1. A method, comprising: interpreting, via a processor, data fields within a trace data set using data field declarations of the data fields that each specify a data type definition of a respective data field; comparing, for an interpreted data field within the trace data set, a data value of the interpreted data field with the data type definition specified within a respective data field declaration; and determining, based upon the comparison, that the respective interpreted data field contains a data value that violates the data type definition specified within the respective data field declaration.