An administrator can configure how Exago handles logging in order to change or extend functionality.
By default Exago saves a log file called ‘WebReportsLog.txt’ to the application’s Temp path (specified in ‘WebReports.xml’). The logger maintains a lock on the file for the lifespan of the application. The log file cannot be edited or deleted without restarting the application.
There are three configurable verbosity levels for the logger. By default, Exago runs at the Info level.
NOTE. Report execution information includes the following:On execution start: Start time, userId, companyId, full report name, filter summary.
On execution end: End time, runtime, userId, companyId, full report name.
The logger can load its configuration from a file and continually watch the file for changes. A config file can be used to lock or unlock the log file, as well as to customize and extend logging capability.
To create a custom config file, create a file called ‘log4net.config’ in the Config directory of the Exago application. The following shows a sample config file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <log4net> <appender name="RollingFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender"> <file value="C:\Exago\Temp\WebReportsLog.txt" /> <encoding value="utf-8" /> <appendToFile value="true" /> <rollingStyle value="Size" /> <maxSizeRollBackups value="10" /> <maximumFileSize value="1MB" /> <staticLogFileName value="true" /> <lockingModel type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender+ExclusiveLock" /> <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout"> <conversionPattern value="%date %-5level [%property{SessionId}] %message%newline" /> </layout> </appender> <!-- Setup the root category, add the appenders and set the default level --> <root> <level value="INFO" /> <appender-ref ref="RollingFileAppender" /> </root> </log4net>
Exago uses Apache Log4Net to handle custom logging. For more information and extensibility features, see: Apache log4net. See the following examples for some simple modifications:
Changing Logfile Location
<file value="Path\To\Log.txt" />
Specifies the directory and filename for the log file.
Changing Logging Level
<level value="INFO" />
Specifies the Exago logging level: ERROR, INFO, or DEBUG.
Unlocking the Log File
<lockingModel type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender+ExclusiveLock" />
Configures the locking model in use for the log file. To temporarily disable the write lock, you can use: log4net.Appender.FileAppender+MinimalLock
NOTE. This will result in a performance reduction until it is reset.