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Chapter 13, Configuring Xgig TraceView
Unicode string: Search a Unicode string (UCS-2LE) at any offset inside the event
Decoded string: Search for a string in the inspector window and all TraceView columns (slow)
Note: If the CurrentProtocols.pmd file has been customized by the user, then the user is
notified, the Field option becomes Factory search and two more options become available:
Factory search: use factory compiled decodes to decode and search for a field (fast, but does not
work for custom decodes)
Simplified search: Use simplified criteria to search quickly for a field in custom decodes
Custom search: Use the modified CurrentProtocols.pmd to decode and search for a field (slow)
When accessing Xgig buffers, the search and filter operations are performed on the chassis, and
the client only gets notification of the results. The Field (or Factory search) option requires the
chassis to decode each event while searching. The factory-compiled decoder on the chassis has to
be in sync with the CurrentProtocols.pmd file on the client side in order to return results matching
what is visible on the TraceView client slide. For this reason, TraceView notifies the user if the
AppKit on the chassis does not match the client version, and the Field option is replaced by
Factory search and Simplified search options. The Simplified search option becomes the
default option in that case, but the user can easily change it to Factory search if desired. Note that
Xgig chassis AppKits prior to Xgig-A 5.3 do not have the ability to decode each event before
searching, therefore these options are not available for those AppKits.
The Quick Find dialog only searches for DWORD-size events in the DWORD view and therefore
it has a very limited set of search options in that case: Field or Fixed Hex.
A filter or hide operation from the main spreadsheet does not affect the Dword display or
Exchanges View. Conversely, a filter or hide operation from the Dword spreadsheet or Exchanges
View does not affect the main spreadsheet display. See
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When selecting different Quick Find options, the fields for specifying values will change. Each
Quick Find option is described below.
Field (or Factory search)
This option allows to search for any field value defined in the decode library. The second drop
down in the dialog supports auto-completion. You can type any event field name or interpretation
and the drop-down will provide you with valid options as you type. For example, if you want to
search for the next Write(10) command in the trace, you can start typing Write( and the drop-down
will give the choices of all the fields and interpretations matching Write(:
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for more information on Quick Find/Filter/Hide in Dword view.
Navigating a Trace
"Find/Filter/Hide in Dword View" on
Xgig Analyzer User's Guide