Transfer monitoring

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Contents 1 Preface 2 Installation 3 Format 3.1 datetime 3.2 status 3.3 type 3.4 newupd 3.5 sender 3.6 receiver 3.7 folder 3.8 filename 3.9 file 3.10 size 3.11 failreason 4 Example file

Preface

PowerFolder is able to log all up- and download activities into a flat file (CSV) for monitoring purposes. These logs get automatically sent to the current server and can be used for monitoring client file transfer activities.

Requires: PowerFolder Pro 3.1.9 or higher.

Installation

This feature can be enabled under Preferences/Pro Settings/Remote monitoring. It automatically creates a Remote monitoring folder where all logfiles are placed. The monitor folder gets automatically send to the server.

Format

PowerFolder by default stores up- and download logs in separate files in subdirectories named year/month/day/Downloads.csv and Uploads.csv. Standard CSV format in UTF-8 encoding is used. The following columns will be logged:

datetime

The date and time the transfer was completed/stopped.

Example: "07.04.09 02:36"

status

The result status of the transfers.

Possible values: "success" (completed gracefully)

"broken" (stopped because of problem)

"abort" (intentionally stopped).

type

The type of transfer.

Possible values: "dl" (download) or "ul" (upload)

newupd

Flag if file was updated or new.

Possible values: "new" (new file) or "upd" (update)

sender

The sender of the file.

Example: "Source-Desktop"

receiver

The receiver of the file.

Example: "Server"

folder

The folder the transfer was made on.

Example: "Backup-Data"

filename

The filename of the transferred file.

Example: "Sheet1.xls"

file

The full path information of the transferred file.

Example: "C: \Documents and Settings\user\PowerFolders\Project YZX\Sheet1.xls"

size

The total size in bytes of the file.

Example: 2002304

failreason

The reason why the transfer was not successfully completed.

Example: "NODE_DISCONNECTED".

Example file

This example files shows the transfer log output.