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Use

You can use any predefined view as a template for your custom view.

You can also export the settings of a custom view to an XML file. If needed, you can then send the XML file to another user who can import it and save it as his/her own custom view.

Prerequisites

Open SAP NetWeaver Administrator and choose Start of the navigation path Troubleshooting  Next navigation step Logs and Traces  Next navigation step Log Viewer End of the navigation path.

Procedure

Creating Custom Views

You can choose from the following methods:

I. Create using a predefined view

  1. From View , select Open View , and then choose a log view to be a template for your custom one.

    You can also use the Expert view for this purpose.

  2. To set filter criteria, choose Show Advanced Filter .

    More information: Filtering Logs and Traces

  3. Optional: Customize the columns to be displayed in your custom view.

    More information: Customizing Columns for Logs and Traces

  4. From View , choose Save View As .

II. Create without using a predefined view

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path View  Next navigation step Open View  Next navigation step <Create New View> End of the navigation path.

    A merged list (table) of all the logs from your SAP NetWeaver system appears.

  2. To set filter criteria, choose Show Advanced Filter .

  3. Optional: Customize the columns to be displayed in your custom view.

  4. Choose Start of the navigation path View  Next navigation step Save View End of the navigation path.

Exporting Custom Views

  1. Open the log view you want to export.

  2. Go to View and choose Export View .

  3. Choose the Export View link.

  4. Open or save it as an XML file on your file system.

Importing Custom Views

  1. From View , choose Import View .

  2. Browse to the Log Viewer XML file you want to import.

    The imported view is displayed.

  3. You can save the imported view as your own.