Using log interaction diagrams

The sequence diagram views provide a number of actions that can be performed to easily view log interactions.

Opening log interactions view

To open a sequence diagram log interaction view, follow these steps:

  1. Select a correlation in the Log Navigator view.
  2. Right-click, then select Open With > Log interactions. The Sequence Diagram log interactions view opens.
  3. To identify an event, hover the cursor over it.
Note: If the log interaction views are opened before the correlation has completed, you will need to refresh the view after the correlation completes.

Opening log thread interactions

To view thread interactions among log records, grouped by threads, follow the procedures listed in Opening log interactions view. In step 2 use Open with  > Log Thread interactions when selecting the view.

Opening diagram overview

For large views where scrolling is required, the overview can be used to navigate to and from different pages within the sequence diagram.
To open the sequence diagram overview, click on the Sequence diagram overview button button at the right-hand corner of the view. The sequence diagram overview is displayed.

Sequence diagram overview image in the right hand corner of the view

Note: This button is only displayed when scrolling is required.

Navigating through log records

For views with multiple pages, there are several methods of navigation available.

Going to target of a correlation

For a correlation target that is on another page, you can quickly jump to the target by following these steps:

  1. Select a correlation (arrow pointing to a dot from a log record).

    the source is a dot indicating that the source is on another page

  2. Right-click. The popup menu opens.. Select Go to target. If there is only a one-to-one correlation, the view window refreshes and shows the target record. If there is more than one target, the Select event dialog box opens.

    Select event dialog box

  3. Select an event from the list. Click OK. The view window refreshes and shows the target event.

Going to source of a correlation

For a correlation source that is on another page, you can quickly jump to the source by following these steps:

  1. Select the correlation (arrow pointing away from a dot towards a log record).

    the source is a dot indicating that the source is on another page

  2. Right-click. The popup menu opens.. Select Go to source. If there is only a one-to-one correlation, the view window refreshes and shows the source record. If there is more than one source, the Select event dialog box opens.
  3. Select an event from the list. Click OK. The view window refreshes and shows the source record.

The page size in the views can be adjusted in the preferences. Please see the section on Customzing page size.

Viewing log interaction diagrams with the same timestamp

Log records within a log file that have the same timestamp are shown as a single node with a collapse icon in the bottom right hand corner. Node with multiple log records..

Viewing properties of log interactions

From the log interactions view, to view the properties sheet of a log record or correlation, follow these steps:

  1. Select a log node or a correlation.
  2. Right-click and select Properties. The properties sheet displays the log record for the selected log node or the correlations for the selected log correlation.

Zooming in and zooming out

To return the view to the default display size (reset zoom factor), to zoom in, or to zoom out, use this set of toolbar controls. reset zoom in and zoom out.

Related concepts
Determining problems in distributed applications using the Log and Trace Analyzer
Log file correlation

Related tasks
Correlating log files
Working with log files

Related reference
Log interactions view
Log thread interactions view
Log view