a method includes searching a plurality of lines of a log file for a violation of a defined condition ; creating a database of all discovered violations ; converting the database of all discovered to a list of output violations grouped by master ; and producing a condensed summary of error messages , the producing including : searching for a selected error message ; extracting a single instance or error message and load into a master log file ; searching for all other examples at all levels of a hierarchical output of the list ; writing a count of instances of the violation messages to the master log file ; and presenting a single instance of the violations , and the count of that violation .