Opening query log files from the File menu

You can browse and open query log files using the File menu

Procedure

  1. Click File, Open log.
  2. You can browse query log files in the following ways.
    • Select Previously opened to see a list of log files that were previously opened and locally cached by IBM® Cognos® Dynamic Query Analyzer.
    • Select From directory to see a list of log files accessible from a file location.
    • Select From URL to see a list of log files accessible using the http:// or file:// web browser protocol.
  3. Click the arrow next to a report folder to display the profile log files and subquery folders for the report.
    • Select the check box next to a profile log file to open that query log.
    • Select the check box next to a report folder to open all query log files contained in the folder.
    • Select multiple check boxes to open multiple query log files.
    Opening many query log files at the same time can cause an out-of-memory error in Cognos Dynamic Query Analyzer.

Results

For each open query log file, a graph displays the profile file. Summary, Query, and Properties views displaying data related to the active graph also open.