The log file accumulates information and can become difficult to navigate. Information Builders recommends that you periodically purge log records to conserve space.

If you are a ReportCaster Administrator, you can use the Log Purge Period and Log Purge Time settings in the ReportCaster Server Configuration tool to automatically purge log reports when they are older than a set number of days. For more information about how to configure these settings, see General Configuration Settings in the Applet.

You may also manually purge the log file in one of the following ways:

• Purge log file information for all schedules: Without selecting a schedule, click the Delete Log Report icon, or select Delete from the Edit menu. The ReportCaster Log Deletion Options dialog box opens with the Selected schedules check box inactive and unchecked, and the All option button selected.

  

• Purge log file information for all schedules for a specific user. From the ReportCaster - Log Management window, select a user (for example, chuck). A list of schedules for the selected owner appears.

  

  Without selecting a schedule, click the Delete Log Report icon, or select Delete from the Edit menu. The ReportCaster Log Deletion Options dialog box opens with the Selected schedules check box inactive and unchecked, and the All option button selected.

  

• Purge log file information for specific schedules for a specific user. From the ReportCaster - Log Management window, select a user (for example, chuck). A list of schedules for the selected owner appears.

  

  Select one or more schedules and then click the Delete Log Report icon. You can also select the schedule(s) and then select Delete from the Edit menu, or right-click the schedule(s) and then select Delete from the drop-down menu.

  Note: To select multiple schedules, use the Shift key and Control (Ctrl) key, as in a standard Windows interface.

  The ReportCaster Log Deletion Options dialog box opens with the Selected schedules check box active and checked, and the All option button selected.

  

  To switch from purging the schedule selected to purging all schedules in the list, uncheck the Selected schedules check box.

Clicking the Date option button activates the Start date, Start time, End date, and End time fields.

• In the Start date field, specify the date from which you want to begin purging the log file(s). You can either type the Start date directly in the field or select a Start date from the drop-down calendar. The current date is the default value for the Start date field.
• In the Start time field, specify a start time for the Start date by entering it directly into the field, or by using the arrows. The current time is the default value for the Start time field.
• In the End date field, specify the date on which you want to end purging the log file(s). You can either type the End date directly in the field or select an End date from the drop-down calendar. The current date is the default value for the End date field.
• In the End time field, specify an end time for the End date by entering it directly into the text box, or by clicking the arrows. The current time is the default value for the End time field.

Click OK to process the request and refresh the list of schedules for the selected owner, or click Cancel to return to the list of schedules.