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log-error

The log-error Instruction outputs a message in the error log. Use with the conditional Instructions to output errors if conditions are met.

action	"log-error"
message	The message to output in the error log.

See also abort-record, which can be used to prevent a Record from being imported when there is an error.

Example

{
    "action": "if-exists",
    "source": "researchers",
    "then": [
        // ... process researchers ...
    ],
    "else": [
        {
            "action": "log-error",
            "message": "Expected researchers, but wasn't present"
        }
    ]
}