After you have installed Grabber, configured the service according to your preferences and have defined monitored directories and instruments from which the grabber is to upload files / instrument messages to the system, as explained in the above sub-sections of this chapter, you can start using the SDMS Grabber application.
The next sub-sections can help you do the following:
| • | Start and log into the Grabber. |
| • | Manage the Grabber's activities. |
| • | Trace grabbed documents. |
| • | Manage how messages are grabbed from instruments. |
| • | View statuses and definition details of folders and instruments monitored by the Grabber. |