Creating, Exporting and Importing Custom Views 

Use

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

●      If you want your custom view to show a particular log/trace, or certain log/trace type, use the Expert predefined view as a template.

●      If you want your custom view to show archives of a particular log or trace, use the Log Archives (Java) predefined view as a template.

●      If you want your custom view to show logs and traces from an AS Java that is not running, use the Standalone Log Viewer predefined view as a template. 

You can also export the settings of a custom view (the filters that are set and the columns that are selected during column customization) to an XML file to a directory of your choice. You can then send the XML file to another user who can import it and save it as his or her own custom view.

Procedure

Creating Custom Views

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       1.      From the Show dropdown box, select General View.

       2.      From the adjacent dropdown box, select a view you want to use as a template for your custom view.

From the Show dropdown box, you can, as well, select Custom View and then, from the adjacent dropdown box, select <Create New View >.

       3.      Choose Show Advanced Filter.

       4.      Set the filter criteria. Optional filter criteria are:

○       Filter by data source

○       Filter by content

○       Filter by log or trace name and type

More information: Filtering Logs and Traces.

       5.      Customize the columns to be displayed in your custom view.

More information: Customizing Columns for Logs and Traces.

       6.      Choose Save View As, enter a name for the custom view, and then choose OK.

Exporting Custom Views

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       1.      From the Show dropdown box, select Custom View.

       2.      From the adjacent dropdown box, select the view you want to export.

       3.      Choose  and in the context menu, choose Export View.

       4.      In the Export/Import View dialog box, choose the Export View link.

The XML source of the relevant custom view is exported on a web page.

       5.      Save it as an XML file on your file system.

Importing Custom Views

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       1.      From the Show dropdown box, you can select any of the predefined view types or Custom View.

       2.      From the adjacent dropdown box, select any view.

       3.      Choose  and in the context menu, choose Import View.

       4.      In the Export/Import View dialog box, browse to the XML file you want to import.

All logs and traces on all selected systems that meet the filter criteria are displayed.

       5.      To save the view you have imported as your own custom view, choose Show Advanced Filter.

       6.      Choose Save View As, enter a name, and then choose OK.