# Rule Logs Overview

Rule Engine Logs provide full visibility into how your automations behave on Datacake.\
Every time a rule is evaluated or executed, Datacake records a detailed log entry.\
This gives you a transparent audit trail that is especially helpful for debugging, monitoring large fleets, and meeting compliance requirements.

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### Where to find Rule Logs

Rule Logs are available to those who have access to the Advanced Rule Engine. This comes as a feature in our Standard, Plus, and Enterprise subscription plans (more details can be found on our [Pricing](https://datacake.co/pricing) page). Please reach out to <support@datacake.de> to enable the feature.

#### 1. Open the Rule Engine

Navigate to:\
**Workspace → Rule Engine → Logs** as shown below.

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#### 2. Select a Rule

Each rule entry offers an option to open its log history.

#### 3. Inspect Log Details

Inside a log entry you can:

* Expand the trigger information
* Inspect each executed action
* Check communication results (emails, webhooks, downlinks)
* See the conditions that were or were not fulfilled

#### 4. Use Filtering & Search

Depending on your workspace size, logs can grow quickly.\
The UI lets you filter by:

* Time Frame
* Device
* An action that has been executed more than once (toggle switch)<br>

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### What’s Included in a Log Entry

Each log entry captures several categories of information:

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#### **Rule Metadata**

* Rule name
* Product or device the rule applied to
* Time of action
* Whether it was executed or not (in the form of a check or cross symbol)

#### **Actions Executed**

For each action, the log shows:

* Whether the action ran successfully
* Any returned data or diagnostics

This is particularly helpful when troubleshooting integrations.

#### **Execution & System Info**

Additional metadata includes:

* Evaluation timestamp
* Any warnings or error messages
* Information about skipped actions (e.g. “Action Not Executed”)

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### Example Use Cases

#### **Debugging an Alert Rule**

You can quickly see:

* Which measurement triggered the rule
* Whether the condition evaluated correctly
* Why an alert email was sent (or not sent)

#### **Auditing Device Behavior**

For compliance-heavy environments, you can track:

* When devices reported certain values
* When automated actions (like downlinks) were sent
* The exact data used during rule evaluation

#### **Troubleshooting Scheduled Jobs**

If a task did not run, logs allow you to determine:

* Whether the schedule was evaluated
* Whether execution was skipped


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