Grass Valley iControl V.6.02 - Manual (Page 111)

iControl
User Guide
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Main Event Log Viewer
Interface Element Description
--- Toolbar ---
Search Click to begin a search of the log database using the criteria in the Event time, Device
properties, Alarm properties and/or Alarm state sections
Refresh Updates the contents of the log viewer results table (re-executes the previous search using a
cached version of the query criteria)
Stop Stops a search
Export Saves the results of the current query as a text (CSV) file, which can be opened in a spreadsheet
application. The exported file contains data from the currently displayed columns in Event Log
Viewer, and preserves the sort order.
Reset criteria Clears the current criteria in the Event time, Device properties, Alarm properties and/or Alarm
state sections
--- Event time ---
The fields and menus in this section allow you to enter search criteria based on the type of events you
are looking for, as well as the period in which they occurred.
between Enter a START date/time for your search, or choose a preset or previously entered date/time from
the drop-down menu.
and Enter an END date/time for your search, or choose a a preset or previously entered date/time from
the drop-down menu. Leave this field blank if you wish to search from the START date/time up to
the CURRENT date/time.
… Click the ellipsis […] button to display a calendar, from which you can choose a date and time for
the START and/or END of the period in which you wish to search
Type Choose the type of log entry to search for (status, text, event or any). An event can be anything
that has occurred that is not an alarm, like device metadata updates and schedule changes
(e.g. ack and unlatch can be events).
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--- Device properties ---
The fields and menus in this section allow you to enter search criteria based on the properties of the
device(s) you are looking for.
Type Choose a device type to search for event logs matching only this criterion.
Label Choose a device label to search for event logs matching only this criterion.
Short label Choose a device short label to search for event logs matching only this criterion.
Source ID Choose a source ID to search for event logs matching only this criterion.
Frame Choose a frame to search for event logs matching only this criterion.
Slot Choose a slot to search for event logs matching only this criterion.
ID (URI) Enter a device’s Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
Comments Choose a comment to search for event logs matching only this criterion.