How to increase the Analyst client maximum number of backup log files

Created
October 08, 2021 23:15

Date Posted: 2020-05-22
Product: TIBCO Spotfire®

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How to increase the Analyst client maximum number of backup log files By default the log configuration file is not available and the log file is not created.
Below are the instructions to enable logging and update the max number of backup log file

Logon to the Analyst Client
Goto Help/Support Diagnostics and Logging
Select tab Logging
Set the logging level as required
Select the check box "Make this the default log level for future sessions"
Click on Open Folder

Go one folder up and into "Settings" folder
Make a copy of the file Spotfire.Dxp.Gen.log4net.config.DO.NOT.EDIT to rename it to log4net.config in the same folder

Edit log4net.config, and update the maxSizeRollBackups value, where the default is set to "0"

Save the file
Restart the Analyst client
The file C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\TIBCO\Spotfire\<VERSION>\Settings\log4net.config can then be distributed for other Analyst clients.

https://logging.apache.org/log4net/log4net-1.2.11/release/sdk/log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender.MaxSizeRollBackups.html