Fill out the first wizard page with the following information:
-* '''Log type:''' Enter a name for the custom log entries, which is also the name of the custom parser.
+* '''Category:''' Enter a category name for the trace type.
+* '''Trace type:''' Enter a name for the trace type, which is also the name of the custom parser.
* '''Time Stamp format:''' Enter the date and time pattern that will be used to output the Time Stamp.<br>
Note: information about date and time patterns can be found here: [../reference/api/org/eclipse/linuxtools/tmf/core/timestamp/TmfTimestampFormat.html TmfTimestampFormat]
Fill out the first wizard page with the following information:
-* '''Log type:''' Enter a name for the custom log entries, which is also the name of the custom parser.
+* '''Category:''' Enter a category name for the trace type.
+* '''Trace type:''' Enter a name for the trace type, which is also the name of the custom parser.
* '''Time Stamp format:''' Enter the date and time pattern that will be used to output the Time Stamp.<br>
Note: information about date and time patterns can be found here: [../reference/api/org/eclipse/linuxtools/tmf/core/timestamp/TmfTimestampFormat.html TmfTimestampFormat]
* Import...
-Click the '''Import...''' button and select a file from the opened file dialog to import all its custom parsers.
+Click the '''Import...''' button and select a file from the opened file dialog to import all its custom parsers. If any parser conflicts with an existing built-in or custom trace type, the user will be prompted to skip or rename the imported parser.
* Export...
To do so:
* Select a trace in the '''Project Explorer''' view
-* Right-click the trace and select '''Select Trace Type...''' > '''Custom Text''' or '''Custom XML''' > ''parser name''
+* Right-click the trace and select '''Select Trace Type...''' > ''category name'' > ''parser name''
* Double-click the trace or right-click it and select '''Open'''
The trace will be opened in an editor showing the events table, and an entry will be added for it in the Time Chart view.