Monitor EBICS Data Flow

The Data Flow Monitoring feature in Sterling B2B Integrator enables you to view the inbound and outbound EBICS data flows. You can correlate and view the transformation of an incoming request document. You can also see the extracted information related to the incoming request document.

To perform an advanced search for EBICS business process data flows, complete the following steps:

  1. Log in to Sterling B2B Integrator.
  2. From the Administration menu, select Business Processes > Monitor > Advanced Search > Data Flows.
  3. In the Business Process Monitor Data Flows page, specify any combination of the search criteria listed in the following table, as appropriate:
    Field Description

    Search

    		  

    Endpoint

    Optional. The remote end point of the data flows to search for. Host name or IP address.

    Direction

    Optional. Direction of the data flows to search for. Valid values are:
    • Inbound
    • Outbound

    Protocol

    Optional. Protocol for the data flows to search for. Valid values are:
    • AS2
    • AS3
    • HTTP
    • FTP
    • SFTP
    • MBI
    • Mailbox Service
    • Sterling Connect:Direct
    • WebDAV
    • SWIFTNet
    • OFTP
    • SAP
    • EBICS

    Status

    Optional. Current or final status of a data flow. Select one of the following options:
    • Normal
    • Error

    Document Name

    Optional. For data flows associated with a specific document, enter the document name.

    Data Size

    Optional. Range of the size of the data transferred. In the From and To fields, specify the size in KB, MB, or GB.

    DateRange

    Optional.

    From - The start date and time of the data flow to search for.

    To - The end date and time of the data flow to search for.

    Note: Click the calendar icon next the date to access the calendar.

    Save search results values by using tag

    Required. Enter a string that can be used to repeat the search in another session.

    Results per page

    Required. The number of results to be displayed per page. Valid values are:
    • 10
    • 25
    • 50
    • 100
    • 200
    • 250
    • 400
    • 500

    The default value is 10.

    List Directly

    		  

    By Data Flow ID

    Enter the data flow ID you want to search for.

  4. Click Go.
    The Monitor page is displayed, listing the business process data flows that match your search criteria.
  5. Click the Root Document Name corresponding to the data flow you want to view. There are three different types of data flows:
    • If the Root Document Name is EBICS_Request_<OrderType>_Initialization_<TrxID>, it indicates an inbound data flow representing the initialization phase of a request. The TrxID at the end of the name indicates that the data flow is a part of the EBICS transaction with that transaction ID.
    • If the Root Document Name is EBICS_Request_<OrderType> _Transfer-<SegmentNo>_<TrxID>, it corresponds to an inbound data flow representing the transfer phase of a particular segment number.
    • If the Root Document Name is EBICS_Request_<OrderType> _Receipt-<SegmentNo> _<TrxID>, it corresponds to an inbound data flow representing the acknowledgment phase of a particular transaction ID.