Learning Pentaho Data Integration 8 CE - Third Edition

The Logging tab

The Logging tab shows the execution of your Transformation, step by step. By default, the level of the logging details is basic logging but you can choose among the following options:

• Nothing at all
• Error logging only
• Minimal logging
• Basic logging
• Detailed logging
• Debugging
• Rowlevel (very detailed)

The names of the options are self-explanatory and they are sorted by Nothing at all to Rowlevel (very detailed), which is the most detailed level of a log. Among them, you should choose the option depending on the level of detail that you want to see. In most situations, however, you will be fine with the default value.

This is how you change the log level:

• If you are running a Transformation: Once the Execute a transformation ...