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Log Views Overview

The Nodinite Log Views Overview is where administrators manage, filter, and organize every Log View in one list. A Log View decides which logged business transactions a Role may search, see, and act on, so this page is where self-service logging is set up and kept tidy.

  • ✅ Self-service access - Let business users search transactions by Order IDs, Customer Numbers, and other business data
  • ✅ Role-based security - Control exactly what each Role can see, download, and resend
  • ✅ Advanced search - Search Fields extract business data based on Message Types
  • ✅ Centralized management - Manage all Log Views from one list with Tags and filtering
  • ✅ Flexible operations - Duplicate, edit, delete, and restore Log Views (export is disabled in Nodinite 7.0)

Important

Configure Message Types and Search Fields first to let users search by business data. See What is a Log View for the prerequisites.

Get started now: Add or Manage Log View. Business users learn to use a Log View in Working with Log Views.

Understanding Log Views

A Log View is a saved, permission-checked search over the Log Events in your Log Databases. You define what it searches and shows; Roles define who may use it.

graph LR LE["fa:fa-envelope Log Events
in Log Databases"] -->|"filtered by"| LV["fa:fa-hard-drive Log View
Search Fields, Data to Search,
Display result, Group by"] LV -->|"granted to"| R["fa:fa-users Roles"] R -->|"members"| U["fa:fa-user Users and
Windows AD Groups"] U -->|"search, view, resend,
repair, download"| LV LV -->|"every action audited"| LA["fa:fa-user-tag Log Audits"] style LE fill:#3F827B,color:#fff style LV fill:#2678BD,color:#fff style R fill:#9E59BB,color:#fff style U fill:#9E59BB,color:#fff style LA fill:#E47528,color:#fff

Log Events (teal, stored data) are filtered by the Log View (blue, your configuration), granted to Roles and their members (purple, access), and every user action is recorded in the Log Audits (orange).

Key Components

Component Role in a Log View Configure in
Message Types and Search Fields Make business values (Order Id, Customer Number) searchable Search Fields
Search setup, Data to search, Display result, Grouping What the Log View searches, filters, shows, and groups Add or manage Log View
Roles and the Permission Set for Log Views Who may use the Log View, and which actions (view body, resend, repair, download) they get Add or Manage Log View - Roles
Users and Windows AD Groups The people who are members of the Roles Access Management
Time Interval Configuration Caps how far back users may search Customize
Stylesheets and Display Field Configurations Present payloads and columns in a business-friendly way Customize
Log Audits Records what users did in each Log View Tools

Find the Log Views Overview

The Log Views Overview is in the Log Management section of the Administration menu. Here, the Nodinite Administrator manages all Nodinite Log Views.

Administration sidebar with the Log Views item under Log Management
The Log Views link in the Administration sidebar.

Log Views are part of Log Management and a vital feature of Nodinite. Read What is a Log View to understand the basic concepts before proceeding.

The overview has a sortable list of Log Views. Narrow a large list by typing in the filter text box, or filter on Tags.

Log Views list with Filter the result, Filter on Tag, Include deleted, and the built-in Admin view first (7.10)
The list of Nodinite Log Views. The built-in Admin view (crown icon) comes first; each Log View shows its Tags and Description.

Manage Log Views

The available functionalities for managing Log Views are:

Add new Log View

To create a new Log View, click the Add Log View button to open the Add or manage Log View configuration page. Use the Add or Manage Log View - General tab to set name, description, and Role assignments.

Add Log View button on the Log Views Overview
The Add Log View button opens a blank Log View configuration.

Duplicate

To copy an existing Log View, click the Duplicate menu item and follow the instructions on the screen. Duplicating is the fastest way to create a variant for another team with different Roles.

Duplicate menu item in the Log View Actions menu
The Duplicate menu item in the Actions button.

Show Log View

Click the Show menu item to open the Log View in view mode, the same view business users get, to search for historical Log Events. See Working with Log Views for the end-user features.

Show menu item in the Log View Actions menu
Use Show to test a Log View the way its users see it.

Edit Log View

To Edit an existing Log View, click the link in the Name column, or open the Actions menu and click Edit. This opens the Add or Manage Log View - Edit page where you can modify all configuration settings.

Edit menu item in the Log View Actions menu
The Edit menu item opens the Log View configuration.

Delete Log View

To Delete an existing Log View, open the Actions menu and click Delete. The Log View is flagged as deleted, not removed, so you can restore it; see View and Restore Deleted Records.

Delete menu item in the Log View Actions menu
The Delete menu item soft-deletes the Log View.

Restore deleted Log View

To Restore a deleted Log View, first check the Include deleted Log View checkbox; deleted Log Views then appear in the list. Open the Actions menu and click Restore. See Show deleted records.

Restore menu item in the Actions menu of a deleted Log View
The Restore menu item on a deleted Log View.

Copy API URI

The Copy API URI modal shows the URL that the Nodinite Web Client uses to call the Nodinite Web API for this Log View. Copy it to feed the data into your custom Reports or tools; end users can do the same from a search result, see Copy API, Print, and Export to CSV.

Features Powered by Log Views

  • Non-Events Monitoring - Analyzes Log View data to detect missing messages, delayed transactions, and threshold violations.
  • Business Process Modeling (BPM) - Correlates transactions end-to-end across systems using grouped Log Views.
  • Runtime inspection - Opens grouped Log Views as runtime diagrams in Participants mode or Systems mode.
  • Custom Reporting - Uses the API URI to bring Log View data into your BI tools; see Reports.
  • Stylesheets - Transform XML/JSON into user-friendly HTML inside Log Views.

Tags

Use Tags to organize, classify, and filter Log Views. The Filter on Tag box above the list finds Log Views by tag. See What is a Log View - Tags for more about organizing Log Views with tags.

Log Views list filtered by the ERP, Azure, and BizTalk Tags (6.1.0.72)
A list of Log Views filtered by the selected Tags.

Frequently asked questions / Troubleshooting

Use the Administration menu in the Nodinite Web Client to add, edit, duplicate, and delete Log Views.

How do I create a new Log View?

Follow the guide Add or Manage Log View.

A user can't see a Log View

Check that the user is a member of a Role assigned to the Log View, through the user account or a Windows AD Group. See Add or Manage Log View - Roles.

Next Steps

To create powerful self-service Log Views, complete these steps in order:

  1. Message Types - Define business transaction types (Critical prerequisite)
  2. Search Field Expressions - Configure extraction of business data from messages
  3. Add or manage Log View - Create Log Views that use Search Fields for powerful filtering
  4. Add or manage Role - Assign permissions and access rights
  5. Add or manage User - Grant users access to Log Views

Prerequisites for Log Views

  • Message Types (Mandatory) - Define business transaction types to enable Search Field extraction
  • Search Field Expressions - Extract business data (Order IDs, Customer Numbers, etc.) from messages
  • Search Fields - What is a Search Field and how they work

Access Management

For End Users

Advanced Features Powered by Log Views