Finding log records in log view

The Find Log Record dialog box allows you to search for log records in the Log view. The search criteria is based on the Common Base Event properties.

  1. To find log records in the Log view, click the Find Picture of the Find toolbar button button in the toolbar. The Find Log Record dialog box opens.
  2. To create a new search filter, click Add. The Add Filter Property dialog box opens.

    Picture of the Add Filter dialog box

  3. Select the Attribute, Operator and type the value for the selected attribute. You can use * to match any set of characters, including an empty string.
  4. To edit a Find filter, click Edit. The Edit Filter Property dialog box opens.
  5. Modify the Attribute, Operator and Value as required. Click OK. The new Find filter is updated in the Find filter table.
  6. To remove a Find filter, click Remove.
  7. To control the order of the Find filters, use the Up and Down buttons.
  8. Select Backward to Find backward (bottom to top) starting from the currently selected log record in the Log view.
  9. Select Forward to Find forward (top to bottom) starting from the currently selected log record in Log view.
  10. Click Find Next to start a Find starting from the currently selected log record in the Log view based on direction selected. If no record is selected in log view, the Find will start from the first record in the Log view.

If a record is found matching the Find criteria, the log view selection moves to either the next or previous occurrence of the Find log record, according to your chosen search direction, and locates the log record according to your selections in the Log view. The Details pane will then refresh with the latest selection made by the Find filter. Repeat this step to find multiple occurrences of the pattern-matching log record in your log files.

Related concepts
Determining problems in distributed applications using the Log and Trace Analyzer

Related tasks
Working with log files
Analyzing a log file
Setting logging preferences
Correlating log files

Related reference
Log view
Common Base Event format specification