Delete Event Logging ( Utility Functions )

  • Log information is written to the " Log " on the Edit Properties window.
  • The Delete Event Logging utility lets you clear the " Log " for the Job and/or members and/or group members and/or materials and/or bolts and/or welds and/or holes.
  • Delete Event Logging clears all events that were recorded prior to the time that the utility is run, but does not stop subsequent events from being recorded.
  • The recording of subsequent events is controlled by Event Logging Setup .
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

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Step-by-step instructions :

1 . Start the Delete Event Logging utility as follows:

1a : Home > Utilities > Utility Functions . If prompted to do so, enter the " Utility Password " that has been set up for your network. Then, on the Utility Functions menu, click " Delete Event Logging ."

2 . You will get a warning like the following:

WARNING!!
  All modeling sessions using this job must exit before using this utility. Any sessions still running may still save old data.
  Do you wish to continue?
    
A paraphrase of the above warning: If you are in Modeling in your current Job , make sure that you File > Exit before using this utility. Also, make sure that any other users in your current Job also exit Modeling . Failure to exit Modeling sessions will result in those sessions rewriting to your current Job some or all of the custom properties log data that you are attempting to clear using this utility.

Alternative 1 : Press the " Continue " button to continue, presumably because the above warning does not apply to you.

Alternative 2 : Press the " Cancel " button to end this operation, presumably so that users of your current Job can exit Modeling .

3 . The Clear Custom Property Logs selection dialog opens. On it is a list of custom property logs that can be deleted.

  Job Log
  Member Log
  Group Member Log
  Material Log
  Bolt Log
  Weld Log
  Hole Log


Click a link to find out more about a particular custom property log.

You can hold down the Ctrl key to select multiple, non-adjacent items in a selection dialog.

Alternative 1 : Select one or more custom property logs that you want to clear, then press the " OK " button.

Alternative 2 : Press the " Cancel " button to end this operation.

4 . One or more of the following will happen if all Modeling sessions were closed before your started this utility:

If you selected '   Job Log ' in step 3, you will find that the " Log " on the Edit Properties window for your current Job will have been cleared. That is, it will be blank or will list only events that were recorded after it was cleared. To open the Edit Properties window, choose Home > Project Settings > Job > Job Property Settings.

If you selected '   Member Log ' in step 3, then the " Log " on the Edit Properties window for each and every member (except group members) in your current Job has been cleared. To open an Edit Properties window, you can press the " Properties " button at the bottom of any of the following windows: Beam Edit , Column Edit , Horizontal Brace Edit , Vertical Brace Edit , Joist Edit , Girt (legacy) Edit , Purlin Edit , Legacy Miscellaneous Member Edit , Stair Edit the various miscellaneous member windows.

If you selected '   Group Member Log ' in step 3, then the " Log " for the version of the Edit Properties window that opens for each group member in your current Job will now be cleared. To open the Edit Properties window that is for group members, open a Group Member Edit window, then press the " Properties " button on that window.

If you selected '   Material Log ' in step 3, then the " Log " on the Edit Properties window for each and every material in your current Job will now be cleared. To open the Edit Properties window for one or multiple materials, press the " Properties " button at the bottom of the General Information window, which can be opened from any of the material edit windows.

If you selected '   Bolt Log ' in step 3, then the " Log " on the Edit Properties window for each and every bolt in your current Job will now be cleared. To open the Edit Properties window for a bolt or bolts, press the " Properties " button on the Bolt Edit window.

If you selected '   Weld Log ' in step 3, then the " Log " on the Edit Properties window for each and every weld in your current Job will now be cleared. To open the Edit Properties window for a weld or welds, press the " Properties " button on the Edit Weld window.

If you selected '   Hole Log ' in step 3, then the " Log " on the Edit Properties window for each and every hole in your current Job will now be cleared. To open the Edit Properties window for one or multiple holes, press the " Properties " button on the Hole Edit window.

Also affected by the choices made in step 3 will be the View Event Log utility (the log viewer).

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