# Understanding the Trace

The trace has a number of simple text entries. The following tags are samples of the informational messages and help determine the flow:

```log
**** BEGIN TRANSACTION ****
2018-05-18 10:38:59.966::MAXPAY = 25
```

Tells you that a new transaction was started and the time it happened.

<pre class="language-log"><code class="lang-log"><strong>MAXPAY = 25
</strong></code></pre>

Tells you that the variable MAXPAY was set to 25.

```log
Deleted ERROR
```

Tells you that a variable named ERROR was deleted.

```log
2018-05-18 10:38:59.968::Entering rule Name Splitter in Initialization.xml
```

Tells you that the rule set entered a given rule.

```log
Chaining to Continue
```

Tells you which chain point was used from a given rule.

```log
Returning from NotFound
```

Tells you that the rule set returned from a nominated chain point.

```log
Completion status set to true
Completion scope set to PROCESS
```

Tells you that the Set Completed rule was called and the scope set.


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