Developer Dashboard

The Developer Dashboard helps diagnose issues with custom code, load times and heaps more.


There are a few ways to enable/disable/ondemand it.
Note : you may need an IIS reset to see the developer dash appear / disappear


1. Powershell 

PS commands in blue

onDemand Mode (makes the icon available to expand the info window on each relevant page)
$service = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService]::ContentService
$addsetting =$service.DeveloperDashboardSettings
$addsetting.DisplayLevel = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDeveloperDashboardLevel]::OnDemand
$addsetting.Update()

Enable for all
$service = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService]::ContentService
$addsetting =$service.DeveloperDashboardSettings
$addsetting.DisplayLevel = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDeveloperDashboardLevel]::On
$addsetting.Update()

Remember to Turn Off
$service = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService]::ContentService
$addsetting =$service.DeveloperDashboardSettings
$addsetting.DisplayLevel = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPDeveloperDashboardLevel]::Off
$addsetting.Update()



2. STSADM

Run stsadm from command prompt in the hive\bin dir unless you have it as a path in windows.
hive = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\

onDemand Mode
stsadm –o setproperty –pn developer-dashboard –pv “OnDemand”

Enable for all
stsadm –o setproperty –pn developer-dashboard –pv “On”


Remember to Turn Off
stsadm –o setproperty –pn developer-dashboard –pv “Off”