Overview

The Manage DataXchange page is used to manage the DataXchange services.  The DataXchange services are the work horses when it comes to collecting the data.  The services are the components that listen to the devices on the shop floor and transmit the collected data to the database.  Only one DataXchange service is required per account, however, additional services can be utilized to balance the load across multiple computers.

Each computer that will have the DataXchange service running needs to be defined in the DataXchange page on the Manage tab.  The Host Name or the IP Address of the computer where the service is installed needs to be specified along with the TCP Host Port that the user interface and the service will use communicate with each other. The user interface and the service communicate with the http protocol, therefore the default port number is 80. 

The Monitor DX Service setting allows the service to work with the notification system which shows whether or not the DX Service is connected to the Cloud. There is a flag icon on the User tab and one on the DataXchange ribbon bar once connected to a specific service. On the user tab, the flag will be green if all monitored services are connected, otherwise the flag will be red. On the DataXchange tab the flag works the same way but is only for the associated service. The mobile reporting applications also display the flag icons.

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