Logging Transactions

Logging Transactions


Logging Transactions


Actions within the Koha system are tracked in log files. Your system preferences can be changed to prevent the logging of different actions if you wish. 

Go to Administration, click the Search button to view all Global System Preferences and then click on the Logs button

 

 

 

Log viewer

 

These logs can be viewed using the log viewer.

Go to Tools and under Additional tools select Log viewer

 

 

Choosing different combinations of menu options will produce the log file for that query.

 

NOTE : When you click on the Submit button the system will process your query and depending on the size of your log file and the number of results to be listed, this may take some time.  Although it may appear that nothing is happening, DO NOT click the Submit button again.  Multiple requests will put an excessive load on your system.

 

A query for all logs related to the Cataloguing module for a specific cataloguer in a specified time period produces this result:

 

 

 

 



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02/09/2021

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