Clearing the Essbase Server and Application Logs Immediately

The server and application logs use disk space on the server. Occasionally, you may need to clear entries from a log before it grows too large. Clearing the server log removes all entries in the log but does not remove the server log. Clearing the application log removes all the entries in the application log and deletes the application log. Back up each log before you clear it.

You must have Administrator permissions to clear server and application logs.

  To clear a server or application log immediately, use a tool:

Tool

Topic

Location

Administration Services

Deleting Logs

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To clear the Essbase Server log:

alter system clear logfile;

To clear the application log:

alter application appname clear logfile;

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To clear the server log:

DELETELOG "";

To delete the application log:

DELETELOG "appname";

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Note:

To clear a server or application log each time the server or application restarts, see Clearing the Essbase Server and Application Logs Upon Restart. To conserve space by limiting the items logged in the Essbase Server log or application log, see Setting the Type of Essbase Server Messages Logged or Displayed in the Console or Setting the Type of Application Messages Logged.