Can I save the Altair SLC log to a permanent file which persists even if the server crashes?

Nico Chart_21517

Issue:

The Log window in Altair Analytics Workbench may be cleared if the program crashes. We want to keep a record of every job run regardless if the program crashes or completes normally.

Solution:

Use the -ALTLOG system option, along with the -LOGPARM option to ensure that all log entries are flushed immediately.

For example, the following options use directives to generate a uniquely time-, date-, user- and process-stamped log file name in C:\Temp on the server:

-LOGPARM "rollover=session" -ALTLOG "C:\Temp\%l_%Y_%m_%d_%H%M%s_%p.log"

These options can be specified in a config file, or on the server definition in Workbench