Logging properties

The following table shows the properties for the logging component.
Table 1. Logging properties
Property name Values or example Description
logFileName ..\\logs\\pdmlog%g.xml The name of the output log file. It can contain the pattern characters that are identified in Pattern characters. The default value for this property is ..\\logs\\pdmlog%g.xml.
Note: For the Windows operating system, all path delimiters must be specified by using two consecutive backslashes. For example, ..\\logs\\pdmlog%g.xml.
logFileSize 1,000 - 10,000,000 Specifies an approximate maximum amount to write (in bytes) to any single log file. If this property is zero, no limit exists. The default value is 100,000.
logFileCount 1 - 1,000 Specifies how many output files to cycle through. The default for this property is 30.
logFileLevel all, info, warning, severe Controls what messages are sent to the log file. The default for this property is all.
consoleLevel all, info, warning, severe Controls what messages are sent to the user interface for the operator. The default for this property is info.
consoleBufferSize 0 - 500 Sets the size of the buffer that is used when the user interface is written to. The default for this property is 50.
windowsEventLog true, false For a Windows operating system installation, this property controls whether to log the messages to the Windows system event log. The default for this property is false.
Note: When installed as a Windows operating system service, the messages are logged to the Windows system event log by default. This property is ignored.
windowsLogLevel info, warning, severe If Windows system event logging is enabled, this property controls what messages are sent to the Windows system event log. The default for this property is warning.