Troubleshooting errors
As you already know, Appmixer allows you to implement logic that makes your flows smarter, but also more complicated. In both cases, you probably won't avoid errors. Luckily, we got you covered with a feature called "Logs" that allows you to see the past flow runtime and detect the bottlenecks of your flows.
How to troubleshoot errors using Logs?
"Logs" is a powerful feature that helps you investigate the details of past flow runtimes and troubleshoot errors. There are multiple ways to view Logs.
To view Logs in a flow, open the flow and click on the little icon in the panel below.
View Logs in a flow
Note that you can view logs for both active and inactive flows. In other words, you don't have to stop the flow to view logs.
Alternatively, you can use our Insights features and view Logs there.
View Logs in the Insights tab
You can, of course, view the log detail. Simply click on the log you'd like to check in better detail and wait for the window to show up.
View Log detail
Viewing Logs may be pretty simple once you know where to click. There is, nonetheless, some terminology that remains to be explained.
Log terminology
Status
Status indicates whether or not the flow needs your attention. There are two types: Successful and Error.
Source Component
The component from which the data was sent.
Target Component
The component to which the data was sent.
Port Name
The name of either the input port where data was received or the name of the output port the data was sent to (see Port Type to make the difference). Note that even though many components contain only one input and one output port, there are many components that may contain more input or output ports. Therefore, the port name allows you to differentiate between the ports.
Port Type
Either "in" for an input type of port or "out" for an output type of port.
Timestamp
The time at which the log was tracked.
Message
A full details of the message.
Error
In case of an error, this field contains more information about the error.
Logs is a great feature that allows you to double-check if you've set up your flow correctly. Should you encounter errors, logs help you identify the problematic points.
Next, you'll learn about some of the visual features that help you work more efficiently. Stay tuned. 😎