Debug helper

[Michael Baars]

Ok... may be my bad...
I created the export on my (new) Scense 10 environment...

The 'simple' explanation of the module:

• Enable Scense Debug
  On system startup or user logon (determine yourself) add an environment action that sets a variable: SCENSEDEBUG=1
  
• Create a Generic Application: Backup Scense Logging
  Give it a scope that covers your need, either assign a domain group membership (preferred) or just assign it to domain users (everyone)
  
• In the user logon action:
  Add a Scense Classic shortcut called 'Backup Scense Logging.lnk' in '%PROGRAMS%\Selfservice'
  
• Assign a condition to 'Start Actions'
  I would assign 2 condition items: Check if your desired target folder (H:\Logfiles, \\MyServer\LogFiles) exists (should be world writable) and check if the logfile "%TEMP%\ScenseLogFiles\Scense.Client.log" exisits
  
• Add actions to the start actions event:
  Runmode False: Message action indicating that the backup can not be performed as the preconditions are not met (log file or backup location does not exisit)
  Runmode True: File action: Copy file from "%temp%\scenselogfiles\scense.client.log" to "<your backup folder>\%DATE%-%USERNAME%-%COMPUTERNAME%.log"
  Runmode True, condition "<your backup folder>\%DATE%-%USERNAME%-%COMPUTERNAME%.log" exists: Show success message
  Runmode True, condition "<your backup folder>\%DATE%-%USERNAME%-%COMPUTERNAME%.log" does NOT exists: Show failed message
  

Of course there are quite some extensions to add, like:

• pre-creating the backup folder in the user's homedrive
  
• Auto-notify of servicedesk
  
• fixing the %DATE%-name, as this will fail in US format as mm/dd/yyyy is no valid filenameformat ('/' is not allowed)
  
• Extending for multiple logs a day (now the 2nd log backup will overwrite the first)
  

Good luck!