Enable and view verbose logging for workflows

This topic describes how to enable and view verbose logging for workflows.

Verbose logging must first be enabled on the farm before it can be enabled in workflows. For instructions on enabling verbose logging on the farm, see Enable verbose logging for the farm.

To enable verbose logging for a workflow

1. Open the workflow in the Workflow designer.
2. On the ribbon of the Workflow designer, click Workflow Settings to display the Workflow Settings dialog box.

3. Select the check box for Enable verbose logging and then click Save to save changes and close the dialog box.

   If this option is not available, then verbose logging may not be enabled for the farm. Contact your administrator to do so.

To view verbose logs for a workflow

• Access workflow history for the workflow on the list item: Click More options (), click Advanced, and then click Workflow history.

  If the instance is run with verbose logging enabled, and the verbose data has not yet been cleared, a message in the workflow information panel states that verbose logging information is available. If verbose data is available, each workflow action can be clicked on to bring up the verbose information panel. The panel shows each data item available to the workflow, with the values before and after the action executed. Changed values are highlighted.

  There are options to export the verbose information for a particular action or the entire verbose log to an xml file.

  Related information

  Viewing workflow history

  Viewing workflow status