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Server Logs view

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The Server Logs view is used to display server console and log file records. Although the Server Logs view automatically displays console records for each server that is started, you can also manually load and display the server console and log file records for any server. When cross-component tracing is enabled, the Server Logs view will also display invocation records that can contain the invocation data that passed between components. The Server Logs view is the recommended tool for working with server console and log records. It provides several advantages over the traditional Console view, such as the ability to filter records, display invocation records in hierarchical format, and load invocation records directly into the integration test client.

In the Business Integration perspective, you can open the Server Logs view by simply clicking the Server Logs tab. (If the Server Logs tab is not visible, you can open the Server Logs view by selecting Window > Show View > Server Logs.) The Server Logs view is shown in the following figure:

Picture of the Server Logs view

As shown in the figure, there are three main areas of the Server Logs view:
  • 1 Welcome tab
  • 2 Server console and log tabs
  • 3 Toolbar

At the bottom of the Server Logs view, there is also a status area that returns messages relating to the server console and log records.

These three areas are described in the following sections.

Welcome tab

The Welcome tab is the home page of the Server Logs view. It provides an overview of the Server Logs view and introduces you to some of the key tasks that you can perform in the view, such as:

  • Loading the contents of server consoles or server logs into the Server Logs view
  • Filtering server console or server log records in the Server Logs view
  • Enabling or disabling cross-component tracing for servers
  • Loading invocation records into the integration test client

Server console and log tabs

The server console and log tabs display the records of server consoles and server logs that you have loaded into the Server Logs view.

The following four columns in the server console and log tabs provide detailed information about the records:
Type
Displays the types of the records, such as log messages, FFDC records, exception records, and invocation records.
Time
Displays the date and time that the records were generated.
Thread ID
Displays the thread IDs of the records.
Contents
Displays the first line of the contents for the records.

You can also right-click any record and select Properties to open a Properties window that displays the time, thread ID and contents for the record. You can choose to view the contents in the default translated format (for easier reading and assimilation) or you can view the contents in the raw native format in which they were originally generated. Also, if you open the Properties window for an FFDC record or an invocation record, such as a Start, Fail, or End invocation record, the Properties window will contain an additional Data field that displays the invocation data that was passed between components.

Toolbar

The toolbar in the Server Logs view consists of several icons that are used to initiate numerous tasks. The toolbar icons and their associated tasks are described in the following table:

Icon Task
Picture of the Load Server Console or Logs icon and associated down arrow icon Loads the contents of server consoles or log files into the Server Logs view.
Picture of the Select Records to Display icon Filters the records that are displayed in the tabs of server consoles or log files. (Additional information about filtering is found in the "Record filtering" section below.)
Picture of the Load into Test Client icon Loads invocation records into the integration test client.
Picture of the Expand icon Expands nested invocation records that are currently collapsed.
Picture of the Collapse All icon Collapses nested invocation records that are currently expanded.
Picture of the Page Up icon Pages up through records one page at a time.
Picture of the Page Down icon Pages down through records one page at a time.
Picture of the Go to Page icon Skips directly to a specified page number.
Picture of the Refresh icon and associated down arrow icon Refreshes the records either manually or automatically.
Picture of the Clear Server Console icon Removes all of the records in a server console tab.
Picture of the Scroll Lock icon Toggles between enabling and disabling the automatic scrolling of records whenever a server console or log tab is refreshed and new records are appended to the bottom of the tab.
Picture of the View Menu icon Displays a menu that enables you to accomplish the following tasks:
  • Enable or disable cross-component tracing.
  • Search for a string in the server console or log records.
  • Sort server console or log records by column in ascending or descending order.
  • Open the Welcome tab.

Record filtering

As described in the "Toolbar" section, you can click the Select Records to Display icon (Picture of the Select Records to Display icon) to open and select menu items that filter the records in server console or log tabs.

By default, any invocation records are displayed in hierarchical format and have check boxes that enable you to select them for direct loading into the integration test client. Although you can choose to display records in a flattened format rather than a hierarchical format, the invocation records will not have check boxes and you will not be able to select them for direct loading into the integration test client.

The following table lists and describes the menu items for filtering records:

Menu Item Submenu Item (If Any) Description
All Record Types (Hierarchical) > with only Server State and Error Contents Filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display server state and error contents as well as SystemOut records. If cross-component trace was enabled, invocation records may have been generated and any records appearing within invocations are displayed in hierarchical format. All other records are displayed in flattened format.
  with only Server State, Error, and Warning Contents Filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display server state, error, and warning contents as well as SystemOut records. If cross-component trace was enabled, invocation records may have been generated and any records appearing within invocations are displayed in hierarchical format. All other records are displayed in flattened format.
  with All Contents Filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display all contents as well as SystemOut records. If cross-component trace was enabled, invocation records may have been generated and any records appearing within invocations are displayed in hierarchical format. All other records are displayed in flattened format.
All Record Types (Flattened) > with only Server State and Error Contents Filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display server state and error contents as well as SystemOut records. If cross-component trace was enabled, invocation records may have been generated. However, all records are displayed in flattened format.
  with only Server State, Error, and Warning Contents Filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display server state, error, and warning contents as well as SystemOut records. If cross-component trace was enabled, invocation records may have been generated. However, all records are displayed in flattened format.
  with All Contents Filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display all contents as well as SystemOut records. If cross-component trace was enabled, invocation records may have been generated. However, all records are displayed in flattened format.
Invocation Types > with only Server State and Error Contents If cross-component trace was enabled, invocation records may have been generated. This menu item filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display only those records that appear within invocations and displays the records in hierarchical format. Displays server state and error contents as well SystemOut records.
  with only Server State, Error, and Warning Contents If cross-component trace was enabled, invocation records may have been generated. This menu item filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display only those records that appear within invocations (including SystemOut records) and displays the records in hierarchical format. Displays server state, error, and warning contents as well SystemOut records.
  with All Contents If cross-component trace was enabled, invocation records may have been generated. This menu item filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display only those records that appear within invocations (including SystemOut records) and displays the records in hierarchical format. Displays all contents as well as SystemOut records.
Invocation Start Types   Filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display only Start records for an invocation, such as Start invoke, Start component, and Start import records.
Invocation End Types   Filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display only End records for an invocation, such as End invoke, End component, and End import records.
Invocation Failure Types   Filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display only Fail records for an invocation, such as Fail invoke, Fail component, and Fail import records.
Exception Types   Filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display only exception records.
FFDC Types   Filters the contents of the consoles and logs to display only first failure data capture (FFDC) records.