Trace-to-WAS reporting

When you select trace-to-WAS reporting and turn on trace options in WebSphere(R) Application Server, the trace records are reported to the WebSphere Application Server console or the WebSphere Application Server log.

The Trace facility categories trace records into six trace types, while the WebSphere Application Server supports only three. When a trace record from the Trace Facility displays in the WebSphere Application Server console, the Trace Facility reclassifies the trace records to the application server's trace types. The table below shows the mapping relationship between the Trace Facility trace types and the WebSphere Application Server trace types.
Table 1. Trace type mapping between the Trace Facility and the WebSphere Application Server
Trace types in Trace Facility Trace types in WebSphere Application Server
Display, Information, Debug Information
Warning Warning
Error, Severe Error Error

You can specify the title of the trace record in the trace section of the toolkit configuration file, the dse.ini file. The title helps you identify from which component or server the trace records come.

Related tasks
Enabling the Trace Facility in WebSphere Application Server
Configuring the Trace Facility