Saving Trace Scenarios

When you are finished designing a trace template, you can save it as a custom Trace Scenario by clicking the Save Scenario button in the New Session dialog, at which time the Edit Trace Scenario dialog will display. In this dialog, you can specify a Name for the custom Trace Scenario, a Description, and add it to an existing Category or specify a new one. When you finish specifying your save configuration, click the Save button in the Edit Trace Scenario dialog to save your trace template as a new Trace Scenario item in the Trace Scenarios Library. The customized Trace Scenario that you are saving will be added to the Trace Scenario Library and will be available thereafter for selection from the My Items category of the Select Scenario drop-down list on the Live Trace tab of the New Session dialog during Live Trace Session configuration.

As part of this Library, your Trace Scenario template is accessible through the Message Analyzer Sharing Infrastructure. This infrastructure enables you to share your custom Trace Scenario templates with other team members and for others to share theirs with you.

For Trace Scenario Library items, the entry point into the Message Analyzer Sharing Infrastructure is accessed by clicking the Manage Trace Scenarios item in the Select Scenario drop-down menu on the Live Trace tab of the New Session dialog. When you do, the Manage Trace Scenario dialog displays all the Trace Scenarios in your Library in various categories, consisting of the default Trace Scenarios that are shipped with Message Analyzer, any Trace Scenarios that you have downloaded from Microsoft or imported through the Message Analyzer sharing infrastructure, along with any custom Trace Scenarios that you created. These custom Trace Scenarios will also be available for sharing with others through the Message Analyzer sharing infrastructure, through use of the Export feature in the Manage Trace Scenario dialog.

Note

To save a custom Trace Scenario, follow the procedure specified in Creating and Saving a Customized Trace Scenario.