Managing Log View Definitions and Folders

This section provides information on organizing and working with log view definitions.

 

Export a Log View Definition
  1. In System Browser, select Application View.
  1. Select Applications > Log Viewer > [log view definition].
  1. Click Export .
  • The Browse for Folder dialog box displays.
  1. Browse for the desired location and click OK.
  • A confirmation message displays. The log view definition is exported and saved.

 

Import a Log View Definition
  1. In System Browser, select the destination where you want to import the log view definition.
  1. Click Import..
  • The File Open dialog box displays.
  1. Browse to the folder where the exported log view definitions are available. Select the xml file to be imported and click Open.
  • A confirmation message displays and the log view definition is added.

 

Create Log View Folders

Log View folders enable you to organize log view definitions.

  1. In System Browser, select Application View.
  1. Select Applications > Log Viewer.
  • Log Viewer displays.
  1. Click New Folder .
  1. In the Create New Object dialog box, do the following:
    a. Enter a unique name and description.
    b. Click OK.
  • A new folder is created.

 

Create a New Log View Definition from an Existing One
  • You have made modifications to an existing log view definition and want to save it as a new one.
  1. Click Save As .
  1. In the Save Object As dialog box, do the following:
    a. Select the destination folder for saving the new log view definition.
    b. Enter a name and description.
    c. Click OK.
  • The new log view definition is saved.
    NOTE: You cannot save a result filter condition.
    In order to save the filter condition, you must move the result filter to a search filter and save the configuration as a log view definition.

 

Save a Log View Definition as a Report Definition
  • Log data displays in the Log Viewer or the Detailed Log tab.
  1. (Optional) Perform any required configurations such as applying search filters, selecting columns, and applying sorting.
  1. Click Save as Report Definition .
  1. In the Save Object As dialog box, do the following:
    a. Select the Reports folder for saving the new Report Definition.
    b. Enter a name and description.
    c. Click OK.
  • A report definition is created and displays. It contains the All Logs table. All configurations applied on the log view definition such as selected columns, order of columns, sorting on columns, and the search filters are present in the All Logs table in the report definition.

 

Delete a Log View Definition
  • At least one log view definition is available in System Browser.
  1. In System Browser, select Application View.
  1. Select Applications > Log Viewer > [log view definition].
  1. Click Delete .
  • A confirmation message displays.
  1. Click OK.
  • The log view definition is deleted.

 

Create a Default Log View Template

A default log view template enables you to create a customized template with a specific set of columns, their position, and size.
The template also contains sorting applied to the column data.
Any new log view definition is always based on the default template.

There can only be one default template. You can create a new template or use the one provided by the system.
When you create a new template, the existing default template is overwritten.
The default template in a distributed environment is system specific.
So, if there are three systems configured for a distributed environment, each system will have its own default template.

  • Log data displays in the Log Viewer or the Detailed Log tab.
  1. (Optional) Configure the log view by selecting, reordering, or resizing the columns. You can also apply sorting on the displayed data.
  1. Click Save as Default.
  • A message box displays.
  1. Click Yes.
  • The log view is saved as a default template.

NOTE:
View-specific columns in the log view template display in red color, if the view is deleted. You can get the details of the invalid columns by double-clicking the header text. The information displays in the Log View Validation message box.

If a saved log view definition contains view specific columns from a deleted view, the Log View Validation message box displays with details of the invalid columns when selecting the log view definition.