1. Data Management
  2. Connectivity Monitor
  3. Using Connectivity monitor

Set up Connectivity monitor

In the Connectivity monitor app, some setup is required:

  • In the system settings, you can enable or disable alerts.
  • Define to which applications the Connectivity monitor app is linked. Also set up the desired status mapping and starred connections.


Administrator Administrator Start Start Define system settings Define system settings In the system settings, you can enable or disable alerts. If a Connectivity studio message run fails, an alert is sent to the owner of the message. The alert is sent to Microsoft Teams and contains a hyperlink to more details about the error. Procedure 1. Open the Connectivity monitor app. Note: You can open the Connectivity monitor app in Microsoft Power Apps or in Microsoft Teams. 2. Select Settings. 3. Click Send alerts. 4. In the Value field enter the desired value:'true' to enable sending alerts.'false' to disable sending alerts. Notes You can customize the related Disable alerts cloud flow in Power Automate. Set up applications with related status mapping Set up applications with related status mapping Define to which applications the Connectivity monitor app is linked. When connectivity data is received by the Connectivity monitor app, based on the application definition, to each received record the relevant application is added. This application is used to distinguish connectivity data from different applications. For each application: Set up the status mapping. Use the status mapping to define which Dataverse status is related to which status from the application. You can define starred connections. You can do so, for example, for connections that need extra attention. Note: On the Logs page, you can mark a connection as starred. If you do so, it is added to the application mapping as well. Procedure 1. Open the Connectivity monitor app. Note: You can open the Connectivity monitor app in Microsoft Power Apps or in Microsoft Teams. 2. Select Applications. 3. Click New. 4. For the application, use these settings:Name: Enter a descriptive name for the application.URL: Enter the base URL of the application.Connector type: Select the applicable connector type.Owner: By default, the user who creates the application is the assigned owner. You can assign another user as owner. 5. Click Save. 6. In the Mapping section, click New mapping. 7. For the mapping, use these settings:Name: Enter a descriptive name for the mapping.Type: Select the applicable mapping type. The selected mapping type defines which fields must be filled in.Source status: Enter the desired status in the related application. Note: This field is only available if the Type is 'Status mapping'.Dataverse status: Select the Dataverse status that you want to map to the entered application status. Note: This field is only available if the Type is 'Status mapping'.Message name: Enter the name of the connection that you want to mark as starred. For example, if the Connectivity monitor app shows Connectivity studio data, enter the name of the desired message. Note: This field is only available if the Type is 'Star message'.Owner: By default, the user who creates the mapping is the assigned owner. You can assign another user as owner. 8. Click Save & Close. End End

Activities

Name Responsible Description

Define system settings

Administrator

In the system settings, you can enable or disable alerts.

If a Connectivity studio message run fails, an alert is sent to the owner of the message. The alert is sent to Microsoft Teams and contains a hyperlink to more details about the error.

Set up applications with related status mapping

Administrator

Define to which applications the Connectivity monitor app is linked.

When connectivity data is received by the Connectivity monitor app, based on the application definition, to each received record the relevant application is added. This application is used to distinguish connectivity data from different applications.

For each application:

  • Set up the status mapping. Use the status mapping to define which Dataverse status is related to which status from the application.
  • You can define starred connections. You can do so, for example, for connections that need extra attention. Note: On the Logs page, you can mark a connection as starred. If you do so, it is added to the application mapping as well.

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