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Custom HTTP/XML sensor not working

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Hi,

I am currently working on creating a custom HTTP/XML sensor. I am getting an error "the URI scheme is not valid". Please find the parameters I have used to create this sensor

url : -u="http://xxxx.xxxx.com.xxxx/xxx/opu/odata/SAP/ZRFC_TEST_SRV/System_StatusSet?$filter=RfcName%20eq%20%27DMH100%27"
node : -n="id"
custom message : -cm="System is %1"

Can you please guide me what I am missing. I am pretty new to this and would appreciate if you can help me on this.

Regards, Anamika

custom-sensor http-xml-sensor uri

Created on May 4, 2017 5:36:51 PM

Last change on May 5, 2017 7:42:20 AM by Dariusz Gorka [Paessler Support]



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A dump of the XML file and the actual error message would sure be helpful for debugging :)

Created on May 5, 2017 8:05:41 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]



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Hi Stephan,

Please find the xml file below which is getting generated from the URL above:

<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/metadata" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices" xml:base="http://xxxx.xxxx.com/sap/opu/odata/SAP/ZRFC_TEST_SRV/">
<id>
http://xxxx.xxxx.com/sap/opu/odata/SAP/ZRFC_TEST_SRV/System_StatusSet
</id>
<title type="text">System_StatusSet</title>
<updated>2017-05-08T15:14:04Z</updated>
<author>
<name/>
</author>
<link href="System_StatusSet" rel="self" title="System_StatusSet"/>
<entry>
<id>
http://xxxx.xxxx.com/sap/opu/odata/SAP/ZRFC_TEST_SRV/System_StatusSet('xxx100')
</id>
<title type="text">System_StatusSet('XXX100')</title>
<updated>2017-05-08T15:14:04Z</updated>
<category term="ZRFC_TEST_SRV.System_Status" scheme="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/scheme"/>
<link href="System_StatusSet('XXX100')" rel="self" title="System_Status"/>
<content type="application/xml">
<m:properties xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/metadata" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices">
<d:RfcName>XXX100</d:RfcName>
<d:RfcStatus>1</d:RfcStatus>
<d:RfcStatus1/>
</m:properties>
</content>

I am trying to read node <d:RfcStatus> in the header. But when i goto overview page , i Just the host name and see the sensor is down. Is this information helpful ?

Regards, Anamika

Created on May 9, 2017 4:59:22 PM

Last change on May 10, 2017 6:28:48 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]



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Hi Anamika,

Could you post the complete URL by any chance? I won't publish it (i.e. only I can see it). Not sure what's exactly wrong with it, but I can't find anything wrong with the censored one you posted...

Kind regards,
Stephan Linke, Tech Support

Created on May 10, 2017 6:40:00 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]



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Hi Anamika,

Okay - could you try to either omit the dollar sign or replace it with %24?

Kind regards,
Stephan Linke, Tech Support

Created on May 11, 2017 11:51:08 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]

Last change on May 11, 2017 11:51:16 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]



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Hi Stephan,

I tried replacing the dollar sign with %24 but even that didnt help. The url is
<removed-by-moderator>

Is there a way i can check the logs? when i go through the logs or history i dont see much information. How can i debug this issue. If it is ok, can I have an online meeting with you where i can share my screen and show you what I am trying to do. let me know if that is feasible.

Regards, Anamika

Created on May 11, 2017 4:14:32 PM

Last change on May 12, 2017 5:18:06 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]



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In the previous reply i typed wrong url, please find the correct url below:
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Created on May 11, 2017 7:06:24 PM

Last change on May 12, 2017 5:18:19 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]



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There's not much to debug apart from the sensor message, as it does not have a debug log. You could modify the URL and make your way to the actual end of it :

  1. http://xxxx.xxxx.com.xxxx/xxx
  2. http://xxxx.xxxx.com.xxxx/xxx/opu/odata/SAP
  3. http://xxxx.xxxx.com.xxxx/xxx/opu/odata/SAP/ZRFC_TEST_SRV/
  4. http://xxxx.xxxx.com.xxxx/xxx/opu/odata/SAP/ZRFC_TEST_SRV/System_StatusSet
  5. http://xxxx.xxxx.com.xxxx/xxx/opu/odata/SAP/ZRFC_TEST_SRV/System_StatusSet?$filter=RfcName%20eq%20%27DMH100%27

This should help you to find out where the sensor actually gets stuck. Let me know where :)

Kind regards,
Stephan Linke, Tech Support

Created on May 12, 2017 5:34:30 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]

Last change on May 12, 2017 5:34:47 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]



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Hi Stephan,

I tried all the links. Neither of them worked.In the output it just returns the host name and sensor is still down.

Regards, Anamika

Created on May 12, 2017 6:16:25 PM



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Does any other link that points to an XML work actually?

Created on May 15, 2017 6:52:35 AM by Stephan Linke [Paessler Support]




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