RC-E User Manual
Management Client (RC-E Manager)
Navigating Log
If a log contains more than one page of information, you are able to navigate between the log's pages by clicking the
buttons in the bottom right corner of the log pane.
Furthermore, in the lower left corner lets you jump to a specific date and time in the log.
Searching Log
To search a log, use the
Search criteria
box in the top part of the log pane:
1. Specify your search criteria by selecting the required user name, location, etc. from the lists.
Tip:
You can combine selections, or make no selection in certain lists, as required. The more search criteria
you combine, the less search results you will typically get.
2. Click
Refresh
to make the log page reflect your search criteria.
Tip:
To clear your search criteria, and return to viewing all of the log's content, click
Clear
.
Exporting Log
You are able to export logs, and save the exported logs as tab delimited text (.txt) files at a location of your choice.
You are able to target the exported log content by specifying which log, which log elements, and which time range to
include in the export. For example, you are able to specify that only the System Log's error-related log messages from
between January 2nd 2007 08:00:00 and January 4th 2007 07:59:59 should be included in your export.
To export a log, do the following:
1. Expand
the
Management Server Logs
item in the Management Client's Site Navigation pane (see "Panes
Overview" on page 36), and select the required log.
2. If you want to target the exported log's content, select the required criteria in the
Search criteria
section above
the log. For example, you may select that your export should only contain log messages at a particular level,
such as errors or warnings.
Remember to click
Refresh
to make the log page reflect your selected criteria.
3. In the Management Client's menu bar, select
Action
>
Export Log...
This will open the
Export Log
window:
4. In
the
Export Log
window's
Filename
field, specify a name for the exported log file.
By default, exported log files will be saved in your
My Documents
folder. However, you are able to specify a
different location by clicking the browse button
next to the field.
5. Any criteria you have selected in order to target the content of the exported log will be listed in the
Filters
field. The field is non-editable; if you find that you need to change your criteria, close the window, and repeat
steps 2-4.
6. Specify the time period you want the export to cover. You do this by specifying the required boundaries in the
Start date and time
and
End date and time
fields respectively. By clicking the arrow, you are able to select the
required date from a calendar.
To specify an exact time, overwrite the required time elements (hours:minutes:seconds) with the required
values. In this example, the hours element is being overwritten.
Tip:
When you have selected time elements in order to overwrite them, you are also able to use your
keyboard's UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to increase/reduce the numbers in increments of one unit.
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