Tracing a Repository

You can enable tracing on your Laserfiche server using Microsoft Performance Monitor. This will record actions that occur in the repository and information about those actions.

Warning: Tracing generates very large logs and slows performance. It is strongly recommended that you enable tracing, perform the action that reproduces the problem you are trying to diagnose, and then turn off tracing. Leaving tracing running can slow performance and create enormous log files that are very difficult to use in diagnosing a problem. Tracing should never be left running indefinitely.

To enable tracing using Windows Performance Monitor

1. From the Control Panel, select Administrative Tools and then Performance.
2. Expand the Performance Logs and Alerts node.
3. Right-click the Trace Logs node and choose New Log Settings.
4. Provide a name for the log.
5. Select the Nonsystem providers option and click the Add... button.
6. Select Laserfiche Content Repository Trace to trace all actions except for indexing and search, or Laserfiche Full-Text Index and Search Engine Trace to trace indexing and search. Click OK.
7. Select the Schedule tab.
8. Under Start log, select Manually.
9. Under Stop Log, select Manually.
10. Click OK to save the log settings.
11. Select the log you created and click the start button or select Start in the Action menu.
12. Reproduce the steps that recreate your issue in Laserfiche.
13. Select the log you created and click the stop button or select Stop in the Action menu. You will be able to find your log file in C:\PerfMon.