8.4

Debugging your PlanetPress Workflow Process
Debugging a process is separated in two parts. The first part is designing the process, which is
to add the different tasks, branches and conditions to the process and configuring them. The
second step is testing whether or not the process and configuration actually work.
Before debugging begins, the following prerequisites must be completed:
l There must not be any Unknown Tasks in the process.
l Asample data file must be selected. To choose a sample data file, click the Select button
in the PlanetPress Workflow Ribbon's Debug tab and browse to a valid sample data
file. Alternatively, if a document present in the configuration contains the necessary data
file, it can be attached to the process easily. See Use Data and Metadata Files Attached
to Documents.
When debugging your process, it is important to keep in mind that:
l
The Initial Input task is never executed. The sample data file is used instead of the initial
run. This is to prevent "live"data from being retrieved by the initial input task while
debugging is being done. If, however, the initial task is critical to the process, it can be
executed by copying the initial input task and pasting it as a secondary input task (the first
action task to actually run in the process). Do not forget, however, to remove this duplicate
task before saving the configuration!
l Since the initial input task is not performed, there is no actual job information to be added
at the beginning of a data file. Note that you can use the Object Inspector on your process
to enter sample job information as required.
l If any task makes an operation on the system (for example, capturing files, sending data,
printing, etc), it is actually executed, not simulated.
l Any task is executed with the permissions of the user that is currently running the
PlanetPress Workflow Configuration Tool. When running in service mode, the user
configured in the Configure Services dialog is used instead and this may lead to
unexpected behaviors. Please See "Workflow Services" on page 522 for more details.
Note
The sample job file should generally be the exact same format as the data that you will
receive when PlanetPress Workflow is processing the job at run-time. For more
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