Log

The Log window has four columns that display by default:

  • Time: Displays the date and time of the event.
  • Severity: Displays the severity of the event. The categories are: Error, Warning, Info, and Debug with corresponding icons to distinguish each category. The categories are explained below.
    • Error: An event that describes a significant problem. For example, an Error event is logged if a service fails to load during startup.
    • Alert: An event that is not necessarily significant, but may indicate the possible occurrence of a future problem. For example, a warning message is logged when disk space starts to run low.
    • Information: An event that describes the successful operation of a task, such as an application, driver, or service. For example, an information event is logged when your application takes successful ownership of the ports.
    • Debug: An event that helps the developer with related information for debugging a problem.
  • Category: Displays the category of the event based on the source of the event.
  • Message: Displays additional information about the event.

Besides the four columns mentioned above, there are two additional columns that display in the Column Chooser dialog. They are:

  • Action: Displays the action that the user has taken in the case of any event. Examples are: AddTraceEvent, AddActiveEvent, UpdatedActiveEvent, and RemovedActiveEvent.
  • Source: This is the source of the event. The source can be the name of another program, the chassis details, and so on.