Import Web Server Logs Dialog Box
Use the Import Web Server Logs dialog box to specify basic and advanced properties governing the Web server log import DTS task. You specify what log files to import and where they are located. Make sure that the Web log files are in the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) extended Web log file format.
You use the Web server log import DTS task to import Web log file data that your Web servers generate into the Commerce Server Data Warehouse.
Note
If you have multiple applications and log files, use a script to configure the Web server log import DTS task instead of using the user interface.
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Description |
Type a description for the import task. The maximum number of characters for the description is 255 characters. |
Operation level |
From the drop-down list, select an operation level:
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Site name |
Select from the drop-down list the site that contains the log files that you want to import. |
Data Warehouse name |
Select from the drop-down list the Data Warehouse associated with the sites that contain the log files that you want to import. |
Number of retries |
Type the number of times you want the task to retry connection failures to the Data Warehouse. The default number of retry attempts is 10 times. .gif "Note") Note:
To specify the number of times the Web log import process is restarted before it continues with the next import process, click Advanced, and then click the Restart tab.
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Seconds between retries |
Type the number of seconds that you want the task to wait between retry attempts. The default time interval is 30 seconds. |
Log File Locations Tab |
Click to view the location of log files. Click the top of any column to sort on that column. |
Log file path |
Click to select the folder that contains the log files. |
Log Files |
Click to select the set of log files that you want to import. Click the top of any column to sort on that column. |
Import Criteria Tab |
Click to set the criteria for importing new log file data. |
All logs since last import |
Select to import all logs since the last Import Web Server Logs DTS task was performed. |
Logs by date/time range |
Select to only import those logs that meet the date and time criteria you specify. |
Restart Details Tab |
Click to view the details of Web log import DTS tasks that have failed. When a Web log import DTS task fails, you can analyze what caused the task to fail, and determine whether to restart the task, ignore it, or delete it. |
Ignore |
Click to delete the failed log import task and continue with a new log import task. If you select this option, you will not be able to restart the failed log import task. All previous status messages of incomplete log imports are deleted. Note:
If you select Ignore, click the Log Files tab to view the failed log files together with the other log files in the folder. Select the failed log files you still want to import, or clear them if you do not want to import them. Rerun the Web server log import DTS task.
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Resume |
Click to enable the incomplete log import task to continue. You cannot run any other log import until this operation is finished. Note:
If you do not select Ignore or Resume, the failed import log will continue to retry until Commerce Server reaches the maximum number of retries. After retrying the task, Commerce Server implements the Retry exhaust action: Stop the import at the end of retries or Delete the problem log import and continue. You configure this action on the Restart tab of the Advanced Web Log Import Properties dialog box.
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Advanced |
Click to open the Advanced Web Log Import Properties dialog box. |
See Also
Other Resources
Importing Data into the Data Warehouse
How to Configure the Default Web Site Properties for Import
How to Specify the Location of a Log File to the Data Warehouse