Filtering and Viewing Logs and Traces in Text Formatted Traces View 

Use

You can view all text formatted logs and traces on all selected systems.

Bear in mind that some of the steps in the procedure are optional. You can set as many filter criteria as you want.

Procedure

       1.      From the Get dropdown box, select Predefined View and then, from the adjacent dropdown box, select Text Formatted Traces.

In the Display Log File dropdown box, a list of all text formatted logs and traces on all selected systems appears. In the From dropdown box, a list of data source locations on which you can view the logs and traces appears.

A table with the message text of text formatted logs and traces appears. The message text of the oldest record is displayed at the top.

       2.      Choose Open Filter.

Applying Filters by Data Source

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       1.      To display all text formatted logs and traces on a data source location, in the Filter by Data Source frame, select <Select Data Source>, and then from the dropdown box below select Get all logs from.

       2.      Choose .

A dialog box with data source locations appears.

       3.      Select a data source location.

You can make a filter inactive and keep it for future use by deselecting the Active indicator. You can delete a filter by selecting the Active indicator and choosing  Delete this filter.

       4.      To exclude all text formatted logs and traces on a data source location, in the Filter by Data Source frame, select <Select Data Source>, and then from the dropdown box below select Exclude all logs from.

       5.      Choose .

A dialog box with data source locations appears.

       6.      Select a data source location.

       7.      Choose Apply Data Sources.

Applying Filters by Content

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       1.      In the Filter by Content frame, select <Select Filter> and then from the dropdown box below select Message.

       2.      From the adjacent dropdown box, select contains or does not contain.

       3.      In the adjacent field, enter a string by which to filter the message text of the logs and traces you want to display.

       4.      Choose Apply Filters.

In the Display Log File dropdown box, a list of all text formatted logs and traces on all selected systems that meet the filter criteria appears. In the From dropdown box, a list of data source locations on which you can view the logs and traces appears.

A table with the message text of text formatted logs and traces appears. The message text of the oldest record is displayed at the top.

       5.      From the Display Log File dropdown box, select a log or trace file name and then from the From dropdown box, select a data source location.

 

See also:

Searching Log and Trace Records