Log entry types (Client context)
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The following table lists the available log entry types in the client context.
| Log entry type | Executable | Description |
|---|---|---|
4GLMessages
|
ABL (GUI and character mode); the application server does not require this log entry type for ABL messages to be written to the log file | Turns on logging of ABL messages. OpenEdge writes all
ABL VIEW-AS ALERT-BOX messages to the log file,
together with the ABL stack, when you turn on Debug Alert, using either the Debug
Alert (-debugalert) startup parameter or the DEBUG-ALERT attribute on the SESSION system handle.Logs information at level 2 (Basic) and higher. For log entry details, see ABL message logging. |
4GLTrace
|
ABL clients and application server agent(s) | Turns on logging for the execution of internal
procedures, user-defined functions, persistent user-interface triggers, named events,
and class events (generated by the RUN, FUNCTION, PUBLISH, and
SUBSCRIBE statements, and (for class events) by the
Publish( ), Subscribe( ), and Unsubscribe( ) event
methods, respectively). It also logs the instantiation and use of classes, including
execution of constructors (invoked by the NEW phrase
and also by the SUPER and THIS-OBJECT statements), the execution of methods defined within classes
(including those invoked using the SUPER system reference), the execution of property
accessor methods (invoked by accessing a property of a class), and the execution of
destructors (invoked by executing the DELETE OBJECT
statement).Logs information at level 2 (Basic) and higher. For log entry details, see ABL trace logging. |
4GLTrans
|
ABL clients | Turns on logging for the processing of transactions
and subtransactions in ABL procedures. Logs information at level 2 (Basic) and higher. For log entry details, see ABL transaction logging. |
ASDefault
|
Application server agent(s) | Combines the ASPlumbing and DB.Connects log entry types. It is the default value for application server
agent(s).Logs information at level 2 (Basic), 3 (Verbose), and 4 (Extended). |
ASPlumbing
|
Application server agent(s) | Turns on logging for different actions, depending on
the logging level specified. Logs information at level 2 (Basic), 3 (Verbose), and 4 (Extended). |
DB.Connects
|
ABL clients and application server agent(s) | Turns on logging of database connections (connects
and disconnects). The log messages include database name and user ID number. Logs information at level 2 (Basic) and higher. For log entry details, see Database connection logging. |
DS.Cursor
|
DataServer clients | Turns on logging for cursor identification from the
OpenEdge client and shows various attributes tagged to the cursor selection. Logs information at level 2 (Basic) and 3 (Verbose). For log entry details, see DataServer client context logging. |
DS.Performance
|
DataServer clients | Turns on logging for the client-side performance
details. Logs information at level 2 (Basic), 3 (Verbose), and 4 (Extended). For log entry details, see DataServer client context logging. |
DS.QryInfo
|
DataServer clients | Turns on logging for query preparation from the
OpenEdge client and shows various attributes tagged to server query execution. Logs information at level 2 (Basic) and 3 (Verbose). For log entry details, see DataServer client context logging. |
DynObjects.*
|
ABL clients, application server agent(s) | Turns on logging of dynamic object creation and
deletion. Logs information at level 2 (Basic) and 3 (Verbose). For log entry details, see Dynamic object logging. |
FileID
|
ABL clients and application server agent(s) | Turns on logging of file access operations (opening
and closing files), and any file access error messages that might occur. Logs information at level 2 (Basic) and higher. For log entry details, see File access logging. |
IgnoredOps
|
ABL clients | Turns on logging of operations that the AVM ignores
because the ABL windows to which they apply are embedded in .NET forms. For
information about operations that the AVM ignores when they occur in the context of an
embedded window, see EmbeddedWindow property in the ABL
Reference. Logs information at level 2 (Basic). For log entry details, see Ignored operation logging. |
MESSAGING
|
ABL clients | Enables logging so that messaging systems can write to an
OpenEdge log file. Logs information at level 1 (Errors) and higher. For log entry details, see Messaging logging. |
ProEvents.Other
|
ABL clients and application server agent(s) | Turns on event logging for different categories of
events. Logs information at level 2 (Basic) and higher For log entry details, see Event logging. |
QryInfo
|
ABL clients and application server agent(s) | Turns on logging of queries (each open query and
FOR EACH block) executed in an application.Logs information at level 2 (Basic) and 3 (Verbose). For log entry details, see Query information logging. |
SAX
|
ABL clients and application server agent(s) | Turns on logging for the SAX parser. Logs information at level 2 (Basic). For log entry details, see SAX parser logging. |
Sec.Rcode |
ABL clients | Turns on logging for the validation of signed archive files
(.apl). Logs information at level 2 (Basic), 3 (Verbose), and 4 (Extended). For log entry details, see Signed archive file logging. |
Sec.TenancyTrace
|
Application server agent(s) | Turns on logging, depending on the logging level
specified, for an application's access to tenant data deployed in an OpenEdge database
multi-tenant environment. Logs information at level 2 (Basic) and 3 (Verbose). For log entry details see Tenancy logging. |
Telemetry
|
ABL runtime | Enables logging for integration of OpenTelemetery with the ABL
application. Logs information at level 2 (Basic) and 3 (Verbose). For log entry details, see Telemetry logging. |
Temp-Tables
|
ABL clients and application server agent(s) | Enables specific logging for temp-tables so that
application developers and technical support can gather more information about the
temp-tables used by an application. Logs information at level 2 (Basic), 3 (Verbose), and 4 (Extended). For log entry details, see Temp-table logging. |
TTStats
|
ABL clients and application server agent(s) | Enables logging of temp-table statistics to the
corresponding server or log files. Logs information and level 2 (Basic) and higher. For more information on TTStats, see Collect temp-table usage statistics. |