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This function enables message logging and activity tracing for troubleshooting purposes.

Features

The system can capture various categories of message logging and activity tracing for specified users or for all users. For more information, see the Planning and Consolidation Operations Guide.

Message Logging

You can create log files for troubleshooting purposes. By default, Planning and Consolidation log files are stored in <drive>/logging/log, but you can specify a different location.

The possible values for the logging level are:

  • None (in the Microsoft version) or Donothing (in the NetWeaver version) – logging is turned off

  • Info – all information, warning, error, and fatal messages are added to the log

  • Warning – warning, error, and fatal messages are added to the log

  • Error – error and fatal messages are added to the log

  • Fatal – only fatal messages are added to the log

The default value is None.

Activity Tracing

You can trace activities for troubleshooting or monitoring purposes. You can apply tracing to all users, a group of users or to a single user. By default, Planning and Consolidation trace files are stored in <drive>/logging/trace, but you can specify a different location.

The possible values for the tracing level are:

  • None – tracing is turned off

  • Debug – all activities are written to the trace log

  • Path (in the Microsoft version) – path, info, warning, and error activities are written to the trace log

  • Info – information, warning, and error activities are written to the trace log

  • Warning – warning and error activities are written to the trace log

  • Error – only error activities are written to the trace log

The default value is None.

Activities

You can access the function by selecting Manage Logging from the Administration for the Web action pane. Select the appropriate levels for logging and tracing. For tracing, you can also choose the user or user group. Click Update to activate the function.