Entering Logging Information for Formula Statements (Financial Management Users Only)

You can enter logging information for Financial Management formula statements.

  To enter logging information:

  1. In the System View, expand the Financial Management application type, the application, the calculation type, and Formulas. Right–click the formula for which you want to add logging information, and select Open.

  2. In the Component Designer, for each statement, click the Logging Information icon to enter an optional condition statement for the log. The log information is written to the log file only if the condition is met. After you save the logging information, the Comments icon is displayed with horizontal lines to indicate that there is log text.

    Note:

    Select Enable Logging to include the log text in the log file.

  3. Select Use Variable if you want to use a variable. Then select a variable from Variable.

  4. Select Use standard display format if you want the log text to display in a standard format.

  5. In Log Text, enter the condition statement for the log, or click the Add/Edit Condition icon to use the Condition Builder to create a condition statement. See Using the Condition Builder to Create Conditional Statements (Financial Management, Planning, and Essbase Block Storage Application Users Only).

  6. In Log Expression, enter an expression.

  7. Click OK.