Using the Agent Editor to modify the agent
Use the Agent Editor to change, save, and commit a version of your agent.
You can create a new agent in Agent Builder; for more information, see Creating an agent. After creating an agent, you can modify it using the Agent Editor.
To open an agent that you created in Agent Builder
in the Agent Editor, in the Project Explorer pane,
find the name of the agent and expand it. Under the name of the agent,
double-click Agent Definition. Alternatively,
double-click the itm_toolkit_agent.xml
filename.
The Agent Editor is a multi-page Eclipse editor that you can use to modify the properties of an existing agent. Each page in the editor corresponds to a specific function of the agent.
- Agent Information page
- Data Source Definition page
- Runtime Configuration Information page
- Agent XML Editor page (itm_toolkit_agent.xml)
Agent Information page
The Agent Information page is the main page of the Agent Editor.
- General agent information, including the agent service name and the product code. You can click Advanced to set different names for different use, but this setting is normally not needed.
- Agent Content information
- Default Operating Systems link
- Self-Describing Agent link
- Environment Variables link
- Watchdog Information link
- Cognos Information link
- Data sources link
- Runtime Configuration link
- Resources link
- Dashboards link
- Test Agent link
- Generate Agent Wizard link
- Commit Agent Version link
Configuring the time for transient error messages
Agent Editor wizards sometimes display transient error messages. A message is displayed for a short time (by default, 3 seconds) in the header of the wizard. You can configure the duration for which these messages are displayed. To change this setting:
- Select Preferences window opens. from the Agent Builder menu bar. The
- Select Agent Builder.
- Set the Time (seconds) that transient error message are displayed setting.
- Click OK.