process Server
Severity
Not used in WebSphere Process Server
SessionID
Use this text-entry box to specify a session id that may correspond to a particular series of events.

Get Events button

When all the required fields, and any optional fields, have been filled in, click the Get Events button to retrieve the specified events. The Get Events panel will reappear, and the number of events returned by the query will be shown beneath Events View list.

Make a selection from the Events View list, to retrieve All Events, BPEL Process Events, User Data Events, or Server Events from among the events returned.