Using Service Trace Viewer to debug the WCF Service
Examine logs as produced by the Web site to check for errors and warnings.
About this task
The following Web resource explains in detail how to use the Service Trace Viewer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms732023.aspx.
Procedure
- Access the folder that contains Service Trace Viewer (the executable name is SvcTraceViewer.exe and it is found in the WCF installation location, typically a folder under c:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\ or c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\).
- Start Service Trace Viewer. In the window that opens, select to open a file selection dialog.
- Navigate to the location you configured for your log files in the %TRIDION_HOME%\web\WebUI\WebRoot\web.config file, in the
initializeDataattribute. - Open your log file from this location and use Service Trace Viewer to review the log for errors and warnings.