Trace Message Fields

Each trace message includes the following fields: Timestamp, Adapter Identifier, Role, Category, Status Code, Tracking Identifier, and Application Information.

Field Description
Timestamp Timestamp of occurrence. For example, 2003 Feb 22 20:14:51:718 GMT -8.
Adapter Identifier Name of the adapter that wrote the trace message. This is a combination of the adapter acronym and adapter configuration name. For example, the application identifier, ADB.publisher1 identifies a TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapter for Database service named publisher1.
Role A role can be:
Info
Indicates a normal adapter operation. No action is necessary. A tracing message tagged with the Info field indicates that a significant processing step was reached and has been logged for tracking or auditing purposes. Only info messages preceding a tracking identifier are considered significant steps.
Warn
Indicates that an abnormal condition is found. Processing continues, but special attention from an administrator is required.
Error
Indicates that an unrecoverable error occurs. Depending on the error severity, the adapter might continue with the next operation or stop altogether.
Debug
Indicates a developer-defined tracing message. In normal operating conditions and debug messages, this field is not displayed.

When configuring the adapter, you can define what roles must be logged. For example, to improve performance, you can decide not to log Info roles.

Category The following lists all categories:
Adapter
The adapter is processing an event.
Application
The adapter is interacting with the database.
Configuration
The adapter is reading configuration information.
Database
The adapter is interacting with a database.
Metadata
The adapter is retrieving metadata from the database.
Palette
The adapter is interacting with the palette.
Publisher Service
Publication Service is reporting this trace message.
Request-Response Client Service
Request-Response Invocation Service is reporting this trace message.
Request-Response Server
Request-Response Service is reporting this trace message.
Shutdown
The adapter is being shut down.
Startup
The adapter is starting.
Subscription Service
Subscription Service is reporting this trace message.
System
This category is not linked to a specific event process. The trace message might be related to a Windows service related messages, memory allocation, file system error, and so on.
TibRvComm
The adapter is communicating with TIBCO Rendezvous.
XML
The adapter is parsing XML documents.
Status Code Unique code for the message and description. Status codes are identified by a unique number and description. If a trace message includes an error or the Warn role, the status code documentation includes a resolution.

See Trace Messages Reference for details.

Tracking Identifier A unique identifier that is "stamped" on each message by the originating adapter. The tracking identifier remains in effect from the beginning of a message to its completion as the message is exchanged by TIBCO applications.

If the adapter is the termination point of the message, the tracking identifier is not displayed in the trace message.

You cannot modify the tracking identifier format or configure what information is displayed.

Application Information Application-specific information added to the tracking info to trace the message back to its source. Set initially by the originating adapter and carried forward. It is augmented by each intermediate component.