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Logging format and contents may be configured through the use of the log4j.properties file. After installation this file will be located in the log4j.properties file.
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Noted in the log4j.properties file are several options to configure logging context to be associated with the logs. Logging context can be used to help trace a message through the logging output (console, file, or database) by providing a unique identifier associated with the log statement. This unique identifier is established upon entry into a Web Service and is a concatenation of the uuid of the message, the uuid of any related messages, and a randomly generated uuid. The benefits of this context are as follows:
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