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11 ALPS-LINK USER GUIDE
11.9 LOGGING
11.9 LOGGING
11.9.1 SESSION LOG
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ALPS-Link logs all the transactions done with a device. These logs are stored in disk files so that you can view
them later. All the transactions in a session are stored in one log file. A session is defined as the time between
logging into a device and logging out of a device. Up to 100 logs are stored in a cyclic manner, that is, after the
100th log, the overwriting re-starts from the first.
Each session log is stored in a different file. The log item is displayed in the menu bar before and after you are
logged in to a device. To view the logs from the disk, you need not be logged in to a device. The current ses-
sion log in the log menu is visible only when you are logged into a device. The LOG field in the status bar dis-
plays if the session log is on or off.
11.9.2 TURN OFF
By default, ALPS-Link has the session log on. If you wish to turn the log off, choose the Turn Off item in the
Log menu. You can do this before and after logging in to a device. From the moment you turn the log off,
ALPS-Link will not create any session log for any device until you turn it on.
If you choose Turn Off, a select mark will be displayed with that item in the menu. The LOG field in the Status
bar will be empty. When you wish to turn the log on again, all you need to do is to choose this item again.
11.9.3 CURRENT SESSION LOG
This can be viewed only when you are connected to a device. This log contains all the transactions you have
had with the device till this moment. You can add comments about your operations in the current log. This fea-
ture is only limited to the current log and you can not add comments to any previous logs.
As soon as you log out of a device, ALPS-Link automatically closes the log and stores it in the appropriate file.
You can print the current session log by choosing the print item in the Log menu.
To close the current log, choose the Close item in the Log menu. This will appear in the Log menu when you
are in an active log window.
11.9.4 OPEN SESSION LOG
You can open a previous log for viewing and printing. You need not be logged into a device to invoke this
option. Choose the Open item in the Log menu and a list box with all the available logs will appear.
The display consists of the log name, the date and time of occurrence and the device logged in during that ses-
sion. You can scroll through the window and see the entire list. Select the log you wish to open and choose the
OK button to view it. The session log will be displayed. Choose Cancel to quit the selection.
You can not add comments in any log opened from the list, but you can take a hard copy of the log by choosing
the Print item in the Log menu.
You can view as many logs as you want using the Open option. If you choose the print item when you are
viewing multiple logs, ALPS-Link will print the log that is in the active window.
To close a log, make sure that window is active and choose the Close item in the Log menu.
11.9.5 ARCHIVAL
Reports and Settings can be stored on the secondary storage by you, where as up to 100 log files are stored
by ALPS-Link. It might be necessary to make an archival of some of these files. ALPS-Link supports this
through the Archival option. The same option can be used to retrieve these backups.
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