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How Client-Side Logging Works

When a Siebel Web Client starts, the client-side environment variables, if specified, are read from the client, and then the server-side parameters are read. The log engine then initializes and generates the retrieved log file data to the C:\SiebelLogs directory as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. How Client-Side Logging Works

Figure 1 illustrates the following flow:

1. When the client starts up, the client-side environment variables are read from the client and the log engine initializes in one of two ways:
   • If no client environment variables are specified, the log engine initializes after reading the server component parameter values.
   • If there are no server component parameter values specified, the log engine initializes directly from the client.

     NOTE:  Client-side settings take precedence over server-side settings.

2. The log file stores the data retrieved in the C:\SiebelLogs directory. However, if a user does not have permission for the C:\SiebelLogs directory, the log file creation fails, and logging is terminated.

Also, consider the following with regard to client-side logging (not shown in Figure 1):

• If the disk is full, logging is terminated, and the log file is not created.
• The minimum log file size is 50 megabytes (MB).

For more information about the following:

• The log file size and specifying the server component parameters, see Configuring Server Component Parameters for Client-Side Logging.
• Specifying user environment variables, see Configuring Client User Environment Variables for Client-Side Logging.