Patent ID: 8060470
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of viewing logs in a database management system, comprising: obtaining a first log file in a first format, the first log file associated with a first software module of the database management system; obtaining a second log file in a second format, wherein the second format is associated with a second software module of the database management system, and wherein the second format differs from the first format; converting log entries in the first log file and log entries in the second log file into a third format, wherein the third format differs from the first format and the second format; and responsive to a log viewing request, presenting the converted log entries in a log viewer in the third format on a display device, wherein the log entries are presented in a table comprising rows and columns, the rows of the table corresponding to log entry times, a first column of the table indicating the first software module or the second software module, and a second column of the table indicating a severity condition associated with the first software module or the second software module.