RULE-BASED PRESENTATION OF LOG MESSAGES ON A GRAPHIC TIMELINE

• US 20100115443A1
• Filed: 10/31/2008
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Richstein, Hans-Juergen
• Granted Patent: US 8,499,240 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0706 the processing taking place on a specific hardware platform or in a specific software environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/0769 Readable error formats, e.g. cross-platform generic formats, human understandable formats
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/323 Visualisation of programs or trace data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3476 Data logging G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3692 for test results analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results

Abstract

Systems, methods, computer program code, and means are provided for the rules-based presentation of log messages on a graphical timeline. Pursuant to some embodiments, a request to view log file information is received, and a plurality of log file messages are retrieved based on the request. The plurality of log file messages are aggregated based on timestamp information contained in each of the log file messages and the aggregated log file messages are displayed along a graphical timeline.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request to view log file information;

retrieving, based on said request, a plurality of log file messages;

aggregating said plurality of log file messages based on timestamp information contained in each of said log file messages; and

causing said aggregated log file messages to be displayed along a graphical timeline.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining at least a first filter rule associated with said request, wherein said retrieving further comprises:

retrieving log file messages matching said at least first filter rule.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said at least first filter rule identifies at least one of:

a desired source of said log file messages, a timestamp of said log file messages, a status of said log file messages, and an error severity of said log file messages.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said plurality of log file messages include log file messages associated with a plurality of system components.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said request is received from a user device and said aggregated log file messages are displayed on said user device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second request to view log file information, said second request based on said display of said aggregated log file messages along said graphical timeline.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said second request is a request to view details of said aggregated log file messages at a specific time.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

retrieving, based on said second request, at least a first log file message; and

causing said at least first log file message to be displayed.

9. A system comprising:

a plurality of log file data sources, each of said log file data sources producing a log file containing a plurality of log file messages associated with a current status of an associated component;

a log file data store, storing said plurality of log file messages from said plurality of log file data sources; and

a service layer receiving a request to view log file information, and retrieving log file messages from said log file data store based on filtering rules associated with said request to view log file information and aggregating said retrieved log file messages for display on a graphical timeline.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a user device in communication with said service layer, said user device displaying said log file messages on said graphical timeline.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a storage device in communication with said processor and storing instructions adapted to be executed by said processor to

receive a request to view log file information;

retrieve, based on said request, a plurality of log file messages;

aggregate said plurality of log file messages based on timestamp information contained in each of said log file messages; and

cause said aggregated log file messages to be displayed along a graphical timeline.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said storage device further stores instructions adapted to be executed by said processor to determine at least a first filter rule associated with said request, said instructions to retrieve further adapted to be executed by said processor to retrieve a plurality of log file messages matching said at least first filter rule.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said at least first filter rule identifies at least one of:

a desired source of said log file messages, a timestamp of said log file messages, a status of said log file messages, and an error severity of said log file messages.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said plurality of log file messages include log file messages associated with a plurality of system components associated with said apparatus.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said request is received from a user device and said aggregated log file messages are displayed on said user device.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said storage device further stores instructions adapted to be executed by said processor to receive a second request to view log file information, said second request based on said display of said aggregated log file messages along said graphical timeline.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said second request is a request to view details of said aggregated log file messages at a specific time.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said storage device further stores instructions adapted to be executed by said processor to:

retrieve, based on said second request, at least a first log file message; and

cause said at least first log file message to be displayed.