8.4.3 Procedure for checking task log entries for debug tasks

The following describes how to view the information output to the task log by a debug task. You cannot view the task log for a debug task that is in Waiting status. You can also download the task log to a folder of your choice, under any file name.

You can view the task log for a running debug task from the Service Builder Debug window.

To view the task log for a finished debug task or a debug task that was executed by another user, use the Tasks window.

For details about the information output to the task log, see Task log details in the JP1/Automatic Operation Administration Guide.

To view the task log for a debug task from the Service Builder Debug window:

In the Service Builder Debug window, click the Task Log tab.

The contents of the task log of the debug task you are debugging appear on the Task Log tab.

Figure 8‒21: Task Log tab

You can use the Task Log tab to perform actions such as setting the timing with which the contents of the task log are refreshed, and downloading the task log information to a file. The following describes how to perform these actions.

To download the task log:

Click Download.
To manually update the task log:

Click Update.
To automatically update the task log at regular intervals:

Select the Refresh Automatically check box.

When you select this check box, the task log is automatically updated each time the status of a step or task changes while the debug task is running.

Tip

If you right-click a step icon in the flow area and then select Show Step Log, the task log automatically scrolls up to the location where the result of the step is displayed.
When you retry a debug task or debug a debug task that has already been debugged, the Refresh Automatically check box is selected automatically and the task log is updated.
If the Refresh Automatically check box is selected, regardless of the task status, the task log is refreshed and the scroll box on the Task Log tab scrolls to the bottom of the table.

To view the task log for a debug task from the Tasks window:

In the Tasks window, click the Debug tab.

For details about how to check the task log from the Tasks window, see Viewing detailed task information in the JP1/Automatic Operation Administration Guide.

Important

The task log size specified (in KB) in the property file (config_user.properties) determines the amount of information displayed in the Task Log tab in the Task Details window and Service Builder Debug window. This amount (in KB) of information is taken from the end of the task log data. The dialog boxes do not display the entire contents of the task log.
You can set the maximum log file size for debug tasks (in KB) in the user-specified properties file (config_user.properties). If the maximum file size is exceeded, JP1/AO begins overwriting the oldest information in the task log.