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5.7.2 Logging Application

Logging application is a part of system configuration module of the product and is
a dedicated application to manage log settings and configure log files. An
administrator can configure various logging components, set log levels, associate
logging with log files and specify a folder where log files are to be written.

Logging has three main components:

1. Loggers: Loggers are components in the product that prepare log statements

to be written to console or log file. Loggers are named entities or keys, for

Instance Only

Specifies whether this property must be defined at the instance level.
If so, you provide an instance-specific value and the property is not
a global value.

Online Changes Allowed

Specifies whether the System Properties application is used to
change the property's value. For example, the global property
mxe.db.driver does not allow online changes

Live Refresh

Specifies whether the property value can take effect immediately
after saving the value.

Encrypted

Specifies whether the property is stored in an encrypted manner in
the underlying product database. The value is encrypted using the
product's standard encryption functionality. For example, the global
property mxe.int.uddipassword is encrypted.

Security Level

Specifies the level of access to this property by various product
components. Access level may be PUBLIC, SECURE or PRIVATE.

User Defined

Specifies whether the property is created by a user or is provided
with the product.

Nulls Allowed

Specifies whether the property can have null values. You can change
this characteristic only for user-defined properties.

Data Type

Specifies the type of value that can be provided for the property. The
value could be an integer, alphanumeric, or a Yes or No value
(YORN). For example, the global property mxe.allowLocalObjects is
associated with a data type of YORN; by entering a value other than
1 or 0 you will see an error message indicating invalid value.

Domain

Specifies a domain that provides a list of values that the property can
be set to. For example, the global property
mxe.db.transaction_isolation is associated with the 'TRANSISO'
domain. Thus the property's values must match to a corresponding
domain value

Property Characteristic

Description

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