Visual Log Messages

An entry in the visual log contains several useful parts:

• Type is an identifier for the type of event that the entry describes. The entry's type can be used as a filter criteria (explained below).
• Title is a brief description of the event.
• Timestamp indicates when the event happened. The default display mode for this is " ago", but hovering the mouse over the timestamp will reveal the precise date and time of the event.
• Expand/Collapse can be clicked to expand or collapse the log entry. By default, all log entries are collapsed. You can actually click anywhere in the colored title area to expand or collapse the log entry.
• Body a longer-form description of the event. In some cases, it may be the same as the title.
• Identifying Info points out the Project and User associated with the event, if applicable. For example, a login attempt for a Software Risk Manager user would be associated with that user. An analysis failure event would be associated with the Project for which the analysis failed.
• Metadata is unstructured information related to the event. In the example shown above, the IP Address, Login Method, and Reason are all metadata specific to the failed-loginevent type. Other event types can (and typically will) have different metadata fields.
• Actions refer to the bar at the bottom of an expanded event, containing one or more buttons.
  • The Dismiss button will cause the entry to become "dismissed," which will hide the event from view by default when visiting the page later.
  • The Retry button will be available for some error-type events, allowing users to retry whatever process whose failure generated the log entry.

As noted in reference to the Timestamp, the visual log is ordered in reverse-chronological order, so that the newest events will be at the top. As you scroll through the log, you'll eventually encounter a Load More button that will load the next portion of the log. You can keep scrolling and clicking Load More until you reach the end of the log (the earliest event). While you are on the Visual Log page, if new events happen, rather than interrupting your view of the log by immediately appearing and altering the UI, a notification will appear at the top of the page, prompting you to reload the log.