Displaying Configuration and Log Files 
Prerequisites
You are logged on to the database as database system administrator or as a DBM operator with server authorization for accessing database files.
More information: Glossary, Server Permission
Procedure
In the explorer, expand the folders of the logged-on database system administrator or DBM operator.
Open the Diagnosis Files folder.
The most important database configuration and log files are displayed.
More information: Database Administration,
To display a file, choose Open in the context menu of this file.
Content and attributes of the file are displayed. Additional information is available for certain files.
You cannot display binary files directly, you can only save them and then open them with a suitable external editor.
ExampleTo display the current detailed kernel log file, open Database Messages.
[...]
1307: Thread 0x868 Task 76 2007-03-23 09:39:35 RTEIO 10: volume LOG_VOLUME_002 has identification 5,VOLUME_NO=2
1308: DESCRIPTION:
1309: The volume LOG_VOLUME_002 with the logical volume number 2 is identified by 5.
1310: 2007-03-23 09:39:35 RTEIO 8: attach volume LOG_VOLUME_002 on C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\sdb\data\demodb\log\DISKL0002,VOLUME_NO=2
End of the example.
Displaying the Database Studio Log File
To display the content of the current Database Studio log file,
choose 
Window 
Show
View Event Log Viewer 
.
File Name |
Directory |
Content |
|---|---|---|
dbstudio.log |
<user_home>\sdb\DatabaseStudio\.metadata\.plugins\com.sap.sdb.tools.core |
Database Studio log file The system overwrites this log file each time Database Studio is started and saves the old log file as dbstudio.log.bak. |
dbstudio.log.bak |
<user_home>\sdb\DatabaseStudio\.metadata\.plugins\com.sap.sdb.tools.core |
Previous Database Studio log file |
More Information
Messages (Reference for the database information and error messages)