The Action Log displays log records for triggered and scheduled tasks referred to in WhatsUp Gold as actions. Each log message record contains the following data columns:

  • Date. Date and time for the event message.
  • Action. Specific action type that triggered. This string value corresponds to the name of the action in the Actions Library.
  • Category. Action category (failure, cancel, retry, or blacked out).
  • Device. Device that the action is assigned to.
  • Active Monitor. Active Monitor to which the action is assigned.
  • Passive Monitor. Passive Monitor to which the action is assigned.
  • Trigger State. State that caused the action to fire. The trigger state is determined when the Action is configured on the device.
  • Details. Log message string.
Note: At the bottom of the report, the record summary displays the total number of rows matching your filter criteria.
Note: When Only execute first action (for each state) option is selected, logging is skipped for all but the first state change. For these cases, a skipped due to priority message will be recorded in the log.

Fetch and filter log data

Choose time constraints. Choose specific windows for log data, reduce by date range, or choose Last Polled for the latest.

Filter and reduce by row and by column. Select rows based on specific column values, remove columns, and remove noise and chaff from the table.

Export report data

Report data can be exported from WhatsUp Gold, reused, and distributed in multiple formats. Select Expand () from the Dashboard Options () menu. After the report has been expanded, select the Export Data icon to access the following options:

  • HTML. Generate and download a .htm file presenting your report data as it appears in the WhatsUp Gold user interface.
  • Excel. Generate and download a .xml spreadsheet containing your report data.
  • CSV. Generate and download a .csv file containing your report data.
  • Text. Generate and download a .txt file containing your report data.
  • Schedule Export. Set a recurring date and time, format, and email destination for report data export.

Current report data file format options are only applicable to export schedules created using WhatsUp Gold version 2021 and later. Any report data export schedule created using an earlier version of WhatsUp Gold will still result in a .PDF output until that schedule is removed from, then recreated in the Scheduled Reports Library using the latest version of WhatsUp Gold.