Hello,
Is it possible to get the logs from c:\board\dataset\Log (Cloud environment) via i.e. API or some other solution?
This way, we could optimize the recurring analysis done with the log files.
Hi Samir, it is possible to retrieve individual files and then save them to another location, however it requires a few more steps and you'll need to create a BLOB cube to hold the files you retrieve. Basically you 1. create a BLOB cube to hold the log files you want to retrieve, dimensioned by month and log type say, 2. you export a layout to file in which you generate the file names you want to retrieve - using an algorithm you can build up the string to specify the exact path and file name for the log you want to retrieve, 3. you create an ASCII data reader which reads the extracted file and uses it to load the requested log files into the BLOB cube. Then 4. you can either retrieve the log files manually from Board by building a simple screen, or you can extract the BLOB cube to a folder and it will deposit the log files in there, they won't have the original file names so you need to be a bit clever around your folder structure to identify the different files, but it works. I've used this method to create a bespoke version of LMA recently which only reloads the logs for the current and preceding month instead of all log files. Hope that helps.
Hello @Samir Jones
you could build a board application (in the past there was a "Log Management Application") and import logs into that one - and analyze logs directly in Board screens.
Having logs in a board database would also give you the capability to retrieve them through API.
maybe you can discuss this topic with some of our CSM or Partner Success.
by the way - i confirm that currently there is no "direct access" to the logs.
Hope this helps - Best Regards,
federico
Hi @Federico Cazzalini,
Thank you.
We have been using the LMA, but we don't want to reload all log files each time. As we have understood, the LMA will not available by default for all customers going forward.
We are looking for quicker feedback from the log files while we are developing. The Procedure and dataflow information is very useful.
Since we can't use dynamic paths to the logfiles (i.e. pointing to a specific month), we were thinking about retrieving the log file data in another way, than going to Cloud Admin to download the files.
@Robert Barkaway, thank you very much.
I will try this method.
