Logtool Specifications

Hewlett-Packard STM: Logtool ERS * Revision 1.17
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2.2. Operational Overview
Utilities are invoked via the Utilities sub-menu under the Tools menu in the STM
User Interface. Selection of this command will cause a cascade menu to be displayed
with the names of all of the utility programs that are currently installed. The user
should select the "Logtool" entry to invoke this tool.
2.3. User Perspectives
2.3.1. Utility Options
The figure below shows the options that are available for utilities. These options
can be changed via the Tool Options sub-menu of the Options menu in the STM
User Interface. The only option that is available for utilities is that which
controls the type of information that is logged to the Tool Activity Log.
2.4. STM Logging Strategy
Log data is maintained on the system in raw form (e.g., Raw Log in the following
figure) which consists of a header for each entry that is generated by the logging
process followed by the raw data supplied by the driver or other logging entity. In
order to display the data in text understandable to most users, the contents of the raw
log must be formatted and placed into a formatted log. The formatted data for each