Enable Logging Service for Your Application

1. Display recent logs.

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   cf logs --recent <appname>
   

2. Follow logs live.

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   cf logs <appname>
   

Choose Ctrl + C to quit.

1. In SAP BTP Cockpit enter your Global Account. If you are using a trial account, choose Go To Your Trial Account.

2. Choose Account Explorer.

3. In the Subaccounts tab, choose the subaccount where you have deployed your service and application.

   

4. Choose Cloud Foundry → Spaces.

5. Choose your space.

6. Choose on the application whose logs you want to access.

7. Choose Logs.

   

   Only the recent logs are displayed.

1. In SAP BTP Cockpit, navigate to your Subaccount.

2. Choose Cloud Foundry → Spaces.

3. Choose your space.

4. Choose the application whose logs you want to access.

5. Choose Logs.

6. Choose Open Kibana Dashboard.

   Kibana shows all logs.

   Although the Open Kibana Dashboard link is placed on the logs view of a particular application, it will give you access to the logs of all spaces where you have the required permission.

1. Build the MTAR file and deploy it to your Cloud Foundry space:

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   mbt build -t ./
   cf deploy cpapp_1.0.0.mtar
   

2. Open Kibana after successful deployment. Your org should now be visible in the Kibana dashboard.

   

3. Choose the ( + ) icon to filter for it.

4. The filter is added to the filter bar on the top of the screen and gets applied on the dashboard.

5. You should see your newly applied applications.

   

You can also browse all logs using the Discover button (compass icon) on the left navigation bar.
The available fields are displayed on the left side of the screen. You can add fields to the message display or quickly filter for any of the top values.

The time filter is on the right top of the screen. Don’t forget to choose Refresh.

The result of this tutorial can be found in the logging branch.