Recommendation:
Activate the service options for EDD developers only if instructed by the hotline to do so.
Trace mode
Field Explanations/operating instructions
User If this check box is selected, user actions are logged.
Errors If this check box is selected, a log is started when an error occurs. After
the first error message appears, all further error messages are listed.
Warning If this check box is selected, a log is started when a warning occurs.
After the first error message or warning appears, all further error
messages or warnings are listed.
Communication If this check box is selected, a log is started. After the first error
message or warning appears, all further error messages or warnings
are listed. In the "Communication" tab, you can specify what types of
notes are recorded in the communication log.
Detail If this check box is selected, a log is started when SIMATIC PDM starts.
After the first message appears, all messages, warnings, and errors
are listed.
EDD Expert mode - Activate messages for analyzing device descriptions
Object Manager Expert mode - Activate specific system messages for analysis
Trace Level
Field Explanations/operating instructions
Details If this check box is selected, a log is started when SIMATIC PDM
starts. After the first message appears, all messages, warnings, and
errors are listed.
Warnings If this check box is selected, a log is started when a warning occurs.
After the first error message or warning appears, all further error
messages or warnings are listed.
Errors If this check box is selected, a log is started when an error occurs.
After the first error message appears, all further error messages are
listed.
Nothing Deactivates expert mode for Trace level
Trace Function Type
The expert options for the errors are activated in this dialog box.
We recommend that you only enable logging when the Hotline instructs you to do so.
Menus and dialog boxes for SIMATIC PDM in the SIMATIC Manager
9.4 "Options" menu
Help for SIMATIC PDM (V8.2)
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