LOG FILES

Former Member · ‎07-29-2008

Dear Experts,

Can any one gimme the detail about what are the log files(Specific details). Please define the details about repositry

specific and server specific log.

Appropriate answers woul be rewarded.

BR

Deepak

Former Member · ‎07-29-2008

Hi Deepak,

Log files document all the operations that are specific to a server. We can take up an example:

When a web page is requested from within our web browser (explorer, fire fox), the request is made to a web server that fetches the page from either a database or a file system. So, when the server collects this page and all its associated images, flash objects and the like, it records all these tasks in a Log file. This log file includes data on who requested the page?

Same is the case with MDM for e.g. when we take an archive of a repository, a log file is generated by the MDM Server which contains all the information like name of the repository of which archive is taken, version of MDM Server, name of the server, path of the location where it is saved, the time at which the archive is taken.

We can categorize MDM Logs in two categories:

Server Logs: Shows details about all the operations which are performed on the server like system level (startup/ shutdown), major operations (update, create slave), SQL errors (if enabled), performance timers etc. Various logs come under this.

Audit Logs: Logs for logon attempts on the MDM Server.

Assertion Logs: Logs for all errors on the MDM Server.

Server Logs: Logs for all actions on the MDM Server.

Schema Export Log: Give details about exporting of schema like when export was started and when it was finished.

Schema Import Log: Gives details about schema import.

Repository Logs: These show all the activities performed on the repository such as loading, unloading, backing up etc. Following Logs come under this category:

Load Logs: Give details about loading of a repository.

Archive Logs: Provides information like name of the repository of which archive is taken, version of the MDM Server, name of the server, time at which archive is taken etc

Unarchive Log: Similarly when we will Unarchive it, a log file is generated again containing the name of the new repository created, time etc

Workflow Log: Gives details like no of launched/ unlaunched jobs in our workflow, what error has occurred in workflow

Export Log: Gives details about syndication process

For more details, you can refer my article written on MDM Logs.

Link is:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/00e840c2-a534-2b10-e5b6-f966218b...

Hope it will help you.

Regards

Richa

Former Member · ‎07-29-2008

Hi Deepak,

SAP MDM basically supports two types of Logs Details.

One is at repository level and other at server level.

To see the repository specific log details go to Console-> Admin table.

There in you will find reports which will give u various info like date and time of operations performed and the DBMS server name and type etc.

The server level logs are seen at the bottom of the list of repositories in the console.

Apart from the above mentioned it also specifies the specific repositories.

Hope it helps.

Thanks,

Minaz

Former Member · ‎07-29-2008

Hello Deepak,

Log files document all the operations that are specific to a server.There is a one log table in MDM Console specific to the MDM Server activities.The Logs table is an MDM system table.

You can refer the very good link on Various Server Logs:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/00e840c2-a534-2b10-e5b6-f966218b...

you can also refer the link:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdmgds55/helpdata/EN/8e/9f9c427055c66ae10000000a155106/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdmgds55/helpdata/EN/42/e973b5f7f23ee5e10000000a1553f7/content.htm

Hope this will help you.

TNR,

Saurabh...

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