The Notification Log

The Notification Log displays a list of generated notifications sorted in date/time order with most current first.

You can use the Notification Log to:

  • View a list of notifications generated specifically to you.
  • View a list of all notifications generated.
  • View detailed information about a notification you have received.
  • Receive alert messages when a notification is generated to you.
  • Delete notifications generated to you.
Note: The system writes Notification Log entries for user-directed actions only (such as e-mails, alerts, and pages). Notifications in the form of Notification Type Process Control events are not included in the Log.

Each entry on the Notification Log includes information about:

  • The audit message that precipitated the notification
  • The type of notification action issued
  • The computer on which the process was running when the audit message that initiated the notification was generated.

If you receive a notification, you can refer to the Notification Log for more information about the audit message and the event that precipitated the notification.

Operator-specific Log display

The Notification Log makes it easy for you to get more information about the audit message that precipitated a notification.

When you open the Sterling Gentran:Server® Notification Log dialog box, the system searches the related database, using your Windows User ID, to locate notifications generated to that Windows User ID. Using this information, the list of notifications displayed on the dialog box is customized to show only the notifications that apply to your User ID.

If you enter an invalid Windows User ID (an ID for which no operator has been defined in the system), the operator-specific list does not display. To access the display without a valid ID, you must open the Sterling Gentran:Server Notification Log dialog box and select All Notifications from the View menu. The system displays a list of all notifications generated.

If no notifications have been generated to the Windows User ID with which you logged on, the system displays the dialog box with no entries.

Alert settings

By default, you are activated to receive Notification Log alert messages accompanied by an audible beep signal if you have started the Notification Log after entering a valid Windows User ID. These alert messages warn you that a notification has been generated to you so you can check the Log for details.

Alert messages display the audit number and audit message text for the audit message that generated the notification.

The alert message disappears automatically, or you can click OK to close it. When the alert closes, the system adds a corresponding entry to the Notification Log.

The alert messages and audible beep signal options are activated when the Message Box and Audible Signal selections are enabled on the Preferences menu of the Notification Log dialog box. You can disable the audible signal or Notification Log alerts by deselecting these options on the menu.

View all notifications

If you want to view all Notification Log entries rather than the operator-specific list, you can select All Notifications from the View menu. You also can use this option if your Windows User ID is invalid and no list displays.

When you select All Notifications, the system adds a new Operator column to the dialog box. This column indicates the operator to whom the notification was generated.

When you are viewing all notifications, the system generates alert messages configured to any user.

Deleting one or all notifications

You can delete all of your Notifications from the Log by selecting the Delete All Notifications option from the View menu on the Sterling Gentran:Server Notification Log dialog box.

Note: If you are viewing all notifications mode and select Delete All Notifications, the system displays a message box explaining that all Notifications, not just to the current user, will be deleted. You can continue or cancel the delete.

Purging the Notification Log

You can purge the contents of the Notification Log using the GDW_Notify_Purge command in a Process Control session.

Accessing the Notification Log

Access the Notification Log component from the Start menu by selecting Programs > Gentran Server > Gentran Notification Log.