Defining log viewer colors

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To help distinguish between rows in the log viewer results pane, you can use color coding for easier analysis of log viewer output. You can use a default color scheme or apply your own colors. Colors can be applied to predefined common log filter actions.

After you define the text colors, you can save the color scheme by exporting it to an .xml file. Use the following procedures to define colors, to export a color scheme, and to import a color scheme.

To define log viewer colors

  1. In the Forefront TMG Management console tree, click Monitoring, and then click the Logging tab.

  2. On the Tasks tab, click Define Log Text Colors.

  3. In the Define Log Text Colors dialog box, click the Color button for the Action type you would like to change.

  4. In the Color dialog box, select a color, and then click Save.

  5. Click OK to apply the changes and close the Define Log Text Colors dialog box.

To export a color scheme

  1. In the Forefront TMG Management console tree, click Monitoring, and then click the Logging tab.

  2. On the Tasks tab, click Define Log Text Colors.

  3. In the Define Log Text Colors dialog box, click the Export Color Scheme button.

  4. In the Export Color Definitions dialog box, select the folder and file name, and then click Save.

To import a color scheme

  1. In the Forefront TMG Management console tree, click Monitoring, and then click the Logging tab.

  2. On the Tasks tab, click Define Log Text Colors.

  3. In the Define Log Text Colors dialog box, click the Import Color Scheme button.

  4. In the Import Color Definitions dialog box, select the folder and file name, and then click Load.