Data Transformation Engine Design Studio Tutorial

Design Studio Tutorial
258
Chapter 15 - Creating a Trace File
The trace file is a text file that records the progress during the execution of a map.
You can choose to trace the input data, the output data or both. The trace file is a
debugging aid used to diagnose invalid data or incorrect type definitions.
Objectives
This exercise creates a trace file that can be used for debugging purposes.
By completing the exercises for Chapter 15, you will learn how to:
♦ Create a trace file.
♦ View the trace file on the Trace tab on the Organizer window.
♦ View the trace file in a separate window.
♦ Understand the contents of a trace file.
♦ Change the trace file settings.
Files Used in this Chapter
You will be working in the c:\mercator\tutorial\MyFolder\Ch15 folder. Use
the files provided in Ch15.zip.
Files Provided for Chapter 15
The following table describes the files provided for this chapter.
Icon File type Name Description
Text file Detail.txt Input data file containing multiple
detail records.
Text file Header.txt Input data file containing multiple
header records.
Type tree TwoFiles.mtt Type tree describing the detail
and header data.