Configuring plug-in logging using the Logging preferences window

Log and Trace Analyzer provides a preferences window to configure the logging level for each of the plug-ins that are configured to log events to the Common Log file and Logging Agent.

To set the level of records reported to the Common Log file and Logging Agent, follow these steps:

  1. Select Window  > Preferences > Logging.
  2. In the General page, select a default logging level for the workbench from the Default logging level list. If you select NONE, no logging occurs.
  3. In the Archived file days field, specify the number of days you want to retain the archived Common Log file. Note: If you specify zero (0) in this field, the archived log file will never be deleted.
  4. To set the level of records reported for each plug-in, select the Loggers tab.
  5. In the Loggers page, for each plug-in, select the logging level. Only messages with the same or higher logging level than the logging level selected will be logged to the CommonBaseEvents.xml file. For example, if you select WARNING, SEVERE messages will be logged but INFO messages will not.
    Note: If you select NONE, no messages are logged.  
  6. Click OK to apply the changes and close the Preferences window.

Note: Logging is turned off by default unless plug-ins explicitly define a logging level in their plugin.xml file. Changing the message level from NONE to any other level will enable logging.

Related tasks
Setting plug-ins logging preferences

Related reference
Logging preferences for Log and Trace Analyzer