An administrator wants to exclude Request level logging details from being captured. Which logging level must be set?

IBM Cognos Analytics logging levels are hierarchical, with each level including the information from the levels below it. The standard levels, in increasing order of detail, are Minimal, Basic, Request, and Trace. To exclude "Request" level logging details, the administrator must set the logging to a level that is less detailed. The "Basic" logging level captures high-level diagnostic information but does not include the more granular details captured by the "Request" level, thereby fulfilling the requirement.

B. Trace logging level: This level is more detailed than the Request level and would explicitly include all Request level details, which is the opposite of the desired outcome.

C. Verbose logging level: "Verbose" is conceptually similar to the "Trace" or "Full" level. It is a highly detailed setting that would include Request level logs, not exclude them.

D. Request logging level is turned on by default: This statement is factually incorrect. The default logging level for most IBM Cognos Analytics services is "Basic", not "Request".

1. IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.x Administration and Security Guide: In the section "Configure logging", the guide details the logging levels. It states, "Each level includes all the information from the levels that precede it. For example, the Trace level includes information from the Request, Basic, and Minimal levels." This hierarchical structure confirms that setting the level to "Basic" will exclude "Request" level details. The guide also confirms that "The default logging level is Basic." (Reference: Chapter 10: Manage servers and services, Section: Configure logging).

2. IBM Cognos Analytics Knowledge Center - Setting logging levels: The official documentation describes the purpose of each level. The "Basic" level is defined for logging major component actions and high-level diagnostics, while the "Request" level adds key events for a specific request. This distinction shows that selecting "Basic" omits the details found in "Request". (Reference: IBM Knowledge Center, Document ID: cognosanalyticsadministrationandsecurity.pdf, Search term: "Logging levels").