In many cases the Application Server logs details about the processing of some request to so called action logs.
An action log contains structured information that is intended for the human reader. The action log can be sent back to clients as part of the result of a request. An action log consists of action log entries. Table 1 describes the information contained in an action log entry. Figure 1 shows an example of an action log.
Item |
Description |
Entry No |
Sequential number of the entry |
Timestamp |
The timestamp when this entry was created |
Process ID |
Id of the process / thread that wrote this entry. |
Entry text |
The textual information. This textual information is always in English. |
Level |
The action log can form hierarchies of entries. The level describes the hierarchy level of a specific entry. |
Table 1: Information contained within an action log entry
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Figure 1: Example of an action log. This action log was sent to the client as a response to the login.
