Using Log Viewer Configuration Files

You can create a configuration file for Log Viewer to save your current configuration. The configuration settings are automatically saved in the logviewer_conf.xml file. You can only have one logviewer_conf.xml file at a time.

There are several configuration settings that you can set using the Configuration menu in the Log Viewer.
Option Description
Convert times to UTC Select this if you want to convert the date and time values in Log Viewer to UTC.
Auto size table columns now Select this if you want Log Viewer to automatically size table columns to the longest column entry.
Default Show Message tab Select a message tab to always display. You can select one or all of the following:
  • Show Attribute tab
  • Show Raw tab
  • Show Pretty Printed message tab

See Viewing Log Entries for more information.

Procedure

  1. To create a configuration file using your current settings, from Log Viewer, click Configuration > Save current settings as default.
    The configuration settings are automatically saved to logviewer_conf.xml. If you click Configuration > Save current settings as default again, the logviewer_conf.xml file is updated with the new configuration settings. You can also allow the Log Viewer to automatically create a configuration file for you when you run Log Viewer. See Running Log Viewer for more information.
  2. To use a configuration file, from Log Viewer, click Configuration > Load settings from configuration.
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