Changing trace settings from the workbench

In addition to collecting user trace and service trace for various components, you can also collect the following additional types of trace from the workbench:
  • Trace for all WebSphere Event Broker components, including the workbench itself. This uses the logger.
  • Configuration Manager Proxy trace
  • Broker Administration trace

The following sections tell you how to change the settings for these types of trace.

Changing the logger settings

WebSphere Event Broker provides a logger that controls tracing for all the components of WebSphere Event Broker. This is the com.ibm.etools.mft.util plug-in. By default, the logger is set to produce trace for severe errors, but you can change this level:
  1. Click Windows > Preferences.
  2. In the left menu, click Logging.
  3. Click com.ibm.etools.mft.util.
  4. Click the General tab.
  5. Open the drop-down list for the Default logging level, and select the logging level that you want. For the most detailed report, select FINEST.
  6. Click OK.

The files from this trace are written to the directory install_dir\eclipse\workbench\.metadata. Logging utility output is written to the LoggingUtil.log file. Any workbench errors are written to the .log file.

Changing the Configuration Manager proxy trace settings

You control tracing of the Configuration Manager proxy from the workbench:
  1. Click Windows > Preferences.
  2. In the left menu, expand Broker Administration.
  3. Click Configuration Manager proxy.
  4. In the Configuration Manager proxy tracing section of the menu, change the level of tracing that is performed. The default is None. If you select Errors to file, the default file to which trace is written is install_dir\eclipse\workspace\cmptraceerror.log.
  5. Click OK.

Changing the Broker Administration trace settings

You control tracing of the Broker Administration from the workbench:
  1. Click Windows > Preferences.
  2. In the left menu, expand Broker Administration.
  3. Click Trace.
  4. Change the type of tracing. The default is None. If you select Stored in a file, the default file to which trace is written is install_dir/eclipse/workspace/.metadata/.plugins/com.ibm.etools.mft.admin/mbda.log.
  5. Click OK.