Action log properties

Each action log entry contains generic information, the category of the action, the action logged, and identifying information (id1 and id2), as well as arguments providing more detail about the action. The identifying information and arguments are the properties described in this reference.

For more information about how these properties are reported in a log entry, see Action log entries. For an example of a typical set of user actions and a sample log written as a result, see Sample action log output.

Property Description Categories that use this property
analysisId A unique identifier for the instance of the analysis.
analysisPath The path to the analysis.
arguments Any arguments passed to the server from the EMS.
category Specifies the category of the preference.
clientType The type of client (for example, Spotfire Analyst).
clientVer The version of the client that is connecting.
dataSourceInformation Connector-specific information about the data source. Typically the location of the database.
dataSourceLibraryId The unique library identifier of the connected data source, if applicable.
dataSourceType The type of external data source.
destLibraryId The destination library unique identifer.
destPath The destination library path.
destination The Spotfire Web Player instance URL.
destinationList A list of service URLs. This list is created in the application, based on the scheduled update.
destinationName The name specifying the destination URL.
displayName The display name for a user (for example, John Smith).
duration The amount of time the operation or operations took (in ms).
email The e-mail address.
excludingFunction This is a subfunction within a license that is not enabled.
externalQuery The external query, as generated by the adapter.
gName The group name.
groupingId Operations related to the same operation can share a common grouping identifier. For some operations, this identifier is the same as the job identifier seen in the other logs.
id The name of the preference.
internalQuery The Spotfire query.
jobTaskId The unique identifier for the job task.
jobid The unique identifier of the job.
libraryId The unique identifier for the library item.
libraryPath The library path.
libraryType The type of library. For example, dxp. query.
licenseName The license name.
message An informational message provided by the rule or the scheduled update.
name The name of the entity.
newName The new name.
numRows The number of rows returned.
oldName The old name.
pageName The name of the page.
params For some operations we do not have the exact functionality, but this information can help identify the action.
path The path.
payLoad An object or a map containing information related to the specific action.
permission The permission.
postSize The size afterwards (in bytes).
preSize The size before (in bytes).
prefType The type of the preference.
processType The type of the scheduled update process, such as load, unload, or stop_loading.
recursive Indicates whether the performed action was recursive.
resourcePool The resource pool used in the specific scheduled update.
ruleName The name of the rule
ruleId The unique identifier of the rule.
scheduleId The unique identifier for the scheduled update.
scheduleName The friendly name of the schedule update entry.
serviceUrl The link to the Spotfire web service. (The web service is the Spotfire Web Player instance on which the scheduled update is running. This can be the same as destination.
seviceStatus That status for the scheduled update service. Can be one of the following.
  • Failed
  • Installing
  • Restart
  • Running
  • Starting
  • Stopped
  • Stopping
  • Unreacheable
sort The type (a user or a group).
taskId The unique identifier of the task.
title The document title.
uName The user name.
unused This property is not used.
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