Monitor the Delivery Object Runtime Status

There are several different possible views for the ActiveX component based on the status of the delivery object.

  • Nonexistent Delivery Object
  • In Configuration
  • Waiting for Document
  • In Delivery
  • Retrieving File
  • Appending File
  • Waiting for Retry
  • Flushing Files
  • Unresponsive

Nonexistent Delivery Object

Status Description
Nonexistent The delivery object specified by the delivery name parameter for the ActiveX component cannot be found

In Configuration

Status Description
In Configuration The delivery is currently being configured, either on initialization or by dynamic configuration

Waiting for Document

Status Description
Waiting for Document The specified delivery object is waiting for an output document to send.

In Delivery

Status Description
In Delivery The specified delivery object is attempting a delivery for the first time.
Parameter Description
Delivery Object Name of the delivery object being monitored.
Status Status of the delivery object being monitored, as listed on this page.
Percent Complete Percentage complete of the current delivery. Note: This does not include retrieving files for appending.
Destination File Name of the remote file in delivery.
Failed Attempts Number of failed attempts for the current output document.
Alarm after Failed Attempts Number of failed attempts that need to happen before an alarm is sent to the alarm manager.
Retries to attempt Number of times that a failed delivery will be retried before the delivery object will give up and flush the file.
Unsent Output Documents List of all the unsent documents that this delivery object still needs to process. Note: The name of the output document does not need to be the same as the Destination Filename.

Retrieving File

Status Description
Retrieving File The file is being retrieved. If the file being delivered must be appended to an existing file, the existing file must first be retrieved from the destination.

Appending File

Status Description
Appending File File is being appended. The file being delivered must be appended to an existing file, after the file being appended is retrieved from the destination

Waiting for Retry

Status Description
Waiting For Retry Delivery object is waiting for the retry interval time to elapse in order to retry the delivery. Note: All of the text in the ActiveX status object is customizable. There are two different entries that are applicable.
  • Waiting For Retry Status Before Alarm
  • Waiting For Retry Status After Alarm.
The color of the status text is based on these two entries and whether or not the alarm has been set.

Flushing Files

Status Description
Flushing Files Delivery Object is flushing unsent files.

Unresponsive

Status Description
Unresponsive ActiveX control successfully connected to the delivery object but does not receive a status update in a configured time period.