Enable Trace Logging for empower®

Operating System: Windows

Required Permissions: User, IT Admin

For some support cases, it might be necessary to enable trace logs for empower®.

This can help empower® Support to resolve issues.

Enable Trace Logging for Versions >= 9.6

To enable trace logging in versions >= 9.6, follow the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the following path:

    %localappdata%/empower/Logs

  2. Open the file NLog.config.

  3. Navigate to the section <rules>:

    <rules>
        <logger name="runtimelogger" minlevel="Trace" writeTo="runtimefile" final="true" />        
        <logger name="allTheTimeLogger" minlevel="Trace" writeTo="file" final="true"/>        
        <logger name="*" minlevel="Error" writeTo="file" />    
    </rules>
  4. Here, change the value for minLevel to Trace.

    <rules>
        <logger name="runtimelogger" minlevel="Trace" writeTo="runtimefile" final="true" />        
        <logger name="allTheTimeLogger" minlevel="Trace" writeTo="file" final="true"/>        
        <logger name="*" minlevel="Trace" writeTo="file" />    
    </rules>
  5. Save the file.

  6. Reproduce the issue and collect the logs.

    To collect the logs, follow the instructions under Collect empower® Logs on Windows Systems.

    Alternatively, use the empower® Information Collector.

    For further information regarding the tool, see empower® Information Collector.

  7. After collecting the logs, make sure to set back the value for minLevel to Error.

Enable Trace Logging for Versions <= 9.5

To enable trace logging in versions <= 9.5, follow the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the following path:

    %localappdata%/Programs/empower

  2. Open the folder for the component for which you need to enable trace logging.

  3. In this folder, open the logging configuration file.

    In the folder sync, this file is called NLogSync.config.

    In the folder slides and charts, this folder is called NLogPpt.config.

    In all other folders, this file is called NLog.config.

  4. Navigate to the section <rules>.

  5. Here, change the value for minLevel to Trace.

    <rules>
        <logger name="*" minlevel="Trace" writeTo="file" />    
    </rules>
  6. Save the file.

  7. Reproduce the issue and collect the logs.

    To collect the logs, follow the instructions under Collect empower® Logs on Windows Systems.

    Alternatively, use the empower® Information Collector.

    For further information regarding the tool, see empower® Information Collector.

  8. After collecting the logs, make sure to set back the value for minLevel to Info.

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