Selecting the Logging Store

Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for HL7 (BTAHL7) provides you with the option to select a combination of different logging stores, such as Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), SQL Server, and Windows Event Log.

You use the BTAHL7 Configuration Explorer to configure the logging store.

Use the following procedures to open BTAHL7 Configuration Explorer and select the logging store.

To open BTAHL7 Configuration Explorer

• Click Start, click Programs, click Microsoft BizTalk <version> Accelerator for HL7, and then click BTAHL7 Configuration Explorer.

To select the logging store

1. In BTAHL7 Configuration Explorer, on the Global Settings tab, do the following:

   Use this	To do this
   WMI	Select this option if you want to generate WMI notifications for BTAHL7.
   SQL	Select this option if you want to use SQL Server as your logging store. Note: BTAHL7 automatically creates the tables required for logging if they do not exist.
   SQL Server	Type the SQL Server name. This is required when you select the SQL option. The maximum allowed length is 64 characters. The default server and database name is the configured BTAHL7 database.
   Database name	Type the SQL Server database name. This is required when you select the SQL option. The maximum allowed length is 128 characters.
   Event Log	Select this option if you want to use the Windows Event Log as your logging store. You use the Windows Event Viewer to view event messages.

2. Click Save.

   Note

   The locale of the events logged by the Logging event broker depend on the locale of the Logging Service account.

   Note

   When changing the Logging Service account password, you should first change the password in Microsoft Active Directory directory service, and then restart the Logging Service after changing the Logging Service password on every server running it.

See Also

Message Batching
Logging Configuration