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Event Log Files

The Event Log Files feature lets you list an org's Event Log files, download one or more files together, and view Event Log files without downloading them.

To access this feature, click on the Event Log Files tab in Org Monitor. The video guide below walks through the feature and its capabilities.

Overview​

When you open Event Log Files, the app shows the following UI.

Search Request​

When you click on the Search button, the app shows the dialog below. See the table below for descriptions of the fields.

FieldDescription
Created From/Created ToDate range for the files you want to list. You can specify either or both fields. Selected timestamps are in the Brobench or Connection time zone and will be converted into UTC before constructing the SOQL.
IntervalInterval of files to list. It supports Hourly and Daily. Keep in mind there can be a huge number of Hourly files, so if you are listing hourly, make sure you specify other criteria like a short time window or specific Event types.
Event TypesEvent types to list files for. You can select more than one. If none are selected, the app will show events for all types

Download Files​

To download log files, click the Download icon next to each row. Or select one or more rows and click Download Files in the context menu or toolbar.

View Files​

View Files lets you view Event Log files in a dialog without downloading and opening the CSV files in an external app. This has a few advantages.

  • The app enriches User and Report metadata when you view the file. You will see User Name and Profile for users, and Report Name and Folder for reports.
  • It lets you view multiple log files of the same type together, so if you are trying to analyze usage across a time window, you do not have to analyze the individual files and then combine the results
  • The Brobench Viewer has limited capabilities compared to Excel or Google Sheets, which helps it open massive files that would typically hang other apps. How large a file you can open depends on your system resources.
  • You can use Datagrid capabilities like Column Filtering and Row Grouping to analyze the data.
  • You can reduce the number of rows you analyze by limiting the view to a set of users with the View with Options action.

When you view one or more files, the app shows the dialog below. Once the data is displayed, you can search, browse, filter, and group to get the summary or insights you are looking for.

View Files with Options​

When you click on View with Options, the app shows the dialog below where you can enter a set of User IDs. The app will still download the files, but it will show only the events matching those User IDs. This can help with massive files like 1 GB CSV files without consuming too many system resources.