Verify the audit log is working

After using
Audit Policy Properties
 to choose what information to log, configure
FactoryTalk Diagnostics
 to store the information in log files. If this step is not completed,
FactoryTalk Diagnostics
 receives the chosen information you chose, but does not capture this information and store it in log files.
After configuring the audit log in
FactoryTalk Diagnostics
, use
FactoryTalk Diagnostics
 Viewer
 to verify that the audit log is generating the messages as intended.
To verify the audit log is working
  1. On each computer where
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
     is installed, from the
    Tools
     menu, select
    FactoryTalk Diagnostics > Setup
    .
  2. In
    Diagnostics Configuration
    , select
    Message Routing
    .
  3. In the
    Message categories
     area, select the items that correspond to the severity options and the audience options to track.
    FactoryTalk
     products categorize messages according to this matrix.
    For example, select the
    Error
     and
    Warning
     items next to
    Engineer
    and
    Developer
     to store all messages categorized as Engineer-Error, Engineer-Warning, Developer-Error, and Developer-Warning in the local log.
  4. Select
    OK
     to close
    Diagnostics Configuration
    .
  5. From the
    Tools
     menu, select
    FactoryTalk Diagnostics > Viewer
    .
  6. In
    FactoryTalk Diagnostics
     Viewer
    , a list of messages appears in the main viewer window. By default, the newest messages are shown at the top. Select a message to view detailed information about it in the lower pane.
  7. Select
    OK
    .
Provide Feedback
Have questions or feedback about this documentation? Please submit your feedback here.
Normal