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DEV390 - Intellitrace®, What Is It and How Can I Use It To My Benefits?
Marcel de Vries
Technology Manager Microsoft Application Development
Info Support
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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

3. Intellitrace®, what is it?
Analogy with aviation industry
How do you reproduce a airplane crash?
This is a difficult problem to solve and they found a solution
Black box
All relevant voice information from cockpit
All relevant telemetry
Intellitrace® is kind of similar for your Managed programs
Works for .NET 2.0 and up

4. Intellitrace®
Intellitrace® provides a debug logfile that you can use to debug your program at a different moment in time
Logfile contains Events
Debug events
Exeption events
.NET framework events
Can be configured what is relevant for your application

5. Configuration Log can also contain call information
Intellitrace® collects a record of each call entry and exit.
On entry, Intellitrace® collects name and value information for each parameter.
For arrays, only the first 256 objects are recorded.
For objects, only the top level of the structure is recorded.
On exit, Intellitrace® collects the return value of the method.
Has more impact on application performance!

6. Configure Intellitrace® in Visual Studio 2010
Tools -> Options -> Intellitrace -> Intellitrace events

7. So what is captured when all turned on?
Intellitrace® event, Gesture WPF
Nothing here, .NET FW code excluded by default
private void btnCalcTip_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
string country = cmbCountries.SelectedItem.ToString();
double billAmount = Double.Parse(txtBillAmount.Text, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
string qualityOfService = GetQualityOfServiceString();
int numCourses = GetNumberOfCourses();
int numberOfFlies = 0;
numberOfFlies = GetNumberOfFlies();
// calculate tip
double tip = tipCalcBl.CalculateTip(country, billAmount, qualityOfService, numCourses, numberOfFlies); }
Local assignement of primitive not captured
Nothing here, .NET FW code excluded by default
Return value of method
Return value of method
Return value of method
Return value of method + value of all argument

8. What about objects that are passed between methods?
Only primitives within the object are captured
Pointers to other objects
Only capture if there was a pointer or null
Shows as “unavailable” in locals windows

9. So we know there was an Address, but not it’s contained values
string Street
string City
string State
string Zip
Employee
int ID
string FirstName
string LastName
string Identity
string ServiceAreas
IEnumerable<Phone>
IEnumerator <T>
So we know there was an Address, but not it’s contained values
There was no phone (null)
Data that is collected

10. Using the Intellitrace® windows
Events window Calls Window + Locals

11. Using Intellitrace® in Visual studio and in your builds
4/24/ :58 AM
demo
Using Intellitrace® in Visual studio and in your builds
Marcel de Vries
Technology Manager Microsoft Application Development
Info Support
© 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

12. Team build and Symbols
Symbols are extremely important when you use Intellitrace® from other environments
Log collected on test or production machine
Debugging with logfile on your VS machine
Needs to find the sources that are used for that particular build
Symbols contain information what code file is the source of a binary
Better known as PDB files
Always compile your products with symbols
Does not incur performance penalties!

13. Symbols and Team Build
Team Foundation Server build provides the option to save the symbols to a symbol server
Indexes all sources so they can be found based on your binary
Symbol server setup is nothing more then providing a share

14. Symbols and visual Studio
Set visual studio to enable symbol server support
Tools -> Options ->Debugging -> General

15. Symbols and visual Studio
Set Visual Studio to include your symbol server
Tools -> Options ->Debugging -> Symbols

16. Enable Intellitrace® for your testers and configure symbols
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demo
Enable Intellitrace® for your testers and configure symbols
Marcel de Vries
Technology Manager Microsoft Application Development
Info Support
© 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

17. Intellitrace® everywhere
With Visual Studio 2012 production use of Intellitrace® is now enabled
Free download, anyone can capture the logs anywhere
Download the Intellitrace® collector for visual Studio 2012 installer
Zero footprint install on servers
Supported platforms:
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate
Windows 7, Windows 8 Release Preview

18. Intellitrace® in production scenario’s
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demo
Intellitrace® in production scenario’s
Marcel de Vries
Technology Manager Microsoft Application Development
Info Support
© 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

19. It is possible to ad your own events
Tunes Intellitrace® to your specific needs
Speeds startup time
Reduces runtime overhead, since you can collect only from your own module
Announced feature at TechEd North America
Menu option to add a custom Intellitrace® event just by right click in your source code in VS2012 Post RTM
Also possible in 2010
Edit the DefaultCollectionPlan.xml in VS directory

20. Add custom events to the CollectionPlan.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<CollectionPlan xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:visualstudio:tracelog">
<TracePointProvider>
<Categories>
<Category Id="TipCalculator" locID="category.TipCalculator"> Tipcalculator events </Category>
</Categories>
<ModuleSpecifications>
<ModuleSpecification Id="Intellitrace-demo">
TipCalculatorBL.dll
</ModuleSpecification>
</ModuleSpecifications>
Your category name
Module specification reference needed later
Your assembly that contains the operations you want to trace

21. Add custom events to the CollectionPlan.xml
<DiagnosticEventSpecifications>
<DiagnosticEventSpecification enabled="true">
<CategoryId>TipCalculator</CategoryId>
<SettingsName _locID="uniqueName">Calculate Tip</SettingsName>
<SettingsDescription _locID="uniqueName">
this is the more verbose description shown in the config dialog
</SettingsDescription>
<Bindings>
<Binding>
</Binding>
</Bindings>
</DiagnosticEventSpecification>
</DiagnosticEventSpecifications>

22. <Binding/> section
Refers back to Module specification
<ModuleSpecificationId>Intellitrace-demo</ModuleSpecificationId>
<TypeName>TipBusinessLayer.TipCalculatorBL</TypeName>
<MethodName>CalculateTip</MethodName>
<MethodId> TipBusinessLayer.TipCalculatorBL.CalculateTip (System.String,System.Double,System.String, System.Int32,System.Int32):System.Double </MethodId>
Namespace
Class name
Method in that class
Full Method Signature

23. <Binding/> section
<ShortDescription _locID="uniqueID"> CalcualteTip({0},{1},{2},{3},{4}) </ShortDescription>
<LongDescription _locID="uniqueID"> Tip calcualtion executed (country={0},
billAmount={1},qualityOfService={2},
numberOfCourses={3},numberOfFlies={4}) </LongDescription>
<DataQueries>
<DataQuery index="1" maxSize="20" type="String" name="country" _locID="uniqueID" />
</DataQueries>
Param index, for static methods starts at 0, instance methods starts at 1
Only required for string
Name of the parameter

24. Tuning the Intellitrace® collection plan for your custom libraries
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demo
Tuning the Intellitrace® collection plan for your custom libraries
Marcel de Vries
Technology Manager Microsoft Application Development
Info Support
© 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

25. Submit your evals online
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Evaluations
Submit your evals online
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DEV13-HOL
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DEV17-HOL
Explore the New Unit Testing and Code Clone Capabilities of Visual Studio 2012
DEV19-HOL
Discover How the New Features of Team Foundation Server 2012 Can Improve Collaboration in Your Development Team

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© 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
© 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.