How to set up automatic dump capture for TIBCO Statistica using the Microsoft Debug Diagnostic Tool

How to set up automatic dump capture for TIBCO Statistica using the Microsoft Debug Diagnostic Tool

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Article ID: KB0078724

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Products Versions
Spotfire Statistica 13.0 and higher

Description

The Debug Diagnostic Tool (DebugDiag) from Microsoft is designed to assist in troubleshooting issues such as hangs, slow performance, memory leaks or memory fragmentation, and crashes in any user-mode process. It is especially useful for capturing and analyzing WebStatistica issues. 

Environment

Windows OS

Resolution

1). Download the latest Debug Diagnostic Tool from Microsoft:   https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49924.

2). Open the Debug Diagnostic Collection Tool.
 
3). On "Crash Rule Type", select "Crash" and click "Next >".
 
4). On "Select Target Type", select "A specific process" and click "Next >".
 
5). On "Select Target", select the "Statist.exe" and/or "Secmu.exe" and/or "Stamapp.exe" and/or "Statcf.exe" process (depending of the issue you are trying to troubleshoot) that corresponds to your TIBCO Statistica and click "Next >".
 
6). On "Advanced Configuration", set "Action type for unconfigured first chance exceptions" to "Mini Userdump" and click "Next >".
 
7). Click "Yes" to acknowledge that you are not limiting the number of dump files created. Ensure that you have sufficient disk space on the drive where the dump files will be saved.
 
8). On the "Select Dump Location and Rule Name (Optional)" dialog, change "Userdump location" to the folder where you would like the dumps saved and click "Next >".
 
9). On "Rule Completed" click "Finish" to activate the rule now.

10). When the application crashes again, capture all files from the "Userdump location" folder from the time of the crash +/- 10 minutes, then send those to support team.

Issue/Introduction

This article explains how to use the Debug Diagnostic Tool (DebugDiag) from Microsoft to capture dump files of TIBCO Statistica processes for troubleshooting purposes