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Events and statistics
  Managing event logs
    Create a new event log
    Modifying event log properties
      Edit description
      Manage system fields
      Manage data fields
      Manage indexes
    Configure event log options
  Managing statistics collection
    Enable or disable statistics collection
    Specify a statistics collection interval
   

Create a new event log

Use the New Event Log dialog box to create a new event log.

To create a new event log

  1. Select the Event Logs folder icon and click New on the toolbar.
  2. In the Event log name box, enter the name of the event log. See Naming conventions for information regarding valid names.

    NOTE The name you enter is a logical name. The Process Engine dynamically determines the physical table and index names, to prevent collisions with existing table and index names.

  3. In the Description box, you can optionally enter a brief description of the event log. You can use the description to document the purpose of the event log, or to list any special notes. The description appears in Process Designer.
  4. Click Create.
  5. Select the icon of the new event log and click Properties on the toolbar. In the Event Log Properties dialog box, you can further define the event log by creating system fields, data fields, and indexes.
  6. Click OK when done.
  7. Click Commit Changes on the toolbar to apply these changes to your isolated region. You can commit the changes immediately, or you can wait until you have finished all your changes.

    NOTE The commit process suspends all other database transactions within the isolated region until it finishes. We strongly recommend that you accumulate all changes and commit them once when you're done, or that you commit changes when the isolated region is relatively inactive. Avoid committing changes after every modification whenever possible.

   

NOTE When creating a new event log, the workflow author, workflow administrator, and application developer typically work together to determine its properties and usage.

Related topics

View or modify event log properties