How to Configure Tracking for a Policy

This topic describes how to use the BizTalk Server administration console to configure tracking for a policy. You can select options to view instance data, results of conditions, actions, and agenda updates in the query views of the administration console Group Hub page.

For more information about creating and using queries, see Using the BizTalk Server Administration Console. For more information about the message and service instance tracking features of BizTalk Server, see Viewing Tracked Message and Instance Data.

Prerequisites

To perform the procedure in this topic, you must be logged on with an account that is a member of the BizTalk Server Administrators group. For more detailed information on permissions, see Permissions Required for Deploying and Managing a BizTalk Application.

To configure tracking for a policy

1. Click Start, click Programs, click Microsoft BizTalk Server 20xx, and then click BizTalk Server Administration.

2. In the console tree, expand the BizTalk group and the BizTalk application for which you want to configure tracking for a policy.

3. Click Policies, right-click the policy, click Properties, and then click Tracking.

4. Select the tracking options you want, as described in the following table, and then click OK.

   Use this	To do this
   Fast activity	Select this check box to track the instance data on which the policy operates.
   Condition evaluation	Select this check box to track the true/false results of conditions in the selected policy.
   Rule firings	Select this check box to track the actions started as a result of the policy.
   Agenda updates	Select this check box to track updates to the agenda. The agenda contains a list of actions that are "true" and need to fire.

See Also

Managing Policies