Filter the activity log (Control Panel)
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Filter the activity log

  1. Click Administration > System Activity Log.

  2. Click to expand the activity log Filters. 

  3. Edit the filters to define your search.
    • User: The user who generated the activity.
    • Description: A brief description of the activity. Enter search terms that are either wholly included in the Description field, or which begin words in the Description field. The filter for Description is case-insensitive.

      If specified, only entries containing words with all of the entered prefixes in the description are returned. For example, filtering by "inst error" will find "Instrument error" and "Error during installation," but will not find "Error during uninstallation" and will not find "Installation successful."

    • Level: The type of activity. Available options include:
      • All
      • Info: Used by instruments for informational messages, such as runs starting and completing
      • Normal: Used for system activities, such as starting Acquisition or Data Analysis
      • Warning: Used by instruments for recoverable errors where the sequence can continue, such as a missing vial
      • Error: Used by instruments when the current injection run or sequence is aborted, such as when a lamp fails, a leak is detected, or an instrument controller disk is full
    • Application: The Application or component that generated the entry. For example, an entry generated by a user logged into Control Panel will be assigned a Control Panel application.
    • Event Category: The event that generated an activity. Available options include:

      • Instrument: Entries originating from hardware or driver

      • Configuration: Entries resulting from updating the system, instrument, or application configuration settings

      • Security: Entries resulting from administrative activities, such as adding new users or modifying permissions, roles, or privileges

      • Access: Entries recording user log on or off and failed login attempts

      • General: Entries recorded as part of the normal system and application operation

    • From: The start date in a date range, formatted as YYYY-MM-DD. Click the drop-down arrow to select a date from a calendar.
    • To: The end date in a date range, formatted as YYYY-MM-DD. Click the drop-down arrow to select a date from a calendar.
  4. Click Search.