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Can business users view logs without technical knowledge?

Can business users view logs without technical knowledge?

Yes—role-based Log Views with business-friendly filtering. Create Log View "Payment Processing Errors" filtered to show only ERROR logs from payment-related .NET services (PaymentGateway, ACHProcessor, WireTransferService), grant Finance team read-only access via Roles. Finance users log into Nodinite Web Client with Azure AD SSO, see dashboard with color-coded severity (red = ERROR), business-friendly column labels (rename technical "ProcessingModuleName" to "Service", "ApplicationInterchangeId" to "Transaction ID", "Body" to "Details"), pre-configured date range filters (Today, Last 7 Days, Last 30 Days), no technical jargon (no stack traces visible by default, click "Show Details" to expand). Search by business data: Finance user searches "Customer ID 12345", sees all payment errors for this customer across all services in unified timeline (correlation ID search), clicks error entry, reviews "Transaction ID: TXN-2025-789, Amount: $5,000, Error: ACH payment rejected by bank, reason: insufficient funds". Export to Excel: Click "Export" button, downloads CSV with all error details, opens in Excel for further analysis/reporting to management. Zero training required—Finance users familiar with Excel/web applications can use Nodinite Log Views immediately without IT assistance.

Additional Resources

Getting Started:

  • [Prerequisites][] - .NET Framework 2.0+, Log4Net 1.2.10+, network access to Nodinite Log API
  • [Install Log4Net Appender][Install] - NuGet package installation and DLL deployment
  • Configuration - Edit log4net.config with Nodinite appender settings

Log4Net Appender Features:

  • [Logging from Log4Net Applications][] - Configure ThreadContext properties, payload capture, correlation IDs
  • [Monitoring Log4Net Applications][] - Use Non-Events monitoring to detect missing ERROR logs (expected volume)

Administration:

  • [Create Log Views][] - Role-based filtering by service category, severity, date range
  • Configure Alert Rules - PagerDuty/Slack alerts for ERROR logs from specific services
  • [Create Roles][] - Grant ops team read-only log access without RDP/filesystem permissions

Integration:

  • [Web API][] - Query logs for Power BI dashboards, export CSV/Excel for compliance audits
  • [Message Types][] - Define message formats for payload-based Search Field Expressions
  • Search Field Expressions - Extract business data (Order Numbers, Customer IDs) from logged payloads

Next Step

Ready to centralize logging from your legacy .NET applications? Start with prerequisites, then install the appender.

[Prerequisites][] [Install Log4Net Appender][Install] Configuration of log4net.config [Create Roles][] for delegated log access

[Logging from Log4Net Applications][] - Configure correlation IDs and payload capture [Monitoring Log4Net Applications][] - Use Non-Events monitoring for expected ERROR volumes Log Agents - Events and messages centralization [Log Views][] - Manage User access to logs across the platform [Log Databases][] - Keep 7-year retention as needed Release Notes