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Use the predefined views in the Log Viewer function:

  • to view particular set of list and text formatted logs and traces.

  • to search, filter and download logs and traces.

  • as a template for creating a custom view.

Typical Predefined Views

Two types are available:

  • General view – provides a view of general logs and traces, addressed to system administrators.

    More information: Predefined General Views

  • Development views – provides a view of process flow logs and traces, addressed to support engineers and developers.

    More information: Predefined Development Views

Configuration Wizard View

This option shows logs and traces from the server's configurational modules. These log records are written by the Configuration Wizard library. You can use the following views:

  • Library Info – shows logs and traces from files, which names contain "application". These log records are placed in category /Applications/CTC/LIB and its subcategories.

  • Library Traces – shows traces from files, which names start with "defaulttrace" . These traces are logged by location com.sap.ctc.util and its sublocations.

  • Alerts – shows logs and traces from files, which names contain "application". These log records are placed in category /Applications/CTC/ and its subcategories. The logs' severity is higher or equal to WARNING.

Specific Predefined Views

These views show logs and traces from specific areas. For example: Security, AS Java, SOA, HTTP and so on.

More information: Predefined Specific Views

Features

A predefined view is defined by a combination of the following:

  • Filters by data source of log or trace

  • Filters by log and trace name and type

  • Filters by content of the logs and traces

  • Customization of the columns and fields to be displayed for the logs and traces

More information: Filtering Logs and Traces

Customizing Columns for Logs and Traces

Activities

Example

The priority for applying filters is the following: when you apply a filter, all filters that are set below it are also applied, and the filters that are set above it, if any, are not applied.

Example Example

If you set all filters in a view and apply the filter by data source, it will be applied and all other filters below it will be applied.

If you set all filters in a view and apply only the filter by content, then only the filter by content will be applied.

End of the example.

The conditions for applying the filter criteria are the following: when you set two or more filter criteria of the same type, the condition is logical OR. When you set filter criteria of a different type, the condition is logical AND.

Example Example

If you set the following filters by content:

Severity equals WARNING

Severity equals ERROR

Category contains /System/

the system will display logs and traces with category /System/ and severity levels WARNING and ERROR.

End of the example.