Logging configuration settings

Audit Viewer (SSCAVW) allows you to set up configuration settings to your requirements.

Click Configure Settings on the toolbar or use Edit > Settings to display the Logging Configuration dialog.

Note:  Four tabs are displayed if your system is run on the application server, only Debug is available if you are logged onto a client.

Events

Note:  This tab is only displayed if your system is run on the application server.

Check the check boxes of the required events to be displayed. Start Service, Stop Service, Error Configuration and Logging Configuration are selected by default and cannot be disabled.

Logger

Note:  This tab is only displayed if your system is run on the application server.

You can update the default parameter values if required. Double-click on the required value to amend it.

  • Log file name

    By default the log file name is audit.dat and is located in the ssc/logging folder of your SunSystems root directory.

  • Maximum log file size

    By default the maximum log file size is set to 1000000 (bytes). There is no limit to the size you can enter in this field.

  • Maximum log files

    By default the maximum number of log files is set to 5. There is no limit to the number you can enter in this field.

Error Handling

Note:  This tab is only displayed if your system is run on the application server.

This tab enables you to select the level of information provided in error messages.

Note:  You must log on to SunSystems using the appropriate user ID and password.

  • Compatibility mode

    If switched to On any error messages generated are placed with the line that generated the errors at the end of the payload. The default value of the compatibility mode is set to Off.

  • Error detail level

    The default value for error message detail is Normal. You can amend the setting to one of the following, as required:

  • Limited - error messages only are displayed
  • Normal - limited and context information
  • Extended - normal and any exception stack trace
  • Debug - not currently used.

Any changes made, apply globally and with immediate effect.

Note:  If you choose to amend Error Message Detail Level to Extended or Debug, performance may be adversely affected.

Debug

Check the Enabled check box against the required Transfer Desk functions:

  • Connect Server

    Only available if run on the application server

  • CDR Server

    Only available if run on the application server

  • Audit Viewer

    Audit Viewer value.

Select the level of debug required from the drop down list. Click OK. The Debug.log file is generated and saved in the ~\ssc\logging directory.