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Log and Trace Parameters

CA recommends using the trace file primarily for debugging. It is a text file and its location and name are specified in the Global Parameter XML structure in the Trace structure.

Note: The trace records are free format.

The attributes for the TRACE structure are as follows:

Log FILE

The name of the trace output file.

Log Date Format

The required date format.

US

mm/dd/yyyy

European

yyyy/mm/dd

Default: mm/dd/yyyy (if omitted)

Trace LEVEL

The required trace level.

Range: 0 through 10, where 0 does not write any trace. As the trace level number increase, more detailed information is written to the trace file.

Default: 0 (if omitted)

Log LEVEL

The required log message level.

I

Informational warnings and error messages

E

Error messages

W

Warning and error messages

Trace File

The path and name of the trace output file.