Bentley OpenComms Designer Readme

Enable Logging in OpenComms Designer

Note: The user may not want to enable logging, until it becomes necessary for troubleshooting purposes. (This is an optional step.)
  1. Open the Logfile configuration file located in the root directory of OpenCommsDesigner (By default: C:\Program Files\Bentley\2023\OpenCommsDesigner\OpenCommsDesigner.Logging.Config. xml):

  2. Edit the log destination path in the COMMSOUT section (highlighted below) and which of the 5 pre-defined categories you wish to get log information as shown at the bottom:
    Note: Logfiles are pre-set to 10 megs in size, with 5 backups maintained—these values are editable. The logfiles are generated in the Users\...\AppData\Roaming\Bentley\Logs\ directory.
    Note: Never delete a log while OpenComms is open—you must exit out before deleting the log.

  3. Retrieve the logs in the Users …AppData\Roaming\Bentley\Logs folder: