The Options Dialog: Miscellaneous Tab

The Miscellaneous tab of the Options dialog contains the settings that control the logging of error and other operational messages.

These messages can be stored in a log file which is used by system administrators and technical support to help diagnose software problems.

Select Enable logging to automatically create a log file containing various operational messages about the Add-In.

By default, this setting is set to Warning.

If you have selected Enable logging, complete the following related settings:

Log level – select the type of messages to be logged:
- Debug – log all events using full details; use only if requested by support
- Trace – log most events using full details
- Info – log all regular application events
- Warning – log all potential issues; this is the default setting
- Error – log errors; errors are generally more serious than warnings
Log file location – click Browse to select where you want to store the Add-In log file; by default the log files are stored in the Logs folder within your Add-In installation folder

A log file will be created in this location each time you open the Add-In. The log filename is in the following format:

DocumakerAddIn.YYYYMMDD.HHMMSS.NNNN.log

where NNNN is a Word process ID, or PID.

Number of days to keep log files – the minimum number of days after which log files will automatically be deleted; the default is 1

Please note:

The Add-In will only check if log files should be deleted when Word is opened or reopened.
If you change the Log file location, the Add-In will not delete any remaining log files in this older location. If you no longer need these files, manually delete them instead.