How do I collect the processing logs for time rules?

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To troubleshoot issues with time and workforce compliance rules, you may need to analyze the processing logs used to validate and process an employee’s time card. Let’s assume that you want to collect and review the time processing logs of an employee. In this video, I will explain how to view these processing logs by using the Analyze Rule Processing Details task.

To use the Analyze Rule Processing Details task and view the log files, you will need to have the Time and Labor Administrator role. You will also need to configure the ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG profile option. Let’s see how to configure the profile option.

Sign in as an Application Administrator. This sign-in also has the Time and Labor Administrator role. From the Home page, navigate to Setup and Maintenance, Tasks pane, and click Search.

On the Settings and Actions menu, select Setup and Maintenance.

Click the Tasks panel tab.

Click Search.

On the Search page, search for and click the Manage Administrator Profile Values task.

On the Search page, in the Search field, enter Manage Administrator Profile Values.

Click the Manage Administrator Profile Values task.

Once you are on the page, search for the ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG profile option code. In the Search Results section, select ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG_LEVEL. Here, you can enable the rule set and rule logging.

In the profile option code, enter ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG.

Click Search.

In the Site level row, select Finest as the profile value. This will ensure that you get both the rules log and rule set logs.

In the Search Results section, click in the ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG_LEVEL row.

In the Site level row, in the Profile Value list, select Finest.

Next, select ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG_MONTHS_TO_KEEP. This option enables you to set a logging duration and automatically delete old log files. In the Site row, enter 1 as the profile value. This will ensure that your log files are retained for a month. Click Save and Close.

In the Search Results section, click in the ORA_HWM_RULES_LOG_MONTHS_TO_KEEP row.

In the Site level row, Profile Value field, enter 1.

Click Save and Close.

Sign out and sign in so that the newly configured profile values are effective. Navigate to the Team Time Cards page and add a time card for the employee whose time processing logs you want to review.

Sign out and sign in as application administrator again.

From the Home screen, click the My Client Groups app.

Click Time Management.

Click Team Time Cards.

Click the Create icon to create a time card.

In the Person Name field, enter 105PT.

Click Monday of the current week.

Click OK.

In this sample time card, we will enter compensatory time for this employee. Enter the assignment number, work time, and the number of hours for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of the week. Click Next. Once you click Next, all the validation rules are applied to the time card data.

In the Assignment Number field, enter E30258311.

Select the E30258311 value when it appears.

In the Work Time field, enter USREG100.

Select he USREG100 when it appears.

In the Quantity field for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, enter 15:00.

Click Next.

On the Review Time page, check the compensation time row and click Submit.

In the Calculated Time tab, review the Compensatory time row.

Click Submit.

At the Confirmation message, click OK.

On the Team Time Cards page, click the Analyze Run Processing Details task to review the processing logs and diagnose any errors.

Click the Tasks panel tab.

Click the Analyze Run Processing Details task.

Once you are on the Analyze Rule Processing Details page, click Search. The time card you just created appears in the Search Results section. Click the process ID.

Click Search.

Click the Process ID of the time card you created.

Here, you can see the various processing logs for the overtime compensation rule. These logs enable you to analyze the formulas, rules, and rule sets used to validate and process the employee's time card. Click each icon to view the details and diagnose any errors.

Click Rule Set Processing Log or Rule Processing Log to view the processing logs that help you diagnose processing issues.

Click the Rule Set Processing Log icon.

Review the log.

Click Done.

Click Rule Definition to view details of the time repository rule that includes the parameter and output values.

Click the Rule Definition icon.

Review the details.

Click Done.

Click Formula Definition to view details of the formula associated with the rule templates.

Since these are sample log files, we didn't see any errors. But if you find errors, you can correct them using the relevant task. For example, if you find errors when processing a rule template, use the Rule Template task to fix them.

Click the Formula Definition icon.

Review the formulas.

Click Done.

For more information on this topic, you can view the courses on Oracle University or reference the available guides on Oracle Help Center.

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