Register a Golden Gate extract process to prevent arch logs getting zipped

Hi

I am trying to register Golden Gate extract process with the database using 'Register extract <ext_name>, logretention. After I issue the command, I do see that the extract is registered in the DBA_CAPTURE view as expected. However, I see that the STATUS column appears DISABLED always. How do I enable it? The information in this view is not updated all. Basically, I want to use this view for a situation I have which is something like this:

We have a shell script to compress the arch logs to free up space. But the GGS extract process is sometimes slow (with a lag) still reading an old file which apparently gets zipped. Since the file gets compressed/zipped, the extract process abends after several unsuccessful attempts and then sends a mail. We want to avoid this situation by registering it with the database. So that way, we can query the DBA_CAPTURE view first to determine how far behind the extract process is and thus prevent the particular archive log from getting compressed.