Viewing Object History and Logs

The Logging tab on the Admin page displays the global object history and log messages generated by Micetro. The global object history allows you to track changes made to various objects, providing valuable insights into the date, time, user, client, actions taken, and any comments associated with each modification.

Note

This information applies to the Web Application. For information about change history in the Management Console, refer to Object Change History.

Permission:

  • Permission: Access to view history on Micetro

  • Role: Administrators (built-in)

Object History

To view global object history:

  1. On the Admin page, select the Logging tab.

  2. Select Object History in the left sidebar.

  3. Use the search options to filter the results.

Tip

  • When searching for a specific change, you can focus your search results by selecting an Object type from the search filter.

  • To view changes made by a specific user, select the enter that user’s name in the Made by user field.

Undoing Changes

Some changes can be undone, including:

  • Changes to DNS records

  • Custom properties for all objects

To undo changes:

  1. In the Object History, locate the specific change you want to undo.

  2. Use the Row menu to select Undo.

  3. Enter a comment regarding the undo for the action, and then select Save to confirm the undo action.

The selected change will be reverted.

Logs

Select Logs in the left sidebar to view log files and their entries. This enables you to monitor events and issues in your Micetro environment, e.g., synchronization errors, zone errors, etc.

The data grid displays all log entries for the log file selected in the Log file dropdown. By default, the grid displays log entries in chronological order. To view the most recent log entries, select the Tail checkbox, which automatically scrolls you to the most recent log entries.

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You can use the search bar to search a specific log file, log level, and/or string OR use the filters in the left sidebar to filter the logs by log file:

  • Micetro for the Micetro Central logs

  • Startup for the Micetro Startup logs

  • Messages for the Micetro Message logs.

To download a log file, select the Download Selected Log File button in the lower right corner of the screen. The log file will be downloaded to your local machine as a .log file.

Note

Administrator users can configure logging, including the logging level for Micetro Central, in the Logging section of the System Settings.

Log levels

Log levels range from 0–7, with 7 being the most detailed. The default log level (which can be adjusted in the System Settings) is 3.

Log levels include the following:

Log level

Type

Description

0

Error

Critical conditions, which might not be fatal but will affect the flow of the system.

1

Warning

Non-fatal conditions, which are unexpected, can be handled and should not interrupt the system flow.

2

Notice

Informs the user of a specific state of the system, e.g., starting and stopping.

3

Major

Major event in the system, e.g., data changed.

4

Info

Minor event in the system.

5

Verbose

First-level debug information, including log levels 1–4. Only needed when debugging the program.

6

Debug

Detailed debug information.

7

Trace

The most detailed debug information from the system, including prepared SQL statement execution and queries.