Configuring Vanguard

Vanguard is installed as part of server-side installation that is done using the installation folder- AssistEdgeAutomation. 


Configure Vanguard to receive alerts related to status of the AssistEdge components. 
 

NOTE: 
  • You must configure SMTP details in the Admin module for the Vanguard to send the e-mail alerts, else no e-mail alerts are received. Refer AE-RPA-Administrator Guide.pdf for more details.
  • If any change is done in the MonitorAlerts.xml file, same setting must be done to all the nodes of the Vanguard. You must restart all Vanguard instances after making changes.

 

As part of configuration of Vanguard, you need to update MonitorAlerts.xml file that is present within the installation folder. 


To update alert details in MonitorAlerts.xml file:

  1. Access AssistEdgeAutomation > app > Vanguard > Monitor > PeriodicXml folder.
  2. Locate the MonitorAlerts.xml file and edit the file as per your requirement.

 

 

 

  1. Update the below mentioned properties relevant to the alerts to configure Vanguard:

 

Name of Alert     Description
All Alerts marked above in the screen shot

Signifies the type of alert such as ComponentFailure, AgentFailure and so on. It also indicates the mode of alert that can be set to ‘off ‘ or ‘on’.
Default value is set to <Alert Name=”Name of the alert” Mode=”off”/>
Set Mode to ‘on ’ if you wish to receive the alert messages.
RepeatInterval Signifies the interval at which you wish to receive the alert.
You can override this value.
Configuration Signifies configurations relevant to the particular job.
Notification

Signifies the type pf notification alert, for example- Email, SMS and so on.  Default value is set to Email.
It also specifies the format of the information being sent. This format is stored in a .json file that you can edit as per your requirement. For example:
 "SUBJECT":"Alert: Robot has stopped",    
  "TO":"",
  "IMPORTANT":"Yes"

  • SUBJECT- Indicates the subject line of the email notification alert
  • TO- By default, an email is sent to the account configured in the Admi Module under the Configuration > SMTP Settings menu. If you wish to send the notification alert to a different recipient, provide a valid email id here 
  • IMPORTANT- Default value is set to YES. It indicates that the communications are important. You can override this value to NO
Misfire(Optional)

Signifies the strategy that should be followed in case a job schedule was missed. Allowed strategies are as follows:

  • Ignore: Does nothing. Misfired executions are discarded. Then the scheduler waits for next scheduled interval and goes back to schedule.
  • FireOneNowAndProceed: First misfired execution runs immediately. Remaining misfired executions are discarded. Triggers that were not misfired are executed with desired interval.
Priority(Optional) Signifies the priority of a job. Available options are 1 to 5. 5 is the highest priority and 1 is the lowest.

 

  1. Save and exit the file.

The Vanguard is configured. Refer AE-RPA- Administrator Guide.pdf and AE-Engage-Administrator Guide.pdf for details regarding configuration of jobs and other tasks.