Enable Diagnostics For Scheduler Jobs

You can enable diagnostics for a scheduler job in the Schedule Report Job page, and download the diagnostic logs from Report Job History.

You must have BI Administrator or BI Data Model Developer privileges to access the Diagnostics tab in the Schedule Report Job page. Perform the following steps to enable diagnostics.

To enable and download diagnostics for a scheduler job:

  1. From the New menu, select Report Job.
  2. Select the report to schedule, and click the Diagnostics tab.
  3. Select and enable the required diagnostics.
    • Select Enable SQL Explain Plan to generate a diagnostic log with Explain plan/SQL monitor report information.
    • Select Enable Data Engine Diagnostic to generate a data processor log.
    • Select Enable Report Processor Diagnostic to generate FO (Formatting Options) and server related log information.
    • Select Enable Consolidated Job Diagnostic to generate the entire log, which includes scheduler log, data processor log, FO and server log details.
  4. Submit the report.
  5. After the report job runs, in the Report Job History page, select your report to view the details.
  6. Under Output & Delivery, click Diagnostic Log to download the job diagnostic log and view the details.
    Use the Manage Job Diagnostics Log page to purge the old job diagnostic logs.