Message tracing levels

This table shows the levels of message tracing control through the GUI:
Level Description
Site This is configured in Site Preferences > External Database

This requires an engine restart and reopening the Network Configurator.

When an external database is configured and message tracing is enabled, the process level and thread level are also enabled. The site level is the main "switch."

Process

This is configured in the Process Configuration dialog box. (Process > Configure).

When this level is enabled, this controls all threads in the process. All messages are traced, even if thread level tracing is disabled.

Thread This is configured in the Network Configurator’s Properties tab. This is the lowest priority level. When the process level is disabled and a thread level is enabled, tracing is enabled only on that thread.