Logs and tracing

User interactions or errors are logged in the following places:

After a user logs in, the trace for the current session is available locally to the user. The user opens the trace by clicking the Trace link in the header of the FTM Operations and Administration Console (OAC).
The JVM logs are available from the WebSphere® Application Server administration console for all enterprise applications. Namely, in the SystemOut.log.
After a user logs in, all user interface user interactions are recorded in the UI_AUDIT_LOG database table until the user logs out. This table can be purged periodically as needed. For more information about this table, see UI_AUDIT_LOG table.

User interface user interaction trace information

The following information is logged in the user interaction trace entries.

Username

The user who interacted with the user interface.

IP address

The IP address as provided by the network to which the user's computer is connected.

Session ID

Current session ID of the user. This ID is set by the browser when the user logs in.

Start time

Time that the recorded user interface event started.

End time

Time that the recorded user interface event ended.

Request

The request that was sent to the browser. This request is a URL with parameters.

Action

The name of the action and parameters that were used internally by the FTM Operations and Administration Console (OAC). The following table shows a list of possible actions and their meaning.

Table 1. OAC actions
Action	Description
`NULL`	No associated action - redirection usually to the error page.
`changeApp`	Change FTM application.
`delete`	Delete (configuration items).
`deleteAllFav`	Delete all the favorites for the current user.
`deleteFav`	Delete the selected favorite for the user.
`goto`	Follow a link or menu item in the OAC.
`refresh`	Refresh.
`renameFav`	Rename a favorite.
`resolve`	Resolve an object or objects in alert state.
`save`	Save a configuration item.
`saveFav`	Save a favorite to the favorites menu of the current user.
`save_cfg_group_prefs`	Save a customization on the search results or search criteria window for the current user.
`save_prefs`	Save the preferences for the user.
`search`	Search.
`signin`	User log in.
`viewDetails`	View details.

Error code

An integer that indicates whether the operation succeeded or failed:

0: Success
-1: FTM OAC error.
-2: Database error.

Error message

Details about the error, if any.