Log -- Column descriptions

The read-only columns on the Log window show information about events or errors that occurred in the Data Warehouse Center. Double-click the step name (or the empty space in the column) to obtain more details about the log record. The Log Details window opens.

Step name

Step type

Process name

Run ID

Date

Time

Message type

Record number

Server host name

Step name

Shows the name of the step that is processing. If an action is not directly related to step processing, such as logging on to the Data Warehouse Center, this column is empty.

Step type

Shows the step type for the step edition: DB2 programs, DB2 OLAP Server programs, File programs, SQL, Statistical transformers, User-defined programs, and Warehouse transformers.

Process name

Shows the name of the process that contains the step.

Run ID

Shows the step edition number.

Date

Shows the date at which the log record was written to the log.

Time

Shows the time at which the log record was written to the log.

Message type

Shows the log message type, which identifies the event or error that occurred, as follows:

Buildtime Activity

The Data Warehouse Center acted upon an object, such as creating a warehouse source.

Buildtime Error

An error occurred during a definition or desktop activity.

Buildtime Event

An informational event occurred during a definition or desktop activity.

Buildtime Logoff

A user logged off of the Data Warehouse Center.

Buildtime Logon

A user logged on to the Data Warehouse Center.

Buildtime Warning

A warning condition occurred during a definition or desktop activity.

Runtime Command List Begin

The Data Warehouse Center started to process an agent command list.

Runtime Command List End

The Data Warehouse Center completed processing an agent command list.

Runtime Command List Step Begin

The Data Warehouse Center started to process a step of an agent command list.

Runtime Command List Step End

The Data Warehouse Center completed processing a step of an agent command list.

Runtime Error

An error occurred during a run-time activity.

Runtime Event

An informational event occurred during a run-time activity.

Runtime Command Job Begin

The Data Warehouse Center server started processing a job.

Runtime Command Job End

The Data Warehouse Center server completed processing a job

Runtime Command Tree Explode

The Data Warehouse Center constructed the step tree.

Runtime Command Tree Retry

The Data Warehouse Center retried to construct the step tree.

Runtime Warning

A warning condition occurred during a run-time activity.

Record number

Shows the record number of the log record. The record number is a unique identifier that you can use to identify the record to IBM Software Support or other interested parties.

By default, the Log window sorts log records by this number in descending order.

Server host name

Shows the TCP/IP host name of the workstation on which the request was processed.

This information can be useful when multiple instances of the Data Warehouse Center have been installed.