# cLog

Logs message exchanges in a Route.

For more information, see the Apache camel documentation https://camel.apache.org/components/latest/.

## cLog Standard properties

These properties are used to configure cLog running in the Standard Job framework.

The Standard cLog component belongs to the Miscellaneous family.

## Basic settings

| Logging Category | Enter the name of the logging category to use. |
| --- | --- |
| Level | Select a logging level from DEBUG,<br>ERROR, INFO,<br>OFF, TRACE, or<br>WARN. |
| Options / None (For default output log message only) | Select this option to take no action on the log message. |
| Options / Specifies a group size for throughput logging<br>(For default output log message only) | Select this option to use throughput logging and specify a group size for the<br>throughput logging.<br><br><br>Size: Enter an integer that specifies a group size for<br>throughput logging. |
| Options / Group message stats by time interval (in millis)<br>(For default output log message only) | Select this option to use throughput logging and group message statistics.<br><br><br>Interval: Specify the time interval (in milliseconds) by<br>which the message statistics will be grouped.<br><br><br>Delay: Set the initial delay (in milliseconds) for message<br>statistics. |
| Options / Format the log output (For default output log<br>message only) | Select this option to format the output log message. Click<br>[+] as many times as required to add arguments to the<br>table. Then click the corresponding Value field and enter a<br>value. See the site http://camel.apache.org/log.html for available options. |
| Options / Specify output log message | Select this option to specify the output log message instead of<br>using the default output log message provided by the underlying logging<br>mechanism.<br><br><br>Message: Use Simple language to construct a dynamic message<br>which gets logged. |

## Usage

| Usage guidance | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Usage rule** | cLog is used as a middle or end<br>component in a Route. |
| Limitation | n/a |

**Related concepts**

* [Intercepting subRoutes from given component](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/mediation-components/8.0/mediation-logs-and-errors/cintercept-cfile-cprocessor-cstop-intercepting-subroutes-from-given-component)