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Procedure documentation Editing Log Files of the Database Instance Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

You delete parts of the contents of the log files of the database instance, or complete files.

Caution

This command can be used for log files only, and not for other database files. If you use the command with files for which it is not valid, you receive the error
-24996 ERR_PARAM - wrong parameters.

Prerequisites

·        You have the server authorization DBFileRead.

·        You have used the command for displaying the list of database files to find the file ID of the file or group of files that you want to process.

Syntax

file_operation <file_ID> <action>

<action> :: = OP=DELETE [DATE=<yyyymmddhhmmss>] | OP=SHRINK <option>

<option> :: = DATE=<yyyymmddhhmmss> | LINE=<n>

Options

Option

Description

<file_ID>

Log file(s) of the database instance

OP=DELETE

The file(s) is/are deleted.

You can specify that all files that have not been changed since the specified date (DATE=<yyyymmddhhmmss>) are to be deleted

OP=SHRINK

Part of the content of the file is deleted.

If you also specify the parameter DATE=<yyyymmddhhmmss>, all the lines that were written before the specified date are deleted.

If you specify the LINE=<n> parameter instead, the contents of the file are reduced to <n> lines. The <n> lines that were written most recently are retained

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