Action Log

Viewing the Action Log

Following are the steps to view an action log

  1. Go Logs > Action log and filter the log based on the following criteria:
    Field Description
    Live/Archive This option filters the transactions based on the database type.
    Live
    This option filters the transactions and provides the logs from the live database. This is the default database.
    Archive
    This option filters the transactions and provides the logs from the archive database. Provide the Start date, Start time, End date and End time to filter the transactions from the archive database.
    Note: The switch between the two database types occurs only after you click Apply.
    Date and time Select a time period from the list or specify a custom date range with a time range in the HH:MM:SS (12-hour clock) format, and click Ok.
    Action type Select one of the following options:
    All
    Select this option to view all the post-processing and scheduled actions.
    Post-Processing action
    Select this option, and select either All actions or Specific action and type the name of a specific post-processing action.
    Scheduled action
    Select this option, and select either All actions or Specific action and type the name of a specific scheduled action.
    Status Select an option to view All, Success, or Failed action executions from the list.
    File name
    • To search for actions that match the specified file name, type either the partial or complete name of the file.
    • To search for a file with the exact name select the Match complete file name option. Match complete file name performs the query faster when you have large volumes of data that can utilize the underlying database optimization.
       
  2. Click Apply for the changes to take effect and click Reset to clear the values. The activity logs that are retrieved appear in the results list.
  3. To view the details of a specific log, click the log ID.
View the following information in the Action details section:
Timestamp
Date and time of the associated activity.
Task type
The action type, post-processing or scheduled action.
Status
Status of the action. The possible values are: successful and unsuccessful.
Message
Actual activity executed during the file transaction.
Details
Full list of the parameters and their values that were applied to the file transaction activity.
File seq no.
The sequence in which the files are processed. All files in an action are assigned a File Seq No. starting from zero when IBM webMethods Managed File Transfer picks them up sequentially for the first task. Even after parallel processing starts, for all subsequent tasks, IBM webMethods Managed File Transfer maintains the initial sequence number on each thread until the action execution is complete.

Rerun a Post-Processing Action

You can trigger a post-processing action when you upload, download or delete a file in IBM webMethods Managed File Transfer. However, post-processing actions can sometimes fail due to situations such as network errors.

Note: Rerun of a post-processing action is allowed only for the action executions within IBM webMethods Managed File Transfer v11.0 and newer. Attempting to rerun a failed event that failed on v10.15.6 and older, results in an error.

Basic Flow

To rerun a failed post-processing action:

  1. Click the Notifications icon. The notifications list provides you with the previous seven days of failed post-processing actions. IBM webMethods Managed File Transfer only supports rerun of the last seven days of failed post-processing actions.notification icon
  2. Click on your failed post-processing action in the notifications list.Post-processing fail
  3. If your action is not listed, go to Logs > Action log, and apply the following filters:
    • Action type: Post-Processing action
    • Status: Failed
    action logCheckbox selection is enabled only if the filters shown are applied. Default action log listing does not provide you with the rerun option.
  4. Select your Post-processing action, and click Re-run. You can select multiple post-processing actions for rerun, when the filter is applied. To know the status of your rerun, click Apply again on the Action log filter, after allowing the action the stipulated amount of time for a rerun.re-run

Next Steps

  • Re-run timestamp provides you with the latest instance of a given post-processing action's re-run. If the rerun succeeds, the post-processing action does not list anymore under the Failed status filter, or under the Notifications list. You need to clear the filters to view a successful rerun.re-run
  • IBM webMethods Managed File Transfer only supports rerun of the last seven days of failed post-processing actions.
  • Rerun of post processing actions is not allowed for successful actions, first-time actions, and after rerun.
  • The event execution starts from the first action. For example, if an action acts on a file that is uploaded, the file needs to be present in the location.
  • Every time you rerun a failed action, a new Re-executing entry is added in the activity log. Click Apply again on the Action log filter, to view the latest status of the activity log.re-executing