Managing the loading of graphics applets

When users start any of several frequently used applications, applets are loaded to enable the user to view graphical Workplan Maps, configuration item (CI) topologies, or both. These processing-intensive applets can cause the applications to load slowly, particularly with multiple simultaneous users. You can take a number of steps to resolve this problem for your users.

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A Workplan Map contains nodes that represent steps in a configuration or change process. A topology contains nodes that represent CIs and related CIs, helping a user visualize a CI or determine which CIs are impacted by a change implementation.

You can help manage the loading of these graphical applets in the following ways:

Configure group access to graphical views
As a product administrator, you can modify the security group definitions to enable or disable each of the applet views in all of the applications that include these views. After you do so, the product GUI loads more quickly for all of the users with restricted access to the views.
Configure the amount of time that the "applets are loading" message is displayed.
The following message is displayed when users start one of the applications that contain one or more graphical views:

Please wait, applets are loading. If you want to disable the applets, contact your system administrator.

By default, this message times out after 60 seconds. You can configure the pmgui.applet.loadmsg.timeout system property to change the amount of time that the message is displayed.

  • Configuring security group access to the views
    To control whether members of a security group can view the process flow maps and CI topologies when they use the applications that contain these views, you go to the security group, specify the application to which to control access, and specify whether the flow map or topology view is available to group members.
  • Setting the duration of the "applets loading" message
    When a user starts an application that contains one or more of the graphical applets, the following message is displayed: Please wait, applets are loading. If you want to disable the applets, contact your system administrator. The message is cleared in one of two ways: the applet loading completes, or the message times out. You can control the length of time that the message is displayed by configuring the pmgui.applet.loadmsg.timeout system property.
  • Enabling applets to run on WebSphere Application Server, version 8
    If you deploy the product on WebSphere® Application Server, version 8, follow these steps to enable applets to run.
  • Enabling applets to run on IBM Tivoli Access Manager WebSEAL
    If you are using IBM Tivoli Access Manager WebSEAL to manage and protect your Web-based information resources, you must configure WebSEAL to enable product applets, such as the configuration item (CI) topology, to be displayed.
  • Troubleshooting applet loading
    If you are having problems while using applications that contain graphical applets, use this checklist.
Parent topic: Configuring the product

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