Platform SDK: Transaction Server

Monitoring Status and Properties in the MTS Explorer

[This product will work only on Windows NT 4.0 versions and earlier. For Windows 2000 and later, see COM+ (Component Services).]

You can use the MTS Explorer Status View and Property View settings to monitor the status and properties of active packages and their components. You can view the status or properties of items in the Explorer by selecting the item and then clicking the Status View or Property View button in the MTS Explorer toolbar.

The Status View lets you see the status of computers, packages, and components in the Explorer. For example, Status View for the Computers folder indicates if Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) has been started, while Status View for the Packages Installed folder indicates which package is running. Status View for components in a package allows you to see the component’s programmatic identifier (progID), objects activated, and the objects in call. You can use the Status View to quickly see the status of computers and application processes that you are managing.

To use the Status View in the MTS Explorer

Select the Packages Installed folder or Components folder.
Choose the Status View icon on the MTS toolbar in the right pane of the MTS Explorer.

Note Status View does not display the status of the Utilities and System packages.

Use the Property View to quickly gather information about the properties of packages and components. For example, the property view for components displays the component’s ProgID, transaction setting, dynamic-link library (DLL) location, class ID (CLSID), threading model, and security authorization settings. For example, you can use the Property View to quickly view the transaction properties for all components in a package.

To use Property View in the MTS Explorer

In the right pane of the MTS Explorer, select the folder whose status you would like to view, such as the Packages Installed or Components folder
Click the Property View button on the MTS Explorer toolbar. The properties for items in that folder will be displayed in columns in the right pane of the MTS Explorer.