Using Tracing

Tracing is a valuable troubleshooting tool that you can use when developing data translation specifications. You can:

• Start tracing
• View the trace file
• Stop tracing

TIBCO recommends that you stop tracing before moving into a production environment.

To Start Tracing

1. In the Workbench, click View > Options. The Application Options dialog box appears.
2. Click the Tracing tab.
3. Check the Tracing Enabled check box.
4. Browse to an existing file (.txt), or browse to a folder and enter a name to create a new file.

   Click Clear Trace File Contents to clear the contents of an existing trace file.

   Note: If you do not clear the file, the new trace information is appended to the existing trace file.

5. Click OK to close the Application Options dialog box and start tracing.

   The tracing icon () is added in the lower right corner of the status bar of the main window to show that tracing is enabled.

To View The Trace File

1. In the Workbench, click View > Options. The Application Options dialog box appears.
2. Click the Tracing tab.
3. Click Open Trace File with Notepad.

To Stop Tracing

1. In the Workbench, click View > Options. The Application Options dialog box appears.
2. Click the Tracing tab.
3. Clear the Tracing Enabled check box.
4. Click OK to close the Application Options dialog box and stop tracing.

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