IBM Streams 4.2.1

Options for managing log and trace data for IBM Streams

IBM® Streams provides options that enable administrators, instance owners, and application developers to manage log and trace data.

The following table lists the main logging and tracing tasks, and the IBM Streams interfaces that you can use to perform the tasks.

Table 1. Summary of log and trace tasks and interfaces for IBM Streams
Task	IBM Streams interface information
Customize log and trace settings	Instance owners can use the streamtool command-line interface, the Streams Console, or Streams Studio to customize log and trace settings. For more information, see Customizing logging and tracing for IBM Streams.
Include logging and tracing macros in applications	Application developers can use the IBM Streams Processing Language (SPL) `SPLAPPLOG` and `SPLAPPTRC` macros to create entries in log and trace files. For more information about using the `SPLAPPLOG` and `SPLAPPTRC` macros, see Logging and tracing.
Collect and view log and trace data	Administrators, instance owners, and application developers can use the streamtool command-line interface, the Streams Console, or Streams Studio to collect and view log and trace data.
Remove log and trace data	Instance owners can use the streamtool command-line interface to remove log and trace data.