Get the engine logs

Overview

Log files are produced by the engine.

System service logs

System service logs are produced in the case of errors. These logs provide information on errors, start, stop, maintenance and internal operations.

The system service log files are named as follows:

• <MachineName>_Service_Engine.txt in server mode
• <MachineName>_Service_Engine.log in desktop mode

Audit activity logs

Audit activity logs are produced in the case of errors. The error code and the error message are given in the audit activity log.

In a few cases, audit activity logs are produced when the result of a call is successful. In these cases, the logs provide information on the user actions.

Audit activity log files are produced to track the user actions when the following methods are invoked:

• Publish method (App class)
• UnPublish method (App class)
• DoReloadEx method (App class)
• DoReload method (App class)
• CreateApp method (Global class)
• DeleteApp method (Global class)
• CopyApp method (Global class)
• ImportApp method(Global class)
• ImportAppEx method (Global class)
• ExportApp method (Global class)
• OpenDoc method (Global class)

The audit activity log files are named as follows:

• <MachineName>_AuditActivity_Engine.txt in server mode
• <MachineName>_AuditActivity_Engine.log in desktop mode

Where to find the log files

The location of the log files depends on if you are running Qlik Sense Desktop or Qlik Sense.