User Guide

Log Viewer
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Overview of Log Viewer
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10 Log Viewer
The main function of Log Viewer is to present you the historical data from activities
and events for performing analysis.
This chapter provides information on the Log Viewer workspace, workflow, creating
and configuring a log view definition, and other activities.
10.1 Overview of Log Viewer
The Log Viewer application allows you to view the historical data related to system
activities and events directly without the need to create and configure a report from
the Reports application.
The information related to all the system activities and events displays in a
columnar pattern in a grid. You can create a subset of this information by applying
the necessary configurations such as filters, identifying the columns to display,
specifying the number of records to display, and other settings such as resizing the
column width, re-ordering the columns and so on.
Once configured, this information can be saved as a log view definition that can be
used later. When you access the log view definition at a later date, the latest data,
according to the configurations that you have applied to the definition displays.
The following table lists the default columns that display in the Log Viewer. In
addition to these columns, you can add other columns from the Select Columns
dialog box [➙ 322].
Default Columns in the Log View
Date/Time Event ID
Source Description Log Type
Record Type Action
Source Property Value
Event Message Text Quality
Event Category Previous Value
Event Time Previous Quality
Event State Unit
Event Cause
Additional Columns
Action Details Source Identifier [Internal]
Action Result Source Location
Alert ID Source Location [Application View]
Alias [Observer]
NOTE:
The values of filters applied on the Alias
column are case sensitive.
Source Location [Current View]
Alias [Source]
NOTE:
The values of filters applied on the Alias
column are case sensitive.
Source Location [Management View]
Attachment Source Name
Discipline Subdiscipline
Event Mode Subtype
Source Designation Type
Source Designation [Application View] User
Source Designation [Current View]
Source Designation [Management View]