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Viewing activity logging data

You can view the activity logging information by running Activity Analysis, which copies the information you specify to the Log Analysis database (LOG4A.NSF or whatever name you specify). Domino® creates the Log Analysis database on your local computer.

About this task

The Log Analysis database includes views for the following activity information:

Table 1. Views in the Log Analysis database
ViewDescription
AgentFor agent activity, shows the user, date, database, agent name, and run time
AllShows the activity type and timestamp of all activity logging records
HTTPFor HTTP activity, shows the target server, user name, date, HTTP request, time of the request, and the length of the content
IMAPFor IMAP activity, shows the organization name, server name, user name, timestamp, bytes sent and received, and the duration
LDAP AddFor LDAP Add activity, shows the organization name, user name, timestamp, name of the added object (entry), number of bytes received, and any error messages
LDAP AllFor all LDAP activity, shows the organization name, type of activity, user name, and the timestamp
LDAP DeleteFor LDAP Delete activity, shows the organization name, user name, timestamp, name of the deleted object (entry), number of entries deleted, and any error messages
LDAP ModifyFor LDAP Modify activity, shows the organization name, user name, timestamp, name of the modified object (entry), number of bytes received, and any error messages
LDAP ModifyDNFor LDAP ModifyDN activity, shows the organization name, user name, timestamp, name of the modified object (entry), the new RDN®, the new superior, and any error messages
LDAP SearchFor LDAP Search activity, shows the organization name, user name, timestamp, base object, filter, bytes sent, and the search time
Mail DepositedFor mail deposited into MAIL.BOX, shows the server name, who the message was from and to, when the message was deposited, the message ID, and the action taken upon the message (depositing the mail into MAIL.BOX)
Mail ProcessedFor messages processed in MAIL.BOX, such as mail transferred to other servers and mail delivered to users, shows the server name, who the message was from and to, when the message was deposited, the message ID, and the action taken upon the message
Notes® DatabaseFor Notes database activity, shows the organization name, server name, user name, database name, timestamp, number of bytes sent and received, number of documents read and written, and the total number of transactions
Notes PassthruFor Notes pass-through activity, shows the date, duration of the connection, and the number of bytes sent and received by the client and by the target server
Notes SessionFor Notes session activity, shows the organization name, server name, user name, timestamp, number of bytes sent and received, number of documents read and written, and the total number of transactions
POP3For POP3 activity, shows the organization name, server name, user name, timestamp, number of messages retrieved by and deleted from the client, number of bytes the client sent to the server and received from the server, and the duration of the session
ReplicaFor replication activity, shows the date, source server and database name, destination server and path, and the number of bytes transferred
SMTP SessionFor SMTP activity, shows the organization name, server name, IP address of the connected client, timestamp, number of messages the client sent, number of recipients to whom the messages were sent, number of bytes the client sent to and received from the server, and the duration of the session

Note: In addition to containing the results of running activity analysis, the Log Analysis database may contain the results of running log analysis, especially if you run log analysis using a version of Domino earlier than Domino 6.

Running activity analysis

Procedure

1. In the Domino Administrator, make the server on which you want to run activity analysis current.

2. Click the Server -> Analysis tab.

3. In the Tools pane, expand Analyze; and then click Activity.

4. Do one of the following to select the types of activity you want to log:

5. Choose the starting and ending dates and times of the activity you want to view.

6. Optional: To write the analysis results to a database other than the Log Analysis database, click Results Database and specify a different database. Then click OK.

7. Select Append to this database to append the results of the analysis to previous results in the database, or select Overwrite this database to create a new database that contains only the results of the current analysis.

8. Click OK to run the analysis and to open the Log Analysis database.

Viewing the data in the Log Analysis database

Procedure

1. If the Log Analysis database is not already open, do the following:

2. In the Task pane, expand Server Activity; and then click the view for the type of activity you want to view.

3. Optional: In the Results pane, double-click the record you want to view.

Related tasks
Configuring activity logging

Related reference
The information in the log file