Rockwell Automation Logix5000 Controllers Controller Information and Status Programming Manual - Manual (Page 37)

Controller logging Chapter 3
Log file format
The following table lists the information that is contained in the controller log
file.
Content Description Format
Time Controller's GMT time MMM-DD-YY HH:MM:SS
24-hour time
Entry Entry Description (defined in Entry List
section)
User Name User's login ID Windows domain name with display name
if available
Workstation Name User's computer name Computer Name
FactoryTalk ID User's FactoryTalk login ID Alphanumeric characters
Extended Information Entry specific information (defined in Entry
List section)
Change Detection Audit
Value 1
Changes that the controller detected in the
Audit value
(1) Version 20 or later. See Change detection in Logix Designer Application on
page 51 .
The log file is formatted in UTF-16, and has a file extension of .txt. Double-
clicking the file opens it in Notepad on most systems. However, since it is
formatted as Tab Separated Values (TSV), you can also open it in a spreadsheet
application, like Microsoft Excel.
The following screen is an example of the log file in Notepad.
Tip: For version 20 and later, a column for the Audit Value changes is included in the log file.
The following screen is an example of the log file in Excel.
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