gs warn/error/info compared to gs log

[Uncle Rob]

Only slightly embarrassed that I don't know this.  I'm just updating my architecture best practices guide after stumbling on a system log that generates a few million records a day, mostly do to uncontrolled "logging".

I've always loved gs.log because the second parameter can be used as the Source column in system logs.

Does the same paradigm apply to gs.info, gs.warn, and gs.error?  It doesn't look that way according to docs.

[Ankur Bawiskar]

Hi Robert,

those are the verbosity levels for debugging

https://developer.servicenow.com/app.do#!/event/creatorcon18/CCW1352/creatorcon_18_CCW1352_exercise_3_logging__debugging

https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_question&sys_id=bd71cb29db98dbc01dcaf3231f9619c6

https://www.servicenowelite.com/blog/2018/9/18/logging-for-scoped-applications

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Thanks
Ankur

[Munender Singh]

Hi,

Hope this would help you:

(gs.error)--->Logs events that might still allow the application to continue running. Setting the log level for an application to error generates error messages only, but does not generate warn, info, or debug messages.

(gs.warn)--->Logs potentially harmful events. Setting the log level for an application to warn generates error and warn messages, but does not generate error or debug messages.

(gs.info)---->Logs informational messages that describe the progress of the application. Setting the log level for an application to info generates info, warn, and error messages, but does not generate debug messages.

(gs.debug)---->Logs informational events that are useful for debugging an application. Setting the log level for an application to debug generates info, warn, error, and debug messages.

Regards,

Munender

[Mark Roethof]

Hi there,

I believe this was mentioned also in one of the scripting best practices from Steven Bell. That it indeed is not possible, like gs.log did had. I have to check the Ask the Expert sessions on that.

Did found already this nice picture from 2015 🙂

 

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Mark

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[Mark Roethof]

Ah found it:
6/11 Ask the Expert: Scripting Best Practices - Part 3, w/ Steven Bell, MVP > 27:00

Steven also mentiones "downside is there's no build in location". I think that is exactly what you are mentioning 😞

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Mark

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