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Job Logs

The Job Logs tab contains the following fields.

Job Log Format: The format of all Job logs created by
Managed File Transfer
. The default setting is Text.
Text:The logs will be written in plain text format.
HTML: The logs will formatted with HTML tags for viewing through a web browser.
Job Log File Extension: The file extension to use for the Job logs created by
Managed File Transfer
.
Days to Keep Job Logs: The number of days to keep Job logs. All Job logs that are older than the specified value will be deleted automatically. A value of 0 (zero) will keep the Job logs indefinitely. If a Job created temporary workspace directories, they are also deleted at this point.
Days to Keep Job File Audit Logs: The number of days the audit log will be kept for a File. All Job File logs that are older than the specified value will be deleted automatically. A value of 0 (zero) will keep the Job File logs indefinitely.
Archive Purged Records: The log for each Job File can be archived after the specified retention period. Logs are saved as a CSV formatted file in a sub-folder of the Logs Directory, specified on the Global Log tab. The sub-folder location for the archived logs is:
[installdirectory]/userdata/logs/Jobs/year/[month]/[date].csv
. For example, if the Job File log is set to archive, the folder location might look like:
[installdirectory]/userdata/logs/Jobs/2015/12/20151231.csv
. The purge process runs every 24 hours.