Data Transformation Engine Database Interface Designer Reference Guide

Chapter 3 - Database/query Files Database Interface Designer Trace Files
Database Interface Designer Reference Guide
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7 Make any changes as desired and click OK.
The report is printed.
Database Interface Designer Trace Files
The Database Interface Designer trace is a facility that produces information about
accessing your database from the Database Interface Designer and then logs this
information to a file. This can be useful in determining problems encountered
when generating type trees or setting update keys using the Database Interface
Designer.
If trace is enabled, a Database Interface Designer trace file (.dbl) is automatically
created when you generate a type tree. This trace file is placed in the same
directory as the .mdq file. The newly created Database Interface Designer trace
file is named using the full name of the .mdq file with a .dbl extension. For
example, if your .mdq file is named Orders.mdq, the trace file is named
Orders.dbl and is located in the same directory. If the .mdq file has been newly
created, the trace file is named its assigned name (Database_QueryFilen.dbl,
where n represents the assigned sequential number) and resides in the directory
in which the Database Interface Designer is installed.
Database Interface Designer Trace
You can enable or disable trace for any .mdq file listed in the Navigator.
To enable or disable trace
Note Because this is a toggle command, use the same procedure for both
enabling and disabling trace.
1 In the Navigator, highlight the .mdq file for which you want to enable a trace.
2 From the File menu, select Trace.