Required Attribute-Value Pairs
The following attribute-value pairs are required in a log event report:
| TYPE | Value of LG for all log requests. |
| CLASS | Object type |
| INSTANCE | Name of the object (usually a managed system) to which the event applies and the name of the log to which the message is written. |
| APPL | Identifies the log source. |
| TEXT | Text of the message that is written to the Operations Sentinel log file. |
Optional Attribute-Value Pairs
The following attribute-value pairs are optional in a log event report:
APPLQUAL, which further identifies the source of the message
MSGTYPE, which identifies the message as a certain type in the log entry created for it
Processing
Log event reports cause messages to be logged by Operations Sentinel Logging. They are sent to the Operations Sentinel logging service and are written to a log file. The object name (INSTANCE) is the name of the log. The application name (APPL) determines how Operations Sentinel Logging treats the message. Messages that refer to the same object with different application names are written to the same log, but they may be enabled or disabled independently using the Administration mode of Operation Sentinel Console. See the Operations Sentinel Console Help.
Note: A log event report whose source (APPL value) has been disabled is discarded.