Product guide

Move log file data into the database
Use these
additional steps to put log file data into your database when your log source is set to accept
incoming log files or collect log files, or when you want to process a normally scheduled log file
immediately.
Any log processing jobs interrupted when Content Securit
y Reporter is restarted will automatically resume.
Tasks
• Process
incoming log files on page 40
After setting up a log source to accept incoming log files or collect log files from another
location, you might need to manually process the log files.
• Import a single log file immediately on page 40
You can import a single log file immediately using the Import Log option for an existing log
source. Import log files from a directory on the reporting server.
Process incoming log files
After setting up a log source to accept incoming log files or collect log files from another location, you
might need to manually process the log files.
Depending on the mode selected during log source setup, you have one of two ways to perform log file
processing.
Table 5-5 Log file processing
For this mode... Perform the following...
Accept incoming
log files
Set up your filtering device to transfer logs to Content Security Reporter (consult
the documentation
for your filtering device).
• HTTP or HTTPS — Use the logon name, password, and HTTP or HTTPS URL
specified on the Source tab of your log source.
• FTP — To transfer log files using FTP, use the logon name, password, and the
FTP port specified on the Source tab of your log source.
Collect log files
from
Select the location of where you want to collect the log files, then on the Schedule
tab
, configure the frequency, start time, and dates of the time schedule that
Content Security Reporter will collect and process log files from the device.
Import a single log file immediately
Y
ou can import a single log file immediately using the Import Log option for an existing log source.
Import log files from a directory on the reporting server.
When using the Import Log option, the
log source format must be the same as the log source
to avoid errors.
Task
F
or option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1
Select Menu | Configuration | Report Server Settings, and click Log Sources.
2
Select the log source in the queue that you want to process the log file from.
3
Expand the Actions menu, and click Import Log.
A window opens displaying a local directory of the client.
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Log sources and log formats
Log Sources
page
40
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