System Event Log

The System Event Log (Application Log) is accessed through the Enterprise Console Reports and Dev Studio Reports. This screen enables you to view system events by event type, by date range, by sorting within a column heading, and by using SQL Queries. Once you have your data, you can also export it to Microsoft Excel. The columns in the log file can be customized via the Database Options feature.

The first object in your your view of the log file by:

  • Change Log - Changes that were made to the system (i.e. when was the system last updated)
  • Event Log - Events - error message on successful or failed events (i.e. open database failed)
  • sServer Status - Event such as when the server was last up or down.
  • User Activity - logins and whether they failed or succeeded

The Execute button runs the SQL Filter. For example, you can use this to

The Database Options sets the error log’s maximum number of rows and allows you to delete items in the table.

The Export to Excel option creates an XLS file at the selected path. Excel does not have to be installed on the system.