Log4Net Dashboard is a log viewer that can read log statements from a variety of logging output targets, including: Microsoft SQL Server Oracle SQL Server XML Files Windows Event Log

It features:

• Instant overview
• Web application for easy access by multiple users
• Configurable and Extendible
• Suitable for both development and production

The main page in Log4Net Dashboard is the dashboard page which gives the user instant overview on an appliction's logging status, at a high level, through a log summary pivot table.

Log4Net Dashboard summary pivot table:
 

From the summary table the user can drill down to view collections of log rows and to view all details about a single log row. The content of the summary table can be configured.

Log4Net Dashboard was originally developed to support the log4net logging framework and it is the perfect companion to log4net providing both the developer and the end user with a feature rich log viewer and analyzer.

• Create your own summary table. The summary pivot table can be customized to show the time periods you are interested in.
  
   
• Add custom columns in addition to the standard columns in log4net. Many log4net users extend log4net beyond the standard columns (DateTime, Level, Logger, Message and Exception) and add custom columns. Log4Net Dashboard can be configured to use the custom columns both in viewing and filtering.
  
   
• Choose look and feel among predefined style sheets or define your own.
  The user interface is defined through extensive use of CSS style sheets. In the Settings page the user can choose among several predefined style sheets. New style sheets can be added to  customize the user interface. 
  
   
• Log4Net Dashboard can be configured to use several data sources by defining multiple data sources in the configuration file. The user can choose among these different data sources in the Settings page.

Log4Net Dashboard features aSDK that provides the developer with the possibility to:

• Write custom providers. Through its flexible provider interface, developers can extend Log4Net Dashboard to read log events from almost any kind of logging output.
   
• Provide custom visualizers for specialized logging columns / values.

• Log4Net Dashboard is written in C# and using Microsoft ASP.NET version 2.0. 
   
• Log4Net Dashboard can be used with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
   
• Log4Net Dashboard uses CSS (cascading style sheet) to define the look and feel of the user interface.
   
• Log4Net Dashboard does not require any third-party plug-ins or components. The user interface is rendered through plain html and javascript.    

To find out more about Log4Net Dashboard , check out the live demonstration. If you like what you see and would like to test it with your application, you can download a free trial/developer version.

Logging can serve several purposes:

• Aiding the debugging of an application, this is usually done through the developing phase of the application.
   
• Provide information of situations in the run time environment, like missing files, broken communication channels, unhandled exceptions, malformed xml transforms etc (the list is endless).
   
• Collect performance data.
   
• Notify about serious error situations that needs immediate action.
   
• Tracking user behavior

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