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Change Profiler Settings

You can specify which components and data fields will be included in Policy Server tracing, and you can apply filters to tracing output so that the profiler only captures specific values for a given component or data field.

To configure profiler settings

  1. Start the Policy Server Management Console.

    Important! If you are accessing this graphical user interface on Windows Server 2008, open the shortcut with Administrator permissions, even if you are logged into the system as an Administrator. For more information, see the release notes for your SiteMinder component.

  2. Click the Profiler tab.
  3. Click the Configure Settings button.

    Note: This button is only active when you select the Enable Profiling check box.

    The Policy Server Profiler dialog opens.

  4. Optionally, choose a Profiler template file that contains a predefined set of components and data fields appropriate for a particular tracing task from the Template drop down list:

    You can use Profiler templates as a starting point for Profiler configuration. Once a template has been loaded, you can manually modify the components and data fields that it specifies as well as apply data filters.

  5. Review/configure trace options by doing one or more of the following:
  6. To save your new settings, do one of the following:
  7. Select File, Close to close the profiler and return to the Policy Server Management Console.
  8. Select the Browse button to the right of the Configuration File field.


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