IBM Integration API trace

Enable or disable service trace for the IBM® Integration API.

Enabling IBM Integration API trace

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To enable tracing for the IBM Integration API for your application, set the environment variable MQSI_IAPI_TRACE, where <filename> is the name of the file to which the trace is sent:

export MQSI_IAPI_TRACE=<filename>

Or you can enable tracing by using the following API call in your code:

// Enable Administration service trace
     IntegrationAPI.enableAdministrationAPITracing("outputfile.txt");

This request logs all calls to the IBM Integration API to the outputfile.txt file in the current directory. All IBM Integration API activity in the entire Java™ virtual machine is logged.

You can also enable IBM Integration API tracing in the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit by clicking Window > Preferences > Integration Development > Connection Settings. In the Integration API section, select the checkbox for Enable Integration API trace.

Disabling IBM Integration API trace

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To disable tracing for the IBM Integration API for your application, use the following API call in your code:

// Disable Administration service trace
   IntegrationAPI.disableIntegrationAPITracing()

You can also disable IBM Integration API tracing in the IBM App Connect Enterprise Toolkit by clicking Window > Preferences > Integration Development > Connection Settings. In the Integration API section, deselect the checkbox for Enable Integration API trace.