Security 2016 Viewing log entries
2. Under Size limit, select how the size of the log file is to be managed:
Select Manual purging of log data to disable automatic deletion of log entries. You
can delete the entries manually , as required.
Select Limit log data to to enter a maximum size (in MBs) for the log file. If this is exceeded, the oldest log entries are automatically deleted.
To set the size to be smaller than the current log file size, you will have to first delete log entries.
Select Purge logs older than to enter a time period. Log entries older than this are automatically deleted.
3. Click OK to save your selection and close the “Log Preferences” window.
Viewing log entries
You are able to view log entries for a selected user or Sage HandiSoft program on a specific year, month or day.
Tip: If no events have been logged, event logging may have been disabled. To enable event logging:
From the Options menu, click Write To Log.
To view log entries
1.
On the left side of the “
Event Log Viewer
” window, click the Programs or Users tab to list
your Sage HandiSoft programs or your users.
2.
On the left side of the “Event Log Viewer” window, click the user or Sage HandiSoft program for which you want to view logged events. All the events for that user or program will be listed on the right side of the window.
3. To view the events for specific date, on the left side of the “Event Log Viewer” window, click the sign next to Sage HandiSoft program or user for which you want to view logged events.
4. When the program entry expands, you can click the year to view the entries for that year, or you can click the sign next to the year to specify a month or a day.
Security 2016 will display the log entries for the selected user or program, year, month or day in the right pane of the “Event Log Viewer” window.
Figure 34: The "Event Log Viewer" window
The “Event Log Viewer” displays the following event information:
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