Logger Adapter

With the Log Adapter you can write log messages to the standard or transaction log of an xUML service. To write these log messages, you can use

The logging follows the channel and sinks concepts.

For more information on the logger concept, refer to xUML Runtime Logger Configuration.

Adding a Logger Adapter Operation to a Diagram

Expand the path to the Logger adapter in the service panel (Base Types/Bridge Base/Base Components/Add Ons/Logger):

You can drag out operations from the data model to any diagram:

The example shows how to add a Logger adapter operation to a BPMN execution diagram:

Once an operation has been added to a diagram, it needs to be configured as a Logger adapter.

Select the newly added Logger adapter operation and switch to the Attributes panel:

The following attributes are predefined and cannot be changed:

Attribute	Description	Allowed Values / Example
Name	The name of the Logger adapter operation.	log
Description	If provided, you can find a description of the operation in this field.
Is static	Indicates that the operation is static.

Click Add in the Extensions line to define the selected operation as to be a Logger adapter:

Search for the Logger Adapter and select it from the list of available adapter extensions. Click Next:

The Logger adapter does not need additional attributes. Click Save in the next window:

The Attributes panel now shows the added adapter extension:

Refer to Logger Adapter Reference for more information on the configuration options of this adapter.