Viewing log files for all data records
In Talend MDM Web UI, the Journal page provides a list of log files with descriptions of every event associated with each data record in the MDM hub.
This page is useful if you want to search for changes for all data records based on the data model, the entity, the key of the data record, the source, the operation type, the user name, or the operation time, rather than searching for changes only of a specific data record in the User Journal page.
Before you begin
- The MDM server is already launched.
- You have logged in to Talend MDM Web UI.
- You have selected the data container that holds the master data you want to manage and the corresponding data model against which the master data will be validated.
- You have been assigned the role with the appropriate user authorization and access rights.
About this task
Procedure
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You can limit the search results by using the options in the
Search Panel at the top of the
page.
Example
Information noteNote: You can switch between the log table and a timeline view - a design showing a calendar labeled with dates and events labeled on points where they have happened - using the Results and TimeLine tabs.In the log table you can see a list of all the events concerning the data records in the MDM hub to which you have access rights. The default column headings show you the following information concerning each data record:
Column name
Description
Data Container
Name of the data container that pertains the data record.
Data Model
Name of the data model against which the data record is validated.
Entity
Name of the business entity that pertains the data record.
Key
The primary key of the data record.
Operation Type
Type of operation carried out on the data record: CREATE, UPDATE, PHYSICAL_DELETE, LOGIC_DELETE, RESTORED, or ACTION.
Operation Time
Date and time of the operation.
Source
Name of the source through which the data record modification took place, a Talend Job, the Web User Interface (manually by a data steward), etc.
User Name
Login name of the user who made the modification.
Primary Key Info The primary key information of the data record. Information noteNote:- If multiple element values are included in the primary key information, they are concatenated using a hyphen (-) character.
- For an element of float, double, or decimal type, your raw input value is saved in the primary key information and displayed on Talend MDM Web UI.
- For a multi-lingual element, its raw value is saved in the primary key information and displayed on Talend MDM Web UI, for example, [EN:Product][FR:Produits].
- It is not recommended to include the value of a foreign key element in the primary key information, since only its raw value can be saved in the primary key information and displayed on Talend MDM Web UI.
In the log table, you can double-click a row or right-click a row then click View Changes to open the Data Changes Viewer tab.
On the tab, you can:
- click the View Update Report button to view the update report details.
- click the Previous Report button to navigate to the previous event.
- click the Next Report button to navigate to the next event.
- click the Open Record button to open a new tab which displays the associated data record.
Information noteNote: The display of entities or elements defined with multilingual labels varies depending on the locale you selected from the top right corner.