Actions Applied Log

Actions Applied Log records messages for triggered and scheduled task events referred to in WhatsUp Gold as actions, including the state that triggered the action, and the device the action was applied to.

Device. Device hostname, IP address, or custom label.
State. State of the action at the time of the last poll, relative to the time selected in the date/time picker.
Action Name. Action triggered or applied to the device. This string value corresponds to the name of the action in the Actions Library.
Action Type. Category of action applied.
Monitor. Type of monitor.

Fetch and filter log data

Choose device. Choose one or more host devices.

Choose time constraints. Choose specific windows for log data, or choose Last Polled for the latest.

Filter and reduce by row and by column. Select rows based on specific column values, remove columns, and remove noise and chaff from the table.

Email, export, and save as PDF

Actions Applied Log event data can be exported, reused, and distributed. Select export () to access the following options:

Print/Export to PDF. Save grid and chart views as PDF.
Export Data. Export Actions Applied Log data and leverage outside of WhatsUp Gold.
Schedule Export. Set a recurring date and time, format, and email destination for report data export.

Control	Purpose
Device	Browse and choose a single device.
Device Group	Choose an existing group of one or more devices. You can also create custom or dynamic groups.

Control	Purpose
Date Range	Choose or define an overall date range.
Business hours	Focus on specific days of the week and periods within each day. Reveal trends that are sensitive to business hours, time zones, and other periodic attributes in the observed data.

Control	Purpose
Sort.	Sort column in ascending or descending order.
Columns.	Pick the columns you want to view. Click a check box to display the column. Clear the check box to hide it.
Group by this field.	Group table into collapsible rows wherever the current column contains identical data ("field") values.
Filters.	Provide a keyword and use wildcards to view only rows that contain the keyword for the selected column or view. Most column and log view filters provide the following wildcard matching: Match either zero characters or any one character ('?'). Example: `198.51.100.2?` (Matches tokens with IP address ending with 2, or 20-29.) Match either zero, any one, or many characters (*''*). Example:* `Stop` (Matches log strings containing Stop, Stopped, Stopping*, and so on.)