1.1. Open a Project Status Log

About this task

CIMPLICITY provides several methods to open a project Status Log.

  • Workbench
  • Start menu

Workbench

Procedure

  1. (Optional) Select Project>Status Log in the Workbench left-pane.
  2. (Optional) Select cor_recstat.clg in the Workbench right-pane.
  3. Do one of the following.
    A Click Tools>Status Log ??on the Workbench menu bar.
    B Click the Status Log button on the Workbench toolbar.
    D In the Workbench right-pane:
    Either Or
    Double-click COR_RECSTAT.cl2.
    1. Right-click COR_RECSTAT.CL2.
    2. Select Open on the Popup menu.
    Note: If the project has been upgraded from a version lower than CIMPLICITY v8.2 COR_RECSTAT.CLG will also be listed in the Workbench right-pane.
    E Press Ctrl+L on the keyboard.

    Result: The Project status log displays in the Status Log viewer.

    Note: The cor_recstat.cl2 file will open automatically when the Status Log button or Tools>Status Log menu is used.

    An additional option to open the COR_RECSTAT.clg log file is as follows.

  4. Right-click COR_RECSTAT.CL2.
  5. Select Open on the Popup menu.
  6. Do either of the following.
    • Select Log>Select Log on the CIMPLICITY Log Viewer menu bar.
    • Click the Open File button on the CIMPLICITY Log Viewer toolbar.

    The Find CIMPLICITY Log browser opens.

  7. Select the project's Log folder.
  8. Change the .cl2 to .clg extension in the File Name field.
  9. Click Open.

    Result: The project's COR_RECSTAT.clg file will open in the CIMPLICITY Log Viewer.

    Start Menu

  10. Click Start on the Windows Task bar.
  11. Select (All) Programs>Proficy HMI SCADA - CIMPLICITY version>

    Result:

    • If the System Log was the last log opened.

    The System Log opens.

  12. Click Log>Select Log on the Status Log window menu bar.
  13. Select COR_RECSTAT.cl2 in the ...\<project name>\Log directory.

    The selected status log opens in the Status Log window.

    Tip: Change the .cl2 to .clg in the Find CIMPLICITY Log browser>File Name field ??you want to open the COR_RECSTAT.clg file.

    • If a project status log was the last log opened.

    The last used status log opens.

    Either review the open log or select another.