Select Notifications > Topics. Or, from the Home page, select Manage Notifications. On the Notifications page, select Topics.
A topic is simply a keyword that identifies the subject of a notification.
Click on the Topics tab to open the topics table view. You will see some topics already created for you. For information about these topics, see Monitoring FME Server Activity with Notifications.
Creating a Topic
- Click New.
- Provide a topic name.
- Enter a description for the topic.
- Click OK.
Viewing or Modifying a Topic
Click the topic row in the table. A dialog similar to the one for creating new topics will be populated with properties of the topic you wish to modify. Make any changes as needed and click OK.
To see the name and URL of the topic (where POST notifications are sent), expand Developer Information.
To go to the Notifications section of the REST API Technical Reference, click the REST API Documentation Link.
Testing a Topic
Testing a topic is a convenient way to send a sample notification to a topic and see if it is configured properly with any subscriptions.
To test one or more topics, check the boxes beside the corresponding topics and click Test Topic. Alternatively, click on the row of a single topic you want to test, and on the Editing Topic page, click Test Topic. On the Topic Testing dialog, enter some test data and click OK.
Monitoring a Topic
The Topic Monitoring pane provides a convenient place to monitor Notification Service activity on topics without having to reference log files.
In the Select Topics drop-down, select the topics you want to monitor, and click Start. To stop monitoring activity, click Stop.
Note: Topic monitoring uses the WebSocket communication protocol, which occurs over port 7078. If necessary, be sure to configure any firewall settings to allow for open communication on port 7078.
Depending on how many topics you are monitoring, for how long, and the amount of activity on your server, the Topic Monitoring pane may fill quickly with records. You can use the Search field to limit the records that display. For example, to show only job failures from the records, type "fail". To clear all of the records and start over, click Clear Results.
Sharing a Topic
To share a topic, click the Share with Others icon. Through sharing, you can grant levels of permissions on an item to other users. You can share an item if you own it, or if you are a user with Manage Security permissions, such as an administrator. For more information about sharing and ownership, see Role-Based and User-Based Access Control.
Deleting a Topic
To delete a topic, select the topic row in the table and click Remove.