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Logging

The Better Excel Automation app records its internal activities to a so-called log. The log helps you to understand the activity of the app when diagnosing problems.

Viewing the log

The Better Excel Automation app writes its own log lines to the Jira log:

  1. Find the logfile named atlassian-jira.log (see the guide by Atlassian).
  2. Search for the text "com.midori" to find the lines written by Better Excel Automation.
  3. If you can't see any log line written by the app, check if DEBUG logging is configured correctly, then use the corresponding app function again.

If you can't interpret the log lines you found, report it to our support. We are there to help you!

Configuring logging

When investigating a run-time problem, you may need to increase the logging level for the Better Excel Automation app. Doing so, it will write more details about what it does to the log, which helps you understand the problem.

How to enable DEBUG-level logging

To turn on DEBUG logging from the web interface without stopping Jira:

  1. Login to Jira as administrator.
  2. Go to Jira Administration → System → Logging and Profiling.
  3. Click Configure logging level for another package under Default Loggers.
  4. Enter "com.midori" to Package Name and choose "DEBUG" in Logging Level.
  5. Click Add.
  6. Check if this new package was correctly added to the Default Loggers list.

Now execute the app function that you think fails, then check the log for the details.

How to enable TRACE-level logging

In some rare cases, you may need to turn on TRACE logging, the most detailed logging level. For that, just follow the DEBUG-level logging guide but choose "TRACE" as logging level (instead of "DEBUG").

Warning: TRACE logging can produce a very high number of log lines. Therefore, it should be turned off as soon as possible!

Typical problems and their solutions

I get "Failed to run pluggable rule component..." error in the automation rule's configuration screen.

This error may occur if you are using pre-5.0.0 version of Better Excel Automation.

To resolve this, remove the legacy modules that were installed by Automation for Jira pre-3.0.0 versions. It may still be present in your system, and those lead to this problem.

  1. Go to Administration → Apps → Manage apps.
  2. Uninstall Automation Module.
  3. Uninstall Jira Automation SPI.
  4. Restart Jira. (It may not be necessary.)