The Event Log - Search action enables you to search the specified event log for entries matching the search criteria.
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Event Log
The event log to be searched. If the required event log does not appear in the list, it may be specified.
Event Type
Find entries which are of the specified type. More then one type can be selected.
Event Generated Before/After
Find entries which were generated before or after the specified date.
Event Identifier
Find entries which match the specified Event Identifier.
Event Source
Find entries which match the specified source.
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List Results to Log
Enables the listing of the results in the log. Turning this option off is recommend when expecting a high number of results to be returned.
List Results to Variable
Saves the results of the search to the specified variable.
List Results to Comma Delimited Text File
Outputs the log to a text file with each field separated by a comma.
Count of Results to Variable
Writes to number of matched entries to the specified variable.
Fail Action If
Specifies whether the action will fail if there were entries found that matched the criteria or fail if no matches were found.