Logging support apparatus, logging system, method for logging support, and recording medium

A method for logging support, the method comprising:

• analyzing a project file for a control system including a programmable logic controller, and enumerating at least one device related to the control system;
• designating a condition for a device to be displayed on a display among the at least one device related to the control system, in accordance with a character string entered by a user;
• causing a list of the at least one enumerated device to be displayed on the display, the at least one enumerated device satisfying the designated condition;
• designating a device displayed on the display as a logging target, in accordance with an operation of the user;
• causing the device designated as the logging target to be registered into the programmable logic controller,
• wherein the causing the device designated as the logging target to be registered into the programmable logic controller includes:
• generating target data indicating the device designated to be included into the logging target;
• acquiring, by the programmable logic controller, the target data;
• causing, by the programmable logic controller, a log of the device to be recorded into a log storage, the device being indicated as the logging target by the target data;
• and
• storing, by the programmable logic controller, the acquired target data as logging target data and storing the log of the device in a separate logs storage area.

A non-transitory recording medium storing a program, the program causing a logging system to function as:

• a device enumerator to analyze a project file for a control system including a programmable logic controller, and enumerate at least one device related to the control system;
• a condition designator to designate a condition for a device to be displayed on a display among the at least one device related to the control system, in accordance with a character string entered by a user;
• a display controller to cause a list of the at least one device to be displayed on the display, the at least one device being enumerated by the device enumerator and satisfying the condition designated by the condition designator;
• a device designator to designate a device to be included into a logging target among the at least one device displayed on the display, in accordance with an operation of the user;
• a target data generator to generate target data indicating the device designated by the device designator to be included into the logging target;
• and
• a logger to cause a log of the device to be recorded into a log storage, the device being indicated as the logging target by the target data,
• wherein the target data acquirer stores the acquired target data as logging target data and the logger stores the log of the device in a separate logs storage area.