These options allow you to enable logging of activity to a CSV file that can be imported and analysed in another application (e.g. Numbers or Microsoft Excel)
Log to file
| Log activity to a file | When this checkbox is enabled, average latency values will be written to file(s) in Log location. |
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| Log location | The location to store the log file. Note: Due to the requirement for App Sandboxing, you must click Choose... to choose a location for the files to be stored, otherwise PeakHour will not be granted permission to write there. |
| Reveal in Finder | Opens the chosen folder in Finder. |
Frequency
These options determine how often data is written to the file and (optionally) how often the files are rotated.
| Write to log every | How often to write a new record (line) in the CSV log file. |
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| Rotate log file | How often to start a new log file. |
Log filename
Log files are always stored in the Log location folder and have a different filename format depending on the log rotation frequency:
| Frequency | Format |
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| Hourly |
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| Daily |
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| Weekly |
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| Monthly |
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| Yearly |
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Target Description is the description you've entered on the Target tab.
Log format
The log file contains the following fields:
Date/Time | The date and time of the entry in your localised time format. |
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| Target | The description of the target. |
| Average Response Time (ms) | The average latency / response time over the period. |