Querying log files produced by a Siebel application is a useful diagnostic task to resolve problems that occur during any stage of operation. The Log File Analyzer (LFA) is a command-line utility that assists with this analysis.

This chapter includes the following topics:

• About the Log File Analyzer
• Strategy for Analyzing Log Files
• Process for Analyzing Log Files with LFA
• Configuring the Log File Analyzer
• Launching the Log File Analyzer
• About Running Log File Analyzer Commands
• Creating and Saving Log File Analyzer Queries
• Filtering Log File Analyzer Queries
• Saving Log File Analyzer Output to Text Files
• Displaying Saved Query Output
• Interrupting Log File Analyzer Queries
• Listing Query Command Key Words
• Listing Log Event Fields Display Status
• Showing Log Event Fields in Log File Analyzer Results
• Hiding Log Event Fields in Log File Analyzer Results
• Deleting Log File Analyzer Saved Query Results
• Listing Log File Analyzer Queries and Run-time Details
• Listing Log File Information Using Log File Analyzer
• Exiting Log File Analyzer
• About Log File Analyzer Error Messages