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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.
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Any task is executed with the permissions of the user that is currently running the PReS
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649 for more details.
Note
The sample job file should generally be the exact same format as the data that you will
receive when PReS Workflow is processing the job at run-time. For more information on
how to capture your sample data file properly, please refer to the PReS Trigger and Data
Capture Guide.
Debugging can be run in different ways:
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From the Debug tab, click on Step. This executes only the first task in the process and
waits for further action.
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From the Debug tab, click on Run. This executes the complete process, step by step,
until it is completed.
l Right-click on any task in the process and click Run from Here or Step from Here.
These actions are the same as using the debug Step and Run buttons, but will execute
the process only starting from that task forward.
While stepping through a process (using Step, not Run):
l Double-click on any task to change its properties. If you change the properties of a task
before you step through it, those new properties will be used when the task is executed.
Note that you cannot modify the process itself while in debug mode (you cannot add,
delete or move tasks, change branches and conditions, etc).
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