Viewing Event Logs

View event logs on the Events Log page by selecting PeopleTools, Search Framework, Search Admin Activity Guide, Testing and Utilities, Events Log.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Event Logs page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Event Logs page

Field or Control

Description

Event Name

Select the name of the event by which to filter the logs.

Event Severity

Narrow the event display focus by selecting one of these severity levels:

  • All: Displays all types of event logs (Error, Message, Warning).

  • Error: Displays only error messages.

  • Message: Displays the typical status messages the system records after each event.

  • Warning: Displays only warning messages.

View Events

Click to display the events meeting your criteria in the Events grid based on Time Period settings. For example, after selecting a time period, click View Events to display only the logs that fall within that period.

Purge Logs

After selecting a time period, click Purge Logs to remove from the system the logs from that time period. Click View Events to refresh the events list.

This can help to keep the stored log information at a manageable size.

Time Period

Specify the specific time period for which you seek event log information.