Application Logger (tcstl0502m000)

Use this session to enable or disable logging for one or more of the sessions and processes listed under Context. To restrict the amount of information generated you can set a severity level and apply a filter.

Note
  • On the appropriate menu, click Log File to open a selected log file in your default text editor.
  • All settings in this session can be overruled via the BW Configuration command line.

 

Context

The session or process for which you can enable logging.

User

The user that runs the session or process to be logged.

Note

For all other users logging remains disabled.

Logging Enabled

If this check box is selected, logging is enabled for the given combination of context and user.

Severity

The severity of the messages that will be logged.

You can set the severity level to one of the following:

  • Debug
  • Info
  • Warning
  • Error
  • Fatal Error
  • Unknown

Default value

Info

Filter

A user-defined filter to further restrict the amount of information generated based on the set severity level.

Note
  • LN will try to match the specified string to occurences in the script code only. As a result, script names or variables used in scripts, are ignored.
  • To filter on a number of strings, use the "|" (vertical bar).
Logfile

The name of the log file.

Path

The path where the log files is stored.

Note

If working in the cloud, you cannot specify or modify the log path for the directory manually.

Default value

$BSE/log

Prefix

The prefix used for the name of the log file.

Default value

log.

Backup Prefix

The prefix used for the name of the backup log file.

Default value

olg.

File Mode

Determines whether an existing log file is overwritten by a new one.

  • Append
    Messages are appended to an existing log file. Otherwise, a new file is created.
  • Create
    A new log file is created, overwriting an existing file.

Default value

Append

File Size

The maximum size of the log file.

Default value

100,000,000 bytes (100 MB)

Message Buffer

The number of messages that is stored in memory before being written to the log file.

Default value

1

 

Log File

Opens the log file in your default text editor.