Login level is used to control the number of information generated in the log file. There are couple of benefits associated with using logging levels like to monitor activity on your system, to help solve performance problems etc.
The logging system is turned off by default. You need to enable logging on the system for each user whose queries you want logged and You cannot configure logging levels for a group, it has to be on individual users level.
Type of Login Levels
There are 5 types of login levels available in OBIEE.
There are 5 types of login levels available in OBIEE.
| Login Levels | Descriptions of Results |
| 0 | No logging |
| 1 | Logs the SQL statement issued from the client application. Logs elapsed times for query compilation, query execution, query cache processing, and back-end database processing. Logs the query status (success, failure, termination, or timeout). Logs the user ID, session ID, and request ID for each query. |
| 2 | Logs everything logged in Level 1. Additionally, for each query, logs the repository name, business model name, presentation catalog (called Subject Area in Answers) name, SQL for the queries issued against physical databases, queries issued against the cache, number of rows returned from each query against a physical database and from queries issued against the cache, and the number of rows returned to the client application. |
| 3 | Logs everything logged in Level 2. Additionally, adds a log entry for the logical query plan, when a query that was supposed to seed the cache was not inserted into the cache, when existing cache entries are purged to make room for the current query, and when the attempt to update the exact match hit detector fails. Do not select this level without the assistance of Technical Support. |
| 4 | Logs everything logged in Level 3. Additionally, logs the query execution plan. Do not select this level without the assistance of Technical Support. |
| 5 | Logs everything logged in Level 4. Additionally, logs intermediate row counts at various points in the execution plan. Do not select this level without the assistance of Technical Support. |
| 6 & 7 | Reserved for future use |
Source Reference: OBIEE Guide
How to set up logging level for users
Navigate to Admin tool -> Manage – > Security -> Users
Double click on a user and change the Logging level
To disable the logging level, set the level to Zero
Note: A session variable overrides a user’s logging level.
Navigate to Admin tool -> Manage – > Security -> Users
Double click on a user and change the Logging level
To disable the logging level, set the level to Zero
Note: A session variable overrides a user’s logging level.
Setting for a specific Request
You can set the LOGLEVEL variable for a specific request
Select to Modify a request or create a new one
Navigate to the Advanced Tab
In the Prefix Text Box type “SET VARIABLE LOGLEVEL=0;” (set to any log between 0-5)
Now when you navigate to the results tab an entry will be made to the log file
You can set the LOGLEVEL variable for a specific request
Select to Modify a request or create a new one
Navigate to the Advanced Tab
In the Prefix Text Box type “SET VARIABLE LOGLEVEL=0;” (set to any log between 0-5)
Now when you navigate to the results tab an entry will be made to the log file
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