Configure Server Constants

The basic configuration involves configuring server constants and setting up the time alert function. Refer to Table 1 for the specific server constant names and values. Use Table 2 to understand the purpose and values of each constant required for configuring the time alert function.

Table 1. Accela Server Constant Configurations
Agency Server Constant Name Server Constant Value
STANDARDDATA TIMEALERT_JOB Y or N
STANDARDDATA TIME_ALERT_MONITOR_INTERVAL Any number (tfeunit: second)
STANDARDDATA JOB_MANAGER_DEAD_TIME Any number (unit: hour)
Specific Agency* TIMEALERT_FLAG Y or N
Specific Agency* TIMEALERT_MONITOR_SR_INTERVAL_H Any number (unit: hour)

* Specific Agency means the application agency such as NOLA, Flagstaff.

Table 2. Server Constant Details
Server Constant Name Where to Add Value Description
TIMEALERT_JOB STANDARDDATA Agency Y Starts up the daemon process for Time Alert scanning and triggering in the JBoss server.
TIMEALERT_ MONITOR_ INTERVAL STANDARDDATA Agency Seconds numeric value. Example: For 10 minutes, enter 600 (seconds). Defines the delay interval for each Time Alert daemon scanning.
JOB_MANAGER_ DEAD_TIME STANDARDDATA Agency Minutes numeric value. Example: For 8 hours, enter 480 (minutes). Determines if the server is available. Civic Platform uses this in load balancing the web server.
TIMEALERT_ FLAG Specific Agency Y Enables the Time Alert functionality in the specified agency.
TIMEALERT_ MONITOR_SR_ INTERVAL_H Specific Agency Minutes numeric value. Example: For 12 hours, enter 720 (minutes). Sets the Timed Alert scanning daemon to only count those CAPs created or updated within the specified hours (calculated backward from the current time to the past time).