Administration: Diagnostics module settings

You can modify the following settings:

By default, the Diagnostics module persists the data in a separate database that has its own connection string.

NOTE: You can see all of the project's connection strings in Administration » Settings » Advanced » Data » Connection strings. 

By default, the Diagnostics module connection string is called SitefinityDiagnosticsModule and the project's default database connection string is called Sitefinity.

To connect the Diagnostics module to a different that its default database, perform the following:

1. In the backend, click Administration » Settings » Advanced » Diagnostics » Tools » DataAccessProfiler » Parameters » Create new.
2. In Key, enter factory_connectionString
3. In Value, enter the name of the connection string to the database that you want the Diagnostics module to use.
   For example, if you want the Diagnostics module to persist tracing information in the project's default database, enter Sitefinity

NOTE: You can enter only connection strings that are defined in the web.config file or in the Sitefinity Connections strings in Administration » Settings » Advanced » Data » Connection strings.

By default, only frontend operations are logged.

To enable the backend logging, perform the following:

1. In the backend, click Administration » Settings » Advanced » Diagnostics » Tools » DataAccessProfiler » Parameters » Create new.
2. In Key, enter enableBackendProfiling
3. In Value, enter true

By default, operations that do not generate database queries are not logged.

To enable logging of operations with no queries, perform the following:

1. In the backend, clickAdministration » Settings » Advanced » Diagnostics » Tools » DataAccessProfiler » Parameters » Create new.
2. In Key, enter logOperationsWithNoEvents
3. In Value, enter true