Maximizing the Log Service
After Contribute is fully integrated into an organization, you'll want a way to see how it's being used. CPS includes a Log service as a key component. The Log service maintains an ongoing record of all Contribute activities, complete with key data such as when a Contribute-related event occurred, which files were affected, and which personnel were involved.CPS includes a Log Viewer application that displays the data in a highly readable, completely sortable format in a browser window. The Log Viewer output can be printed, or the entire log can be saved as a comma-separated value file (CSV). Numerous programsincluding spreadsheets and databasescan open CSV files and manipulate the data within. As you'll see in this lesson, you can even import such a file into Dreamweaver for display as structured data in a table.