Semantic Modeler - setting System Logging Level when deploying Semantic Model (in deployed RPD)

Michal Zima

As we switch for development of semantic models in OAS to usage of Semantic Modeler (switched from BI Administration Tool), we are finding out what functionalities from the BI Administration Tool are missing in the Semantic Modeler (and are useful) and would therefore like them to be available in the web-based Semantic Modeler.
What is currently missing in Semantic Modeler is following:
In BI Administration Tool while creating RPD (semantic model) you can set (Tools -> Options) so called System Logging Level property (from 0 to 5), which influence "granularity" of logs of BI Server component, which is exposed in analytics UI (Administration - Manage Session).
We are used to have this System Logging Level set to value 2 (which gives us a sufficient enough log information for potential troubleshooting).
When we switched to Semantic Modeler, we are now using direct deploy of semantic model from Sematic Modeler (where during this process, RPD is generated out of semantic model and deployed automatically on OAS instace).
And apparently RPD generated from semantic model has System Logging Level set to 0 (no logging) - which is really not what we need.
So this complicates our lives substantially:

1. we need to either open deployed RPD in online mode and set System Logging Level therefore
2. Or we don't use direct deploy from semantic model , generate/export RPD out of semantic model, open exported RPD in BI Admin Tool (offline mode), set System Logging Level and then deploy (using datamodel.sh/cmd script) this adjusted RPD.

Both methods requires additional steps within deployment process (causing overhead and potential omission).
So we would like to have following improvement in this area:

1. Provide in Semantic Modeler some preference setting (eg. System Logging Level) which will be used for generation of RPD in Semantic Modeler and will set System Logging Level in generated RPD according to this preference setting
   or
2. Provide in Console -> System Settings another setting (System Logging Level) , which will be used to generate appropriate level of logs for BI Server (for this Idea is already in place since Nov 2024: https://community.oracle.com/products/oracleanalytics/discussion/23762/ability-to-set-the-system-logging-level-for-oas-in-console-system-settings

We don't have preference how this will be implemented - important is the goal and this is clear.

Doug Ross

I vote for option 2 - provide that setting in the console system settings