The User Log displays a log of actions taken by a user.
To open the User Log, select User Log... from the Web Workspace Tools menu.
The User Log window displays the following fields:
• The User ID field opens with the current user's identification, but the field may be edited to load log entries for a different user; for a different user log, enter their user ID and click Load User Log button ().
• The Begin Time and End Time fields allow you to filter the User Log by time. To load log entries for a specific time period:
• Enter a starting date in the Begin Time field.
• Enter an ending date in the End Time field.
Note: You can enter a beginning date, an ending date, or both.
• Click the Load User Log button (). The list is refreshed to display only entries with a date and time greater than or equal to the Begin Time and less than or equal to the End Time.
• The User Comment field allows you to enter a user comment log entry.
• The User Log Table has the following fields:
• The Date/Time field displays the date/time at which the log entry occurred.
• The Event field displays the Event # associated with the log entry.
• The Text field displays a description of the log entry.
• The Sheet/Doc # field displays the switching sheet or safety document number associated with the log entry.
Menus and Toolbar
File Menu
Menu Option
Description
Toolbar Icon
Export Table...
Opens a dialog box to allow you to save the table data to a comma separated value (csv) file.
Print...
Opens the print dialog box to allow you to print the current list.
Exit
Closes the window.
Actions Menu
Menu Option
Description
Toolbar Icon
Load User Log
Loads the User Log for the for the current filter parameters (User ID, Begin Time, and End Time).
Clear
Clears the user log.
View...
Displays the device associated with the log entry in the Viewer.
Event Log...
Displays the Event Log for a selected user log entry associated with an event.
Event Details...
Displays the Event Details window for the event associated with the selected log entry. This option is also available from the context menu.
Switching...
Displays the switching sheet or safety document associated with the selected log entry. Enabled only when the log entry is associated with a switching sheet or safety document. This option is also available from the context menu.
Help Menu
Menu Option
Description
Toolbar Icon
User Log Help
Opens the online help system to the User Log help content.
Adding Entries to the User Log
Comments may be entered for the current time or for the time associated with a selected log entry. When you begin to add text to the User Comment field, the button to add the entry will be sensitized; there are two types of buttons based on whether a row is selected in the User Log table () or not ().
Adding New User Log Entries
To enter a new note to the User Log:
1. Enter the note text in the field and click the Add button () to submit the entry.
Note: The User Log does not automatically refresh on other user environments, so the new comment will not appear in the table for other users until the user log is reloaded by clicking the Load User Log button ().
Adding an Associated User Log Entry
To enter a note associated to an existing User Log entry:
1. Select a User Log entry row to associate to a new note.
2. Enter the note text in the field and click the add to selected entry button () to submit the entry.
Note: The User Log does not automatically refresh on other user environments, so the new comment will not appear in the table for other users until the user log is reloaded by clicking the Load User Log button ().
Changing Entry Type Before Submitting User Log Entry
When you begin to add text to the User Comment field and the add button becomes sensitized, you may select or deselect a row to change the entry type.
For example, you want to enter a new note, but realize that the add associated comment button () is sensitized, press Control and click the selected row to deselect it; the button will change to the add new entry button ().