Logging of application messages

• US 20070299849A1
• Filed: 06/23/2006
• Published: 12/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Egetoft, Karsten
• Granted Patent: US 9,098,613 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3476 Data logging G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/80 Database-specific techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/835 Timestamp
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/865 Monitoring of software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/87 Monitoring of transactions

Abstract

The processing application includes numerous jobs for performing processing operations on computing objects. Whereas previous systems log job information on a per job basis, the apparatus and method includes generating application messages. These application messages are generated based on events in the operation of the application and the messages include predefined event information. The application messages are processing and filtered by a central logging device, which may be in response to customization properties. From this central logging device the filtered messages are centrally stored in an application log database, thereby providing a central depository and formatting of previously incongruent job-specific logging data.

Claims

1. An apparatus for logging application messages comprising:

a computing object associated with a particular computing operation;

a processing device performing a plurality of processing jobs using the computing object in a processing sequence of an application such the jobs generate application messages relating to the operations performed using the computing object in the processing job;

a central logging device operative to receive and filter the application messages from the processing device; and

an application log database operative to receive at least a portion of the application messages from the processing device and store the received messages therein.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the application includes a plurality of processing steps such that each job performs at least one of the processing steps such that the application message relates to the at least one processing step.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a job control application operative to generate the application messages for the different processing jobs and the central logging device job control operative to identify the application messages to be stored in the application log database based on customized data.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a customizing device coupled to the central logging device operative to provide filtering parameters that define the filtering operations for the storage of selected application messages in the application log database.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the central logging device is operative to store the application messages in an application memory during application run time and then store at least a portion of the application messages during a commit time.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the application is a banking application and the processing jobs are directed to processing of financial transactions to the computing object in the banking application.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the logging of application messages in the application log database in a process oriented manner.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the logging of application messages in the application log database is in an object orientated manner.

9. A method for logging application messages comprising:

performing a plurality of processing jobs on a computing object in a processing sequence of an application such the jobs generate application messages relating to the operations performed using the computing object in the processing job;

receiving the application messages from the jobs in a central logging device; and

storing at least a portion of the application messages in an application log database based on a filtering operation in the central logging device.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the application includes a plurality of processing steps such that each job performs at least one of the processing steps such that the application message relates to the at least one processing step.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

generating, using a job control application, the application messages for the different processing jobs such that the job control application identifies the application messages that are to be stored in the application log database through the central logging device.

12. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

providing filtering parameters that define the filtering operations for the storage of selected application messages in the application log database using filtering parameters.

13. The method of claim 9 wherein the central logging device is operative to store the application messages in an application memory during application run time and then store at least a portion of the application messages during a commit time.

14. The method of claim 9 wherein the application is a banking application and the processing jobs are directed to processing of financial transactions to the computing object in the banking application.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the storing of application messages in the application log database in a process oriented manner.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the storing of application messages in the application log database is in an object orientated manner.

17. A processing system logging application messages relating to a financial application, the system comprising:

a computing object associated with a particular financial computing operation;

a processing device performing a plurality of financial processing jobs using the computing object in a processing sequence of an application such the jobs generate application messages relating to the financial operations performed using the computing object in the processing job;

a job control application operative to generate the application messages for the different processing jobs;

a central logging device operative to receive and filter the application messages from the processing device; and

an application log database operative to receive at least a portion of the application messages from the processing device and store the received messages therein.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the application includes a plurality of processing steps such that each job performs at least one of the processing steps such that the application message relates to the at least one processing step.

19. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

a customizing device coupled to the central logging device operative to provide filtering parameters that define the filtering operations for the storage of selected application messages in the application log database.

20. The system of claim 17 wherein the central logging device is operative to store the application messages in an application memory during application run time and then store at least a portion of the application messages during a commit time.