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Event Log

Event Log

AVAILABLE TO: Administrators only

In the Pulse dashboard, the Administration > Settings menu command is available to members of the Administrators group. This gives administrators the ability to access the Log feature when you want to view and research events in the Pulse log.

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The Pulse log shows the following events and information:

Field

Description

EventType

The type of event. For example, critical, error, or warning.

CreatedUTC

The date and time steps the event occurred.

MachineName

They Pulse web server name.

Url

Click to open a URL with more information.

ProcessName

Shows the name of the process.

ExceptionType

Lists events that required special processing.
Closedhow to view the event log
  1. Log in to the Pulse dashboard using an account that is a member of the Administrators group. See Logging In to Pulse.
  2. Select Administration > Settings. The Settings page opens.

  1. In Settings page, click Log. The Pulse event log opens.

  2. From the drop-down list, select one of these filters:

    • Show All Select this item to reveal all logged events.
    • Critical Select this item to reveal a list of critical events that have occurred. Critical errors can lead to system disruption/failure, so it is important to take corrective actions.
    • Error Select this item to reveal a list of events that can potentially lead to system disruption/failures, so it is import to locate errors and determine if preventative or corrective action is needed.
    • Warning Select this item to view a list of events that are not significant, but may indicate of a future issue.
    • Information Select this item to show events that completed successfully.
    • Verbose Select this item to reveal more detailed information about the issue. This is a helpful option to look at should you need to perform troubleshooting.
  3. (Optional) If you want to search the log, enter your search terms in the Query field. Then click Search.
  4. (Optional) If you want to clear the Query field of any search terms, click Reset.