Log Batch Purger and scheduler

[nishanth-yb]

Hi Team,

I need some help regarding the Nebula Logger's purge functionality and would really appreciate your guidance.

1. When running the LogBatchPurger class, does it log the deletions of logs and log entries, thus consuming additional data storage?
2. Can we modify the LogBatchPurger class to retain logs and log entries from the current month and delete all entries older than that?

Thanks in advance for your guidance!

[jongpie]

Hi @nishanth-yb there's some info about this in README, but essentially:

• The date field Log__c.LogRetentionDate__c controls when a Log__c record is deleted (as well as its related LogEntry__c records).
  • LogBatchPurger will delete any records where LogRetentionDate__c <= System.today()
  • To keep a record, you can set LogRetentionDate__c to null
• You can use the custom settings field LoggerSettings__c.NumberOfDaysToRetainLogs__c to customize (including per profile or user if you want) the value saved in Log__c.LogRetentionDate__c.
  • By default, LoggerSettings__c.NumberOfDaysToRetainLogs__c is populated with "TODAY + 14 DAYS" - so by default, all Log__c records will be kept for 14 days before LogBatchPurger will delete it

Ultimately, you just need to set the value of Log__c.LogRetentionDate__c to control when data is deleted (using either LoggerSettings__c, or building your own automation to set it, or simply manually editing the field).

In your case, if you want to keep logs for the current month, you could update the value of LoggerSettings__c.NumberOfDaysToRetainLogs__c from 14 to 30 (using 30 days as approximately 1 month) - any new Log__c records would then be kept for 30 days before being deleted.

Hope this helps!

[nishanth-yb]

Hey Jonathan, Makes sense, thank you so much for the clarification. This helps a lot. Thanks again, Nishanth

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On Tue, 30 Jul, 2024, 9:17 pm Jonathan Gillespie, ***@***.***> wrote: Hi @nishanth-yb <https://github.com/nishanth-yb> there's some info about this in README <https://github.com/jongpie/NebulaLogger/tree/v4.13.15#batch-deleting-with-apex-jobs>, but essentially: - The date field Log__c.LogRetentionDate__c controls when a Log__c record is deleted (as well as its related LogEntry__c records). - LogBatchPurger will delete any records where LogRetentionDate__c <= System.today() - To keep a record, you can set LogRetentionDate__c to null - You can use the custom settings field LoggerSettings__c.NumberOfDaysToRetainLogs__c to customize (including per profile or user if you want) the value saved in Log__c.LogRetentionDate__c. - By default, LoggerSettings__c.NumberOfDaysToRetainLogs__c is populated with "TODAY + 14 DAYS" - so by default, all Log__c records will be kept for 14 days before LogBatchPurger will delete it Ultimately, you just need to set the value of Log__c.LogRetentionDate__c to control when data is deleted (using either LoggerSettings__c, or building your own automation to set it, or simply manually editing the field). In your case, if you want to keep logs for the current month, you could update the value of LoggerSettings__c.NumberOfDaysToRetainLogs__c from 14 to 30 (using 30 days as approximately 1 month) - any new Log__c records would then be kept for 30 days before being deleted. Hope this helps! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#724 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A6MIKXZOAZVCHTSN7AQ5G5LZO6YRFAVCNFSM6AAAAABLQYWE4OVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTAMJZGI2DENA> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>