Cobra 8.3 Help System

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
  • Phrase:Returns all topics that contain the exact phrase in the search criteria. Use quotation marks around the phrase.
    Ex."system administration"
  • And:Returns all topics that contain all the words in the search criteria, in any combination. Insert a plus sign between all words in the search criteria.
    Ex.system + administration
  • Or:Returns all topics with any combination of words in the search criteria. This is the default.
    Ex.system administration
For more information:Searching Online Help

Process Log Viewer

Use this dialog box to view log files generated by batch processes.

Log files are created as you run the batch process, and provide information about the processes that have been performed. You can also use the Process Log Viewer to review logs.

The Process Log Viewer allows you to view the process log records. The log viewer displays the errors or warnings generated during the process on a separate window.

Note: You cannot edit the information in any of the log files, but you can copy text from a log file and paste it on another Windows application.

The process log file is divided into the following sections:

  • Header
  • Process Records
  • Footer
    Note: Data is stored as an XML string.

Contents

Field Description
Header section

The header section displays the following information:

  • Process Name — Name of the process run
  • User — Name of the user who ran the process
  • Start Time — Date and time when the process started
  • Project — Name of the project

    Example:

    Process Name: Recalc

    User: John Doe

    Start Time: 01/10/2007 23:15:25PM

    Project: DEMO

Criteria Section

This section varies and is defined by the criteria selection of the process.

Process Section

This section varies and is defined by the process.

Example:

Recalc Planned items

Footer Section

This section displays the following information:

  • Finish time — Date and time when the process finished
  • Error — Count of the errors encountered while running the process.
  • Warning — Count of the warnings generated for the process run.

    Example:

    Finish time: 01/10/2007 23:15:25PM

    Error(s): 0

    Warning(s): 1

Save to File

Click this button to save the contents of the viewer to your computer. The file is saved in .txt format.

Show Errors

This button is enabled if errors occurred while running the process. Click this button to view the errors.

Show Warnings

This button is enabled if there are warnings for the process run. Click this button to view the warning messages.