Viewing Log Messages

You can view log messages using Oracle Fusion Middleware Control or you can view the log files directly.

To view log messages in Oracle Fusion Middleware Control:

  1. In Oracle Fusion Middleware Control, locate the BI Publisher server. For example:

    Under Application Deployments, right-click bipublisher (11.1.1).

  2. From the menu, click Logs and View Log Messages.
  3. To view a specific log file, click Target Log Files.
  4. From the Log Files page, select a specific log to view messages or download the log file.
  5. Click View Log File to view the messages.

Viewing Messages by Reading the Log File

The log file is located in the directory that is specified in the Log Path in the Edit Log File dialog. Navigate to the directory on the server to view the log file.

The following example shows an ODL format error message:

<msg time="2009-07-30T16:00:03.150-07:00" comp_id="xdo" type="ERROR" level="1" host_id="MyBIPHost" host_addr="122.22.222.22" module="oracle.xdo" tid="11" user="Administrator">
<txt>Variable 'G_dept' is missing...</txt>
</msg>

The table below describes the message attributes displayed in the log file:

Attribute Name Description

time

The date and time when the message was generated. This reflects the local time zone.

comp_id

The ID of the component that originated the message.

type

The type of message. Possible values are: INCIDENT_ERROR, ERROR, WARNING, NOTIFICATION, TRACE, and UNKNOWN. See About Log File Message Categories and Levels for information about the message types.

level

The message level, represented by an integer value that qualifies the message type. Possible values are from 1 (highest severity) through 32 (lowest severity).

host_id

The name of the host where the message originated.

host_addr

The network address of the host where the message originated.

module

The ID of the module that originated the message. If the component is a single module, the component ID is listed for this attribute.

tid

The ID of the thread that generated the message.

user

The name of the user whose execution context generated the message.