Configure WCF and WF for Server, Site, or Application: Monitoring Tab
Use the Monitoring tab in the Configure Server, Configure Site, and Configure Application dialog boxes to enable Monitoring settings respectively for a server, site, or application. These settings include enabling event collection to a database, choosing the appropriate monitoring level, and configure workflow tracing and message logging.
Note
When you enable monitoring for a server, site, or application, you do not have the choice to make changes to the Workflow Tracking Profile configuration settings. This option is only present in the Configure Service Dialog box.
Dialog Fields
Field |
Description |
Write Events to Database |
Select this check box to enable event collection. Once this is enabled, choose the proper connection string to dictate which Monitoring database to which the events will be written. |
Level |
Select the level of monitoring. Configures the tracking profile and the Event Collection service to collect a predefined set of events for a specific monitoring situation. |
Diagnostic Tracing and Message Logging |
Click this button to launch Diagnostic Tracing and Message Logging dialog box. This allows you to configure .NET 4 message logging and analytic tracing for workflows. |
Related Configurations
In the following configuration, the monitoring level is set to Troubleshooting using the Monitoring tab for a server, site, or an application. It uses the connection string of DefaultMonitoringConnectionString to connect to the default Monitoring database.
<microsoft.applicationServer>
<monitoring>
<default enabled="true" connectionStringName="DefaultMonitoringConnectionString" monitoringLevel="Troubleshooting" />
</monitoring>
</microsoft.applicationServer>