Setting Maintenance Logging Parameters

Maintenance logs track changes made to file records. If enabled, a maintenance log can record one of the following:

The time and date of a change.
The time, date, and attribute that changed.
The time, date, attribute that changed, and old attribute value.

Your installer sets the recommended maintenance logging parameters for files during system installation. Your system administrator can change these settings, if needed.

To set maintenance logging parameters:

From the System > System Files menu, select File Definition Maintenance to display the File Definition Maintenance screen.

Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.

You can also display this screen by selecting File Definition Maintenance from the Tools menu.

In the File Name field, enter the name of the file whose maintenance logging parameters to change.

Edit the following fields as needed:

Field	Description
Maint Logging	Indicate whether the system should log changes made to records in this file, and what type of information to log. Press F10 and select one of the following: Disabled - No maintenance logging occurs. This is the default value. 1-Update Only - The log records the date and time of the update. 2-Attr Only - The log records the date and time of the update and the attribute that changed. 3-Attr W/Old Values - The log records the date and time of the update, the attribute that changed, and the attribute's old value. 4-Save Deleted Items - In addition to recording the information described in option 3, the system also stores deleted records in the log.
Allow Account Sync (Y/N)	Indicate whether to allow this file to be synced between accounts. Y - The system allows users to sync this file. N - The system prevents users from syncing this file.
Log Change Rsn	Indicate whether the system should prompt you to enter the reason for change when you press Esc after making the change: Y - Displays the Reason for Change screen, which prompts you to enter a reason. N - Does not prompt you to enter a reason for the change. This is the default value. If maintenance logging for this screen is disabled, skip this field.
Min Days Before Purge	Enter the number of days to keep a log message before the system can purge it.
Min # Logs to Save	Enter the minimum number of messages the system should keep, regardless of the number of days they have been in the log.

Press Esc to save the changes.