To enable OpenTelemetry (OTel) tracing in your ABL application, you need a configuration file. This file is where you specify details related to OTel configurations and the ABL application and its components that you want to trace.

The configuration file, structured in JSON format, is divided into the following sections:
  • OpenTelemetry configuration: Contains the OTel protocol configuration details, including resource attributes, exporters, their endpoints, processors, and other options for their respective entries.
  • OpenEdge telemetry configuration: Contains details about the ABL application and its components that you want to trace.
Note: The configuration file is read when the ABL application starts. Any changes to the configuration file will apply only to the ABL applications that are started after the changes are made.