Server diagnostic messaging

The Server diagnostics messaging system runs on the server while the project is running, and performs three main activities:

• Generates diagnostic messages for the running project. This includes messages reported by items as well as non-item specific messages, such as general project and system messages.

• Logs generated diagnostic messages to the Windows Event service Application log on the computer that hosts Server.

• Selectively reports a level of diagnostic messages to each currently connected Studio client. Only those messages with a severity level that matches the current setting of the TraceLevel filter for that instance of Studio are sent and display in the Server Messages window of that Studio client. This means that an individual instance of Studio can subscribe to a different level of server diagnostic messages than other instances of Studio. For more information, see Understand message severity levels.

Server Messages tab

The Server Messages tab at the bottom of the screen displays messages from the Server. These messages also appear in the Windows Event Log.

Change the severity filter

Click the drop-down menu next to Trace Level. Only items with a corresponding or higher Trace Level.

See messages for successful login

On the System Configuration root item, enable the SuccessfulLoginTraceLevel property. Specify the trace level.

When this property is enabled, AVEVA™ Production Management publishes successful user login details to the Server Messages tab and to the Windows Event Log when the severity of the trace level filter is equal to the trace level.

Related topics

• About the System configuration folder

• Monitoring the Server

• Output diagnostic messaging