Viewing Log Messages

Use

The Admin Traceability service writes log messages to the change log of the Java engine. The Admin Traceability log messages can be viewed either using the Log Viewer tool in SAP NetWeaver Administrator, under the Change Log view, or directly in the log file. For more information about the location of the log file, see Configuring the Log File Location .

Note

Some applications also provide additional log messages for changes related to critical portal configurations. For more information, see Additional Log Messages .

The log message includes the following information:

The name of the operation
The path of the unit
The object class

A list of object class examples is provided in: PCD Object Classes
The user who made the change
The attributes that were changed or added

Example

Operation: Attributes changed

Unit Internal Name:

Unit Name: com.sap.portal.system/gpal_hidden_content/gwd/tc~pp~iview_per/metadata/com.sap.portal.iview.personalization.IviewPersonalizationApplication_base

Object Class: com.sapportals.portal.page

Unit Object Class: com.sapportals.portal.page

By User: pcd_service

By User ID: USER.PRIVATE_DATASOURCE.un:pcd_service

Attribute: Attribute ID = com.sap.portal.page.PrimaryLayout, Value Type = string, Inheritance Type = non final, Storage Type = user, Ordered = true, Persistable = true, Value = fullWidth

The following terms are used in the log:

Unit Internal Name : An object that is located under a unit object
Unit Name : An object that is located directly under a folder
Object Class : The object class of the internal unit
Unit Object Class : The object class of the unit