Administering an Encyclopedia volume : Searching within an Encyclopedia volume : Diagnosing reporting environment problems : Sending a Ping request in Normal mode
 
Sending a Ping request in Normal mode
The following request asks the Encyclopedia service to read a file in the target volume and send a response in Normal mode:
<SOAP-ENV:Header>
<AuthId>84yxAKHFJ=</AuthId>
<Locale>en_US</Locale>
<TargetVolume>Legion</TargetVolume>
<DelayFlush>true</DelayFlush>
</SOAP-ENV:Header>
<SOAP-ENV:Body>
<Ping>
<Destination>EE</Destination>
<Action>ReadFile</Action>
<Mode>Normal</Mode>
<FileName>WesternRegionalShipping.rptdesign</FileName>
</Ping>
</SOAP-ENV:Body>
A response in Normal mode shows each major component in the test path and the time each component receives the request and sends a reply. The following response shows request and reply times for the MDS and Encyclopedia service:
<SOAP-ENV:Body>
<PingResponse>
<Reply>
MDS(Legion): Elapsed= 0 ms
Received: 09:31:17.304
Reply: 09:31:17.304
EncycEngine(Legion): Elapsed= 0 ms
Received: 09:31:17.304
Reply: 09:31:17.304
Action: Read 10240 bytes from file
</Reply>
</PingResponse>
</SOAP-ENV:Body>