24.2 Turning on Trace Messages

You might want to send trace messages to the error log so that the messages are captured in a file. You can then easily e-mail the trace message to Novell® Support or others.

Programmers sometimes place hidden messages in their code so that if you are having problems, you can turn on the trace functionality and get additional insight. Even if you don’t understand the hidden messages, they can help Novell Support diagnose the problem.

To get trace messages:

  1. Click Window > Preferences > Designer for IDM.

    The Designer for IDM and trace options

  2. Expand Designer for IDM, then click Trace.

  3. Select Enable tracing, then select the options that you want to include or show.

    Options to enable tracing and select plug-ins

  4. Select the plug-ins that you want to trace, then click OK.

To view the results of traces:

  1. Select Window > Show View > Trace.

  2. View data in the Trace view.

    The Trace view

  3. You can also turn on trace options from the Trace view by clicking the Preferences icon The Trace view in the Trace view.

  4. Use the Clear Trace icon to clear the Trace view.

  5. Use the Save icon to save Trace view contents to a . txt file.