Display an Activity Log

The activity log provides a historical view of the system activities associated with all resources monitored by the region. It records all commands, responses to commands, and messages that occur in your regions. You can display an activity log from the Historical Data : Primary Menu or OCS. By accessing the activity log, you can browse through recent activity to assist you in locating information and analyzing problems.

To display the activity log in the current region

Enter H at the command prompt on the primary menu.
The Historical Data : Primary Menu appears.
Enter L.
The activity log appears with the last logged activities. A message also displays the day, date, and time when the region was last initialized.
Press the F8 (Forward) and F7 (Backward) function keys to scroll through the log for the current day and for previous days.

Note: You can also enter the /LOG shortcut at the command prompt to display the current activity log

If you want to access the log in a linked region, identify the region in the Link Name field on the Historical Data : Primary Menu.

Browse the Activity Log Online

The following aids are available to help you use the activity log:

Forward and backward scroll
Various display formats
Highlighting log records
Log filter to restrict the records displayed
Positioning by date or time, either absolute or relative
Positioning by labels set in the log
Searching forward or backward for text
Selective printing of log records

Note: For detailed information about these aids, see the online help.

Suppress Messages Logged to the Activity Log

You can suppress messages logged to the activity log using EventView rules. This lets you log only those messages generated by file transfer resources.

Note: For more information, see the Administration Guide.

More information:

Suppress CONNECT:Direct Messages Logged to the File Transfer Log