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Event Processors

An event processor can be used to monitor events within STEP. Each event processor has many parameters but most notably the collective configuration of a processing plugin, a processor queue, and event triggering definitions. These allow for the collected events to be logically processed, and actions automatically performed, based upon each event processor's specific configuration.

Event processors can be used to automatically perform actions based on triggering events, however much of what an event processor can do is controlled by the processing plugin. Before creating an event processor, you should know the processing plugin to be used. For a complete list of STEP processing plugins, see the Processing Plugins documentation here.

Prerequisites

Before an Event Processor can be created / configured the one-time setup tasks described in the Initial Setup for Event Processors (here) must be completed to allow for the creation of event processors.

It is expected that anyone configuring an event processor is familiar with how and when events are generated. For more information, see the Events section of the System Setup / Super User Guide documentation here.

Setup Requirements

Setting up and using an event processor involves the following steps:

  1. Perform one-time setup tasks to allow for the creation of event processors as described in Initial Setup for Event Processors here.
  2. Launch the event processor wizard as described in Creating an Event Processor here.
  3. In the wizard, add an ID, name, and object type as described in EPW - Identify Event Processor here.
  4. In the wizard, specify the processing and error handling as described in EPW - Configure Event Processor here.
  5. In the wizard, specify the information specific to the processing plugin selected in the previous step as described in EPW - Configure Processing Plugin here.
  6. In the wizard, specify how often the event processor should start as described in EPW - Schedule Event Processor here.
  7. In the wizard, populate the send report to address parameter as described in EPW - Configure Error Reporter Processing Plugin here.
  1. Confirm / Update triggering definitions as described in Event Triggering Definitions documentation here.
  2. Set Queue Status Events to 'Read Events' as described in Event Processor Queue Status here.
  3. Enable the event processor as described in the Enable Event Processor section of the Running an Event Processor documentation here.

Event Processor Results

An event processor has no delivery method, but is otherwise similar to an event-based outbound integration endpoint (OIEP). Event processors can be used alone when the results are only required internally to STEP. However, if the delivery of the results of the event processor is required externally, the event processor can be used in conjunction with an OIEP. For more information, see the Outbound Integration Endpoints section within the Data Exchange documentation here.

Monitoring the progress of an event processor from an external system is available by way of a STEP Monitoring Sensor. For details, see the Monitoring an Event Processor via External System documentation here.

 

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