How to create a FRD (Forms Runtime Diagnostic) Log in EBusiness Suite R12 using Forms 10g

To create a FRD (Forms Runtime Diagnostic) Log in EBusiness Suite R12 using Forms 10g, perform the following steps:
1. Make the USER value for profile option 'ICX: Forms Launcher' the same as the SITE value
2. Append the USER value of ICX: Forms Launcher with the "?record=collect" (without the quotes)
e.g. update the value of ICX: Forms Launcher for the user to be"http://testserver.oracle.com:8005/forms/frmservlet?record=collect"
3. Save this change at the USER level.
4. Logout and Log back in again, for this profile to take effect. When you login again, a message box pops up, which alerts you that Diagnostics is enabled.
5. Go to Help->About Oracle Applications, go to the section

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Forms Server Environment Variables
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note the value of FORMS_TRACE_DIR. If it is empty,This value can be defined by the following steps:

- Bring down the Forms server
- Open the context ile and define the "s_forms_trace_dir" context variable in the middle tier (Forms tier) to point to a valid directory.
- Run Autoconfig- bring back up the Forms sever.

6. Reproduce the Forms-Issue, which you are trying to diagnose.
7. Go to the directory specified in the FORMS_TRACE_DIR variable. List the latest files. The FRD Log is the one with the string "collect" in its name.