Broker 10.5 | webMethods Broker Documentation | Administering webMethods Broker | Managing Broker Servers | The Messaging Log | Log File Names and Locations | Continuous versus Daily Log Files
 
Continuous versus Daily Log Files
You can configure the Broker user interface to maintain the Messaging log as a continuous log or a daily log. When you use a continuous log, the Broker user interface maintains your log in a single pair of error and activity files (e.g., yourUserID.activity.xml and yourUserID.error.xml)
If you use a daily log, the Broker user interface opens a new pair of error and activity files each day. As shown below, the filename indicates date associated with the messages in the log.

userID.activityYYYYMMDD.xmluserID.errorYYYYMMDD.xml
For example:
Administrator.activity20060714.xml
Administrator.activity20060715.xml
Administrator.error20060714.xml
Administrator.error20060715.xml
yourUserID.activity20060610.xml
yourUserID.activity20060714.xml
yourUserID.error20060610.xml
yourUserID.error20060714.xml
Tip:
Using daily logs makes it easier to purge (delete) old log entries. A continuous log cannot be purged without stopping your My webMethods Server. For additional information about purging the log, see Purging the Messaging Log that Uses Daily Files.