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Viewing log files
The second major role of the Service Console is to view and browse log files. The Service
Console can both view existing log files, or monitor the log file for the current day and update
the view in real time.
When a service is selected on the left pane, its log file (if any exists for the current day) is
displayed. The log displays in a tree fashion. The log itself is the root, and each session (the
time between the start and stop of a service) is listed. Under each session, each time a process
runs, a new branch is created and it can be expanded to see each action within that process.
The log viewer for the current day is always live, meaning it updates automatically as the log
file is updated by the appropriate service.
Viewing older log files
To open an existing, older log file:
1.
In the File menu, click on Open.
2. Browse to the location of the log file you want to open
3.
Click on the log file and click Open.
The log file is added, by name, at the end of the list of PlanetPress Workflow services.
Clicking on it opens the log file in the viewer. Right-clicking on the file brings a menu from
which the log file can be refreshed, or removed from the list.
The log viewer for existing log files does not refresh automatically since log files for older days
do not generally change. The display of the sessions, processes and tasks is the same.
Note
The log viewer as described here was introduced in version 7.4 of PlanetPress Workflow.
Though it should be able to open log files from older versions of PlanetPress Workflow,
the results are not guaranteed. Some log files may not display properly in this view.
Searching through the active log file
When a log file is active in the log viewer, it can be searched by going in the Search menu,
then clicking Find. After entering a search term and selecting the options (Match case and
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