add Element for traceAreas for add for traceFailedRequests for tracing [IIS Settings Schema]

Note

For more information about the add element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Adding Trace Areas <add>.

Adds a trace area to the collection of trace areas for tracing failed requests.

Syntax

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
areas	Optional string attribute. Specifies a comma-delimited list, without spaces, that contains what content areas to trace for a given provider. When the provider attribute is set to "ASPNET," the possible values are "Infrastructure", "Module", "Page", and "AppServices". When the provider attribute is set to "WWW server", the possible values are "Authentication", "Security", "Filter", "StaticFile", "CGI", "Compression", "Cache", "RequestNotifications", and "All".
provider	Required string attribute. Specifies which trace provider to use when tracing requests by name.
verbosity	Optional enum attribute. Specifies the amount and type of information that is saved to the trace log. The verbosity attribute can be one of the follow ing possible values. The default is Verbose. Value Description General Returns information that provides context for the request activity, for example, a GENERAL_REQUEST_START event that logs the URL and the verb for the request. The numeric value is 0. CriticalError Provides information about actions that can cause a process to exit. The numeric value is 1. Error Provides information about components that experience an error and cannot continue to process requests. These errors usually indicate a server-side problem. The numeric value is 2. Warning Provides information about components that experience an error but that can continue to process the request. The numeric value is 3. Information Provides general information about requests. The numeric value is 4. Verbose Provides detailed information about requests. The numeric value is 5.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7.
system.webServer	Specifies the top-level section group (in ApplicationHost.config) in which this element is defined.
tracing	Configures request trace settings.
traceFailedRequests	Contains settings for tracing failed requests on the Web server.
add	Adds a path to the collection of path definitions.
traceAreas	Configures what to trace for a given path.

Remarks

For more information about the add element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Adding Trace Areas <add>.

Element Information

Configuration locations	Machine.config ApplicationHost.config Root application Web.config Application Web.config Directory Web.config
Requirements	Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0

See Also

Reference

remove Element for traceAreas for add for traceFailedRequests for tracing [IIS Settings Schema]

clear Element for traceAreas for add for traceFailedRequests for tracing [IIS Settings Schema]