Access Activity Logs

About this task

Activity logs are generated when activities are performed in the Historian system.
Examples:
  • When a tag is created, modified, or deleted
  • When a collector instance is created, modified, or deleted
  • When data collection for a tag or a collector begins or ends
  • When an archive is created or will be closed soon
You can access these logs for each tag/collector or for all the tags and collectors in a system. You can filter these logs based on the start and end dates, priority, topics, and the content in the logs. You can also export all the logs or selected ones.

Procedure

  1. Access Configuration Hub.
  2. If you want to access activity logs for all the tags and collectors in a system, in the NAVIGATION section, under the Configuration Hub plugin for Historian, select Activity Logs.
    A list of activity logs appears.
  3. If you want to access the activity logs of a collector instance:
    1. In the NAVIGATION section, under the Configuration Hub plugin for Historian, select Collectors.
      A list of collectors in the system appears.
    2. Right-click the collector whose activity log you want to access (or select ), and then select Browse Activity Log.
      A list of activity logs for the collector appears.
  4. If you want to access the activity logs of a tag:
    1. In the NAVIGATION section, select Historian_<system_name> > Tags.
      A list of tags in the system appears.
    2. Right-click the tag whose activity log you want to access (or select ), and then select Browse Activity Log.
      A list of activity logs for the tag appears.
  5. If you want to filter the list of activity logs:
    1. In the upper-right corner of the main section, select .
    2. Enter values as described in the following table.
      Field Description
      START DATE/TIME Select the start date and time for the activity logs.
      END DATE/TIME Select the end date and time for the activity logs.
      PRIORITY Specify whether you want to see only alerts or messages or both.
      TOPIC Select the topic based on which you want to filter the logs:
      • Configuration: Includes modifying a collector instance or a tag configuration.
      • Connections: Includes system connections and creating a collector interface.
      • General: Includes pausing or resuming data collection.
      • Performance: Includes creating or closing an archive and moving buffer files.
      • ServiceControl: Includes starting or stopping a collector interface.
      This list is not comprehensive.
      ACTIVITY CONTAINS Enter the content of the logs based on which you want to filter them.
    3. Select Apply.
      The logs are filtered based on the criteria.

      If you want to export the logs, select . The logs are exported into a CSV file.