Logging Common Base Events in WebSphere Application Server

WebSphere Application Server uses Common Base Events within its logging framework. Common Base Events can be created explicitly and then logged through the Java logging API, or can be created implicitly by using the Java logging API directly.

 

About this task

An event is a notification from an application or the application server that reports information that is related to a specific problem or situation. Common Base Events provide you with a standard structure for these event notifications, which allow you to correlate events that are received from different applications. Log Common Base Events to capture events from different sources to help you fix a problem within an application environment or to tune system performance.

For Common Base Event creation, the application server environment provides a Common Base Event factory with a content handler that provides both runtime data and template data for Common Base Events.

 

Procedure

  1. Optional: Read about the Common Base Event types and how they are implemented within an application server. Refer to The Common Base Event in WebSphere Application Server .

  2. Read Best practices for logging Common Base Events in WebSphere Application Server .

  3. Configure the Common Base Event framework for your application server using one of the following methods:

 

Results

Common Base Events will now be logged according to your configuration. Use these event logs to determine the source of application problems.

 

See also


The Common Base Event in WebSphere Application Server
Logging with Common Base Event API and the Java logging API
java.util.logging -- Java logging programming interface
Logger.properties file
Best practices for logging Common Base Events in WebSphere Application Server