How to enable Chat Logging on the Sametime 8.5 server

This procedure differs from earlier versions of Sametime.  For instructions on enabling chat logging for previous versions of Sametime or for client side logging, see the related technote #1086729.

Step 1: Updating the sametime.ini and creating the chatlogging.ini

In Sametime 8.5, you can configure chat logging black box library names by using the sametime.ini file. This configuration is controlled by a new section called [ST_BB_NAMES], and the value that controls the chat logging black box is ST_CHAT_LOG.

Note: The StChatLogFile library (or libstchatlogfile.so on AIX, Linux,and Solaris platforms) is a sample of how to implement a chat logging black box using the Sametime SDK. The StChatLogFile sample is not supported, and is not recommended for use on deployment environments.

1.  Use a text editor to edit the sametime.ini file, which is located in the Lotus Sametime Community Server installation directory (for example: C:Program Fileslotusdomino).

a.        Set ST_CHAT_LOG to file in the sametime.ini file under the ST_BB_NAMES section.

ST_CHAT_LOG=File

Examples:

For Windows:
To use StChatLogFile.dll as the chat logging black box, set

[ST_BB_NAMES]
ST_CHAT_LOG=File

For IBM i:
To use stchatlogf.srvpgm as the chat logging blackbox, set

[ST_BB_NAMES]
ST_CHAT_LOG=File

b.        Create chatlogging.ini in the same directory as sametime.ini.

c.        Move all the attributes from sametime.ini related to [ChatLogging] to chatlogging.ini. For example:

[ChatLogging]
CL_CHAT_START_DISCLAIMER=Disclamer message.
CL_CHAT_START_DISCLAIMER_RICH_TEXT=Rich Text Disclaimer message.

Note: If you want to use BB_CL_LIBRARY_PATH to change the default location of where the chat logs are stored, then move the [Library] section from sametime.ini to the chatlogging.ini file.  Also, the directory you specify with BB_CL_LIBRARY_PATH, or the default CLData directory, must exist before you start the server after making this change.  If the directory does not exist, then chat logging and chat services can fail.  The directory or folder is not created by the system on startup.

Example:
[Library]                                      
BB_CL_LIBRARY_PATH=<full_path_name_of_new_directory>

Step 2: Updating the stconfig.nsf database

There are two ways to enable chat logging, depending on your environment.  If using the Sametime System Console (SSC), changes MUST be made through the SSC.  

Using the Sametime System Console

If you have configured Sametime 8.5 using the Sametime System Console, perform these steps:

1.        Log in to the Integrated Solutions Console.
2.        Click Sametime System Console > Sametime Servers > Sametime Community Servers.
3.        In the Sametime Community Servers list, click the deployment name of the server with the connectivity information that you want to change.
4.        Click the Community Services tab.
5.        In the Server Features section, under Enable chat logging, select one of the following choices:  
            Always
            When available
            Never
6.        Click OK
7.         Restart the Lotus Sametime Community Server for settings to take effect.

Using a Notes client to access stconfig.nsf

If you have configured Sametime 8.5 without the Sametime System Console, perform these steps:

1.  Stop the Sametime 8.5 server.  Refer to the technote titled, “Shutting down a Sametime server without shutting down the Domino server” (#1088677Link).

2.    Use a Lotus Notes client to open the Sametime Configuration database (stconfig.nsf) on the Sametime server.

3.    In the right hand pane, open the CommunityServices document by double-clicking on the date associated with the document.

4.    Double-click on the CommunityServices document to put the document in edit mode.

5.    For the “Chat Logging Flag” parameter, select either “relax” or “strict” for the chat logging mode.

“strict” indicates that chat should be disallowed if it is not possible to log chats for any reason.

6.    Update the “Capture Service Type” parameter.

• If you selected “strict” as the chat logging mode, enter the value “0x1000” (e.g., Capture Service Type = 0x1000).
• If you selected “relax” mode, enter Capture Service Type = 0.

Note:  If the Chat Logging service becomes unavailable for any reason when “Chat Logging Flag” is set to “strict” and “Capture Service Type” is set to “0x1000” in the CommunityServices document, users will receive “Chat services unavailable” when attempting to chat.  This is by design; the strict setting is being enforced.

7.  Save and close the CommunityServices document.

8.  Restart the Lotus Sametime Community Server for changes to take effect.

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