Configuring the Log Viewer in Visual Studio .NET

Printing QR-Code in Visual Studio .NET Configuring the Log Viewer

Superusers have the extra capability to change which events are recorded by the Log Viewer A default set of events captures the most commonly used events and you should probably leave these as they are You can add extra events to the list by selecting Edit Log Configurations from the module menu This takes you the list of current events that are being recorded; if the word True appears in the Active column, they are being recorded now If you click

the Edit link you can also see for which Web sites the events are being recorded and if the events are being recorded in the standard event log or a specific event log file You may want to use a different event log file if you need to keep a specific event s log in a separate file This can be useful for your technical support team if they are having trouble diagnosing a problem

Figure 10-10: The Log Viewer Send Exceptions window makes it easy for you to get technical help with your site

To add a new event to be recorded, select Add Log Configuration from the module menu The edit page for adding and editing log configurations is shown in Figure 10-11 To get to this screen, click the Edit Log Configurations to show the list of current events and then either click the pencil next to any of the current items or click Add Log Configurations from the module menu

Figure 10-11: In the Log Viewer Edit Log Settings window, you can add, edit, and remove log configurations

To add the new event, follow these steps: 1 Select the Logging Enabled check box You can turn this on and off to decide which events are recorded 2 Select from the Log Type drop-down list which event you want to record You can record 47 different events in DotNetNuke! 3 Select which Web site you want to record for in the Portal drop-down list If you select All, every time that event occurs, it will be recorded 4 From the Keep Most Recent drop-down list, select how many records of this type of event you want to keep After that limit is reached, the oldest events will be deleted and the new ones recorded This stops the Log Viewer from getting too big 5 If you want to keep your Log Viewer records for this log type in a separate file, specify the filename here Log Viewer records its events in XML format, so the file you specify must be an XML file DotNetNuke automates as much of the management of your Web site as possible To make your life even easier and to make sure that you don t miss out on important event notifications, you can set up your event to e-mail you or your technical support team when it occurs You can see this at the bottom of the screen for editing an Event Log Setting To do this, follow these steps: 1 Select the E-mail Event Notification Enabled check box This activates the e-mail sending feature for your event 2 In the Occurrence Threshold drop-down lists, enter when you want to be notified For example, if you want to be notified when the Login Failed event has occurred 25 times in 1 minute, which could indicate an attack, select 25 Occurrences and 1 Minutes from the drop-down lists 3 In the Mail From Address field, enter the address you want the person who receives the e-mail to reply to 4 In the Mail To Address field, enter the address of the person who should receive the e-mail This will often be you or the technical support team, depending on the type of event 5 Click Update