Diagnostics user preferences options in the web client
Diagnostics settings control how the system works when you are trying to diagnose problems and bugs while designing and modifying forms. You need these only if you are actively involved in creating and modifying forms in the system.
The Diagnostics user preferences options in the web client are organized into multiple tabs.
General
This table shows the available General Diagnostics user preferences options in the web client:
Option | Description/Comments/Procedures |
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To record diagnostic information in the session log, select this option.
When this options is cleared, diagnostic information is not recorded. Caution: Recording diagnostic information can
degrade system performance. We recommend that you enable this option only in a
development environment.
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When selected, system information is included in the session log when diagnostic information is recorded. Such messages identify the current language ID, the current string table, and other general settings in effect. | |
When selected, security information about form-level and component-level
permissions is recorded in the log. When this option is cleared, security information is not recorded. |
Form
This table shows the available Form Diagnostics user preferences options in the web client:
Option | Description/Comments/Procedures |
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Initialization | When selected, an entry is included in the diagnostic record, each time a form
is opened, including information about the initialization parameters. When this option is cleared, form initialization data is not recorded. |
Events |
When this option is cleared, event data is not recorded. When selected, an entry about each event, that is generated by the system, is included in the diagnostic record. |
This table shows the available Call Details Diagnostics user preferences options in the web client:
Options | Description/Comments/Procedures |
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Scripts | When selected, diagnostic information is recorded about the execution of
scripts, including script parameters and return values. When this options is cleared, script execution data is not recorded. |
IDO Methods | When selected, diagnostic information is recorded about IDO methods executed
from event handlers or from validators, including method parameters, return codes,
and error messages. When this options is cleared, this diagnostic information is not recorded. |
Form Server | When selected, diagnostic information is recorded about the form server, from
which forms data was obtained. When this options is cleared, this diagnostic information is not recorded. |
This table shows the available Component Diagnostics user preferences options in the Windows client:
Options | Description/Comments/Procedures |
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Initialization | When selected, information is recorded about components in the log. When this option is cleared, even if other options in this group are selected, information about components is not recorded. |
List Building | When selected, information is recorded about lists, when they are created and
when they are invalidated, so that the next access will cause them to be recreated.
When this options is cleared, list building information is not recorded. |
User Interaction | When selected, information is recorded about the interactions of all users with
components, including information about these actions:
Caution: Selecting this
option generates a large number of entries in the log and can degrade system
performance.
When this options is cleared, user component interaction data is not recorded. |
To/From Source | When selected, information is recorded about data, moving to and from the
source, or data, binding for the component, including variables, properties, or the
building of derived values. Caution: Selecting this option generates a large number of entries in the
log and can degrade system performance.
When this options is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
To/From Control | When selected, information is recorded about data, moving to and from the
control for the component. Caution: Selecting this option generates a large number of entries in the
log and can degrade system performance.
When this options is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
Dependent Notification | When selected, information is recorded each time a dependent of a component is
refreshed, due to changes to the value of the component. When this option is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
This table shows the available Event Handler Diagnostics user preferences option in the Windows client:
Option | Description/Comments/Procedures |
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Include | When selected, information about event handlers is included in the diagnostic
record, whenever an event handler is used. When this option is cleared, event handler data is not recorded. |
This table shows the available Validator Diagnostics user preferences option in the Windows client:
Option | Description/Comments/Procedures |
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Include | When selected, information about validators is included in the diagnostic
record, whenever a validator is used. When this option is cleared, validator data is not recorded. |
This table shows the available Variable Diagnostics user preferences options in the Windows client:
Option | Description/Comments/Procedures |
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Initialization | When selected, each time a variable is created, information is recorded about
whether the variable is global or form-level, and whether it is persistent or
temporary. When selected, an entry about each event, that is generated byWhen this options is cleared, variable initialization data is not recorded. |
Value Changed | When selected, each time a the value of a variable changes, information is
recorded about the previous value and the new one. When this options is cleared, data is not recorded when the value of a variable changes. |
Dependent Notification | When selected, data is recorded each time the dependents of a variable are
refreshed, due to changes to the value of the variable. When this options is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
IDO Collections
This table shows the available IDO Collections Diagnostics user preferences options in the web client:
Options | Description/Comments/Procedures |
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Initialization | When selected, information is recorded about the parameters that are passed to
the IDO to retrieve the collection, the properties that are included, and the
components that are bound to the collection. When this option is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
Commands | When selected, information is recorded about commands and standard operations.
When this option is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
Update Overview | When selected, an overview of the process of updating the collections is
recorded. When this option is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
Load Overview | When selected, an overview of the process of loading the collection is
recorded. When this option is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
Update Values | When selected, data is recorded each time the value of a property is updated in
the collection, including individual requests from components or scripts, and a
record of each individual value sent during a collection update. Caution: Selecting this option
generates a large number of entries in the log and can degrade system performance.
When this option is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
Load Values | When selected, data is recorded each time the value of a property is retrieved
from the collection, including individual requests from components or scripts, and a
record of each individual value retrieved during a collection load. Caution: Selecting this option
generates a large number of entries in the log and can degrade system performance.
When this option is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
Dependent Notification | When selected, information is recorded about notifications to dependents. When this option is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
Others
This table shows the available Interpreter Diagnostics user preferences options in the web client:
Option | Description/Comments/Procedures |
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Overview | When selected, information is recorded about strings, before and after they are
interpreted. When this option is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
Components | When selected, information is recorded about the detailed substitutions of the
C() and FC() keywords. When this option is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
Properties | When selected, information is recorded about the detailed substitutions of the
P() and FP() keywords. When this option is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
Scripts | When selected, information is recorded about the detailed substitutions of the
SCRIPTS keyword. Otherwise, this data is not recorded. |
Variables | When selected, information is recorded about the detailed substitutions of the
V(), FV(), and FVN() keywords. When this option is cleared, this data is not recorded. |
Others | When selected, information is recorded about the detailed substitutions of the
CURDATE(), STRINGS(), and any other substitution keywords. When this option is cleared, this data is not recorded. |