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This menu command provides access to a page that logs activity in the panel. This will be primarily activity with Panel Rules and Sampling. The page has two tabs:
- Overview - provides a general overview of the numbers and types of the various activities that have occurred.
- Activity Logs - provides details of the activities.
Overview
This tab provides an overview of the various activities that have occurred in the panel during a specified period - .
Figure 1 - Example of the Panel Activity Log Overview tab
The time and date when each activity occurred is logged. Use the From and To date fields to specify the time period for which you wish to view the activity (either type the dates into the fields or click the icons to open date selection calendars). Note that the From and To fields operate on both the Overview and Activity Log tabs simultaneously - any activities listed in the Overview are also listed in the Activity Log.
During the time period specified in the example shown in the figure above there have been a total of 17 activities. These include 12 job executions, 11 of which were successful and one of which resulted in an error, 2 sample uploads and 3 rule changes all of which were successful.
Click on the appropriate activity result link (for example in the figure above the red 1 in the Error column) to go to the Activity Log tab and view the details for that activity.
Activity Logs
The Activity Logs tab lists the activities that have occurred in the panel during the specified period - .
Figure 2 - Example of the Activity Log tab
The time and date when each activity occurred is logged. Use the From and To date fields to specify the time period for which you wish to view the activity (either type the dates into the fields or click the icons to open date selection calendars). Note that the From and To fields operate on both the Overview and Activity Log tabs simultaneously - any activities listed in the Overview are also listed in the Activity Log.
In the event the list is extensive, you can search it using a number of criteria to reduce it to manageable proportions. The search criteria are as follows:
- Status – the status of the activity. This can be:
- All – shows all activities.
- OK – shows all activities that were concluded correctly.
- Abort – shows only those activities that were aborted before completion.
- Error – shows only those activities that were stopped due to an error.
- Log ID – select an operator and type in a number to, for example, show all activities after a specified Log ID number. To reset, clear the field and click Search.
- Username – type in the first characters of a username to show only those activities that were initiated while that user was logged on. To reset, clear the field and click Search.
- Rule Set – type in the first characters of a rule set to show only those activities that included that rule set.
- Recurring – select Yes or No to show only those activities that are recurring tasks or only those that are not recurring, respectively. Select All to reset.
- Activity Type – select the type of activity that you are interested in.
You can sort the list by the various columns - click on the appropriate column header, and click again to reverse the order.
Logging Details
Click on a Log ID link on the Activity Logs tab to open the Logging Details page for that activity. This page gives you detailed information on the activity, as shown in the example below - .
Figure 3 - Example of the Logging Details page
Click on the Close button in the upper-left corner of the page to close the page and return to the Activity Logs tab.