Tracing Data Flow in the Event Tracer

Run the Event Tracer from the Event Tracer tab or the Server view.

Prerequisites

Ensure that the ESP Server is running.

Task
  1. In the SAP Sybase ESP Run-Test Perspective:
    Method Procedure
    Event Tracer
    1. Click the Event Tracer view.
    2. Click Select Running Project (file.gif) to show running projects that contain streams or windows.
    3. Select a running project for the Event Tracer.
    4. Click OK.
    Server View
    1. Select the Server View.
    2. To refresh the Server View, click Reconnect All.
    3. Select a running project that contains streams.
    4. Right-click the project node, and select Show in > Event Tracer View.
    The nodes depicted in the viewer are drawn as a data flow. As a transaction is processed by each node, the color of the node changes to reflect the type of transaction.
  2. Double-click a node to show the corresponding stream's data in the Console view.
  3. To load test data to view the impact on each stream in the Event Tracer tab, either:
    • Click the Upload File tab in the toolbar below the Activate Project pane to upload data from a file, or,
    • In the Manual Input view, manually enter individual transactions by clicking the Select Stream icon. Select a stream. To confirm, click OK.
The shapes in the Event Tracer view change color.
Parent topic: Event Tracer View