Activity Logs

DC305 tracks all data entry activity from your computer, PULSE, and mobile devices to keep tabs on the latest animal updates and changes made. You can choose to view the standard activity log, or enable enhanced logging for additional options and more information. Standard activity logs are the default in DC305. The standard activity log displays only the character tag, event time, ID, date, and activity information. The standard activity log does not include any enhanced configuration options. The enhanced activity log presents a cleaner and easier to read display of entries and activities generated by DC305. The enhanced activity log also uses categories for activities that can optionally be used to limit or select which activity log data is displayed.

Both activity logs can be accessed from the Activity tab on the bottom of the DairyComp window. Examples of each activity log are displayed below.

NOTE: Enhanced activity logging is available in DC305 version 22.8.0 and later.

Expand the topics below to learn more:

All standard activity log entries have a single character tag:

  • C: Reports
  • D: Client
  • E or V: Local entry
  • I or S: System messages (such as logon)
  • M: PCC
  • N: iTrans
  • P: PULSE
  • R: Various command summary results (such as a milk import)
  • T: Task, followed by the task command
  • V: Incoming transactions

The time field is displayed as HH:MM. For local data entries, the ID is displayed after the time field.

When enhanced activity logs are enabled, activities and entries are grouped into categories. You can then view activities and entries by category or date, or hide categories from the log.

To enable this feature, enter the SETUP command in the command line and go to the Preferences tab. Toggle on Enhanced Logging.

There are two enhanced logging options, one to enable and another to disable, as needed.

As the logs are converted, the following window displays.

NOTE: Enabling logs typically takes less than one or two minutes. However, it may take up to 15 minutes for large herds where multiple activities need to be processed.

Click the Configure button to open the Configure Enhanced Logs window. These options allow you to control the activities that are displayed in the logs.

A common configuration option is to select the Categories to list. For example, client refreshes can clutter up the logs so you may not want them displayed. It is also useful, especially for diagnosing an issue, to list just one category. As an example, if you wanted to see if tasks are running properly, you could select Tasks only. In another example, you can review the status and timing of milk loads by only selecting Integrations. The Configure Enhanced Logs window also allows a date range to be selected, along with the number of days to display in the log page.

NOTE: Depending on the size of the herd, setting the date range to more than 7 days to display may slow overall performance.

Use the Show PCC/Client Device Address option to display the device address in the activity log.

All logging still occurs as these filter settings only affect what is displayed. When selections are limited, the “Log Listing contains filtered types” message, indicating that not all activities are displayed.

The following are the default activity log columns:

Column

Meaning

Source

Point of entry, such as a client, PCC, or PULSE. Future enhancements include additional details to the Source field.

Date

Date and time of entry.

Category

Each entry is assigned a category, which allows limiting the display to include or exclude categories.

Cow ID

ID or Barn name for entries, you can select a specific animal in the "Cow ID" entry field.

Event Date

Date of event, if applicable.

Description

This field can vary between the command/report used, description, or a task that ran.

All log entries are assigned a category which can be used for selection. The current default categories include:

Column

Meaning

Alter

Changes made in ALTER to items, commands, etc.

Connect

Uploads, downloads, and backups.

DHI

SEND and RECEIVE items for test day actions.

Enter

Event and items entries.

Integration

Milk loads and sends, activity imports, genomic imports, etc.

Refresh

Refreshes from clients, PULSE clients, and PCC.

Report

LIST, SHOW, BREDSUM, and other Reports.

System

LOGON, program starts and exits, and various system level messages.

Task

Tasks run from the Task Scheduler.

Utility

CHKFILE FILEIN, and other utility commands.

Other

These are unable to categorize and could occasionally occur in the initial creation of the activity log. Overtime there will be fewer of these.

There are two edit boxes available for searching the logs. Use the Cow ID field to search activity logs for a specific animal, or use the Full Search field to find all other text or numeric data.

Click the X in the search box to clear the search and display the default logs.

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