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About Running Log File Analyzer Commands

Running the Log File Analyzer (LFA) allows you to search and filter information contained in Siebel application log files. For overall strategy on running the LFA, see Strategy for Analyzing Log Files.

Make sure when running the LFA that you enter commands and parameters correctly. The following information is common to all LFA commands:

• The LFA is case sensitive.
• Enclose any parameters that contain spaces with quotation marks.

The following sections list instructions for running the LFA:

• Creating and Saving LFA Queries. Creating and executing a query is the fundamental task associated with the LFA.
• Filtering LFA Queries. Filtering queries assists the user to isolate diagnostic information of interest.

NOTE:  Move log files to a nonproduction environment before querying them with the LFA. As the LFA parses through potentially large and numerous log files, using the LFA in a production environment may reduce overall system performance.