How to view Power Monitoring Expert .XML Log Files

Issue
Would like to view Power Monitoring Expert log files with .xml extension

Product Line
Power Monitoring Expert 7.2.2
Power Monitoring Expert 8.2
Power Monitoring Expert 9.0
Power Monitoring Expert 2020
Power Monitoring Expert 2021
Power Monitoring Expert 2022
Power Monitoring Expert 2023

Power Monitoring Expert 2024

Environment
Log files

Cause

• This is helpful for looking at the 'SetupLogs'
  • These can often be found in the server's "Temp" folder, use the following method to navigate to the file directory
    1. open Run
       1. 
    2. type '%temp%'
    3. Select 'OK'
  • The SetupLogs will have the naming convention as follows: 'PowerMonitoringExpert_YYY_InstLog__YYYY-MM-DD_HH.MM.SS.xml'

Resolution
There is a log viewing application for .xml files called LogViewer.exe which is located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\Power Monitoring Expert\SetupLogs.

To open an Log file:

1. Launch the application LogViewer.exe
2. Click the Open button
3. Navigate to the location of where the desired file is located and select file (please see steps outlined above to locate desired files)

Released for: Schneider Electric Canada