diff --git a/common-tools/clas-logging/src/main/resources/org/jlab/logging/finer.properties b/common-tools/clas-logging/src/main/resources/org/jlab/logging/finer.properties
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+#
+# Global logging configuration for clas
+# Nick Tyler, UofSC
+#
+# Modified from hps-java logging
+# Jeremy McCormick, SLAC
+#
+
+# default global level
+.level = FINER
+
+# default handler which prints to console
+handlers = java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
+
+# Old detailed format
+# prints timestamp (1$), level (4$), source ($2), message (5$), and (optionally) an exception (6$).
+#java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format = %1$tY-%1$tm-%1$td %1$tT [%4$s] %2$s :: %5$s%6$s%n
+
+# New simplified format
+# MESSAGE
+java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format = %5$s%6$s%n
+
+# configure the console handler
+java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = ALL
+java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/common-tools/clas-logging/src/main/resources/org/jlab/logging/finest.properties b/common-tools/clas-logging/src/main/resources/org/jlab/logging/finest.properties
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+#
+# Global logging configuration for clas
+# Nick Tyler, UofSC
+#
+# Modified from hps-java logging
+# Jeremy McCormick, SLAC
+#
+
+# default global level
+.level = FINEST
+
+# default handler which prints to console
+handlers = java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
+
+# Old detailed format
+# prints timestamp (1$), level (4$), source ($2), message (5$), and (optionally) an exception (6$).
+#java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format = %1$tY-%1$tm-%1$td %1$tT [%4$s] %2$s :: %5$s%6$s%n
+
+# New simplified format
+# MESSAGE
+java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format = %5$s%6$s%n
+
+# configure the console handler
+java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = ALL
+java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter = java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
+
+
+
+