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After the session is established you will see it in the Session List section. All received messages will be displayed in the Events Viewer section below.
The "Backup Connection Parameters" section
The FIX Client Simulator 3.10.0 release introduces the "Backup Connection Parameters" section, which allows configuring a backup connection to ensure a seamless transition if the primary connection fails.
- Enable Cyclic Switch Backup Connection will cyclically try to reconnect to the primary and backup if either is lost
- Enable Auto Switch to Backup Connection automatically switches to the backup if the primary fails after a few attempts. If disabled, no backup attempt will be made
- Keep Connection State retains the same log files for both connections if enabled. If disabled, separate logs will be created for the backup connection
Multiline session display
The FIX Client Simulator 3.9.0 update allows to view sessions with multiple lines within the Session list. This view can be accessed by following these steps:
- Go to the Options menu
- Select the Multiple session information
After enabling "Multiple session information" in the Options menu, the details for each session in the list will now be displayed across multiple lines.
This provides a clearer view of all the information for each session
Manual sequence numbers definition and reset
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- To copy the whole message with the timestamp it must be right-clicked on and then the Copy Message action must be selected in the context menu.
- To copy the message without timestamp it must be must be right-clicked on and then the Smart Copy action must be selected from the context menu.
- To copy the part of the message this part must be selected/highlighted and right-clicked on and then the Copy Message action must be selected in the context menu.
- To copy the message without timestamp it must be right-clicked on and then the Smart Copy action must be selected from the context menu.
- To copy the part of the message this part must be selected/highlighted and right-clicked on and then the Copy action must be selected in the context menu.
Checkboxes on the bottom of the Event Viewer section allow you to adjust the completeness of the event display, including messages. You can show or hide timestamps, header, or trailer of a FIX message, application messages, and session messages.
Events and messages in the Events Viewer section can be filtered using the Filter text field. All special symbols are supported except '/'.
Incoming, outgoing, and console messages are highlighted with different colors for visual usability. The colors can be changed in the Fcs.exe.config file.
Checkboxes on the bottom of the Event Viewer section allow you to adjust the completeness of the event display, including messages. You can show or hide timestamps, header, or trailer of a FIX message, application messages, and session messages.
Events and messages in the Events Viewer section can be filtered using the Filter text field. All special symbols are supported except '/'.
Incoming, outgoing, and console messages are highlighted with different colors for visual usability. The colors can be changed in the Fcs.exe.config file.
Detailed message view from Events Viewer
In FIX Client Simulator 3.9.0, it is possible to access detailed information about individual messages within the Event Viewer. To view these details, it is required to:
- Select the required message
- Right-click on the message
- Select the option "View FIX message"
When right-clicking a message in the Event Viewer and selecting "View FIX message" a separate "Message Details" window opens. This window displays the details of the selected message in FIX message format, providing a comprehensive view of its contents.
The Events Viewer section can be spliced into three windows (Incoming, Outgoing, and Console) by choosing the Split Window checkbox. No highlighting is applied in this mode.
You can It is possible to auto-scroll the events by clicking Events Viewer → Auto scroll in the main menu so that Events Viewer will display the latest events first.
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When selecting “with random delay from” command parameter it becomes possible to manually configure the delays between messages. The random delay interval can be set up with minimum and maximum values, and fractional values are possible for seconds.
The messages in “Then Send” Command Parameter will be sent after one another according to the selected interval.
Troubleshooting
Make sure that Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable is installed. You can find it in the package: ./redist/vc10_vcredist_x64.exe