A session is one sitting of a kiosk: it starts when the kiosk starts up (or starts a
new session) and lasts until the next one begins. Each session has its own ID — a long code such as
a5840926-75c0-4efe-ab1a-66ba1dc6a68f — and every log entry the kiosk writes carries the ID of
the session it happened in.
That makes a session the natural way to look at one stretch of work: the morning of packet pickup, one volunteer's shift, or the time just after a reader was moved. A session may hold dozens of assignments or none at all.
Opening a session
- Choose Logs on a transponder kiosk's card.
- Choose View Sessions. Every session that kiosk has recorded is listed, newest first, with when it started (in your time zone) and its ID.
- Beside each session are links to its Transponder, Info, Statistics and Process logs. Each opens in a new tab showing only that session.
Back to logs returns to the device's full logs.
Session addresses
A session's logs have their own address, with the session ID between the device and the log:
/kiosk/<account>/<device>/<session>/process
Bookmark it or send it to someone to share exactly that stretch of activity. The same works for
transponder, info and statistics.
Good to know
- The session ID also appears in the Info log's Session column, so you can find the session a particular moment belongs to.
- Passing files are not grouped by session — see Passing Files.