Create and configure the Purge Logs job to periodically remove historical information from the log table in the system database. Purge Logs removes data for all applications you have. Running this job frees up space on your database server.
When you configure a Purge Logs job, you specify settings for the Purge Logs production task. Note that you do not need to publish files for a Purge Logs job.
Purge Logs removes data globally (for all applications you have). Once you run a Purge Log job, the data deleted will no longer be available for inclusion on View Log reports.
1. On the Main Console, click the application name, listed under Applications in the table. The Edit Application screen appears.
2. Click Add New Job. eaDirect displays the Create New Job screen.
3. Enter a meaningful name for the Purge Logs job. The job name must start with an alpha character. The rest of the characters can be alphanumeric and can contain underscores, but no spaces.
4. Select job type Purge Logs.
5. Click Configure Job and Continue. eaDirect displays the Purge Logs configuration screen.
6. Specify the configuration parameters for the PurgeLogs task:
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0 |
Purges all information up to midnight of the current date |
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1 |
Purges all information up to midnight of the previous day |
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>1 |
Purges all information up to midnight of the day specified. |
7. When finished, click Submit Changes and Schedule. eaDirect submits the job configuration parameters and displays the Schedule screen. You can schedule the Purge Logs job later.
8. Click Main Console.