A Collection to Database task exports data from an XpoLog log into a specified database.
To add a Collection to Database task:
- Open the Tasks console (see Tasks), and click the New Task button
OR
In the XpoLog Manager homepage, under More Actions, click Add Task. - In the page that opens, select the Collection to Database option, and then click Continue.
The Collection to DatabaseTask Database Task page opens. - In Name, type the name of the new task.
- In Description, type a description of the new task; optional.
- In Collected Log, type the name of a log
OR
Click click Select log, and in the Select Log to Collect window that opens, select a log to export to a database. - In Data Filter Query, type a query to filter out events that don't do not satisfy the above query.
- In Environment Variables Connection Details, type the environment variables neede d for the program/script to run; optional.
- In Working Directory, type the name of the directory from which the program/script should be run; optional.
- In Output Target File, type the the path to the file where output of the program/script execution is to be written; optional.
- Select the Add Optional Params checkbox to include in the output file the date, account name, host name, and username.
- Open the Schedule tab.
- In Set Frequency, select the frequency of task execution: Never, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly, and then complete the options that appear for your selected frequencyselect the Database account to use, or click New to define a new Database account (see Creating an Account).
- Enter the table name into which data is to be exported. Under 'database advanced settings', you can see the CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements that will be used.
- To automate task execution, open the Schedule tab, and configure the scheduler as described in Scheduling a Task.
- Click Save.
The Batch Exection The Collection to Database task is saved.