If the add on Windows Service is licensed and the service is installed (see Installing Windows Service), the Protocol Analyser can be used to monitor the service state. The default !MC5 protocol isn't loaded automatically at startup (except when started via EDI in- or outbox) and an icon showing the service state is displayed in the system tray. Additionally an option to minimize the Protocol Analyser to the system tray is available under View in the main menu.
A service status change will get displayed as message and using the system tray icon color:
•Red: The Windows Service is installed, but not started.
•Yellow: The service is started but no running instance of !MC5 is found.
•Green: Service and !MC5 are both started.
Once minimized to the system tray, to restore the Protocol Analysers main window use the system tray icon context menu or double click the icon.