The debugger tool

The  Development Studio debugger tool enables you to step through the testing of a process to ensure that the anticipated outcome of the process is achieved.

When debugging a process, you must execute the process, follow the execution paths, and see the context values assigned throughout the process. The debugger tool uses breakpoints to pause testing at an activity so that you can perform more in-depth examination of the process at that point.

To gain the benefits of the debugger tool, at least one breakpoint should be set in the process. Without a breakpoint, the debugging will yield the same results as testing the process. During the debugging function, no breakpoints are ever skipped; each breakpoint is a stopping point for debugging.

To open the debugger tool

Use one of the following actions:

• With a process displayed on the  Development Studio process canvas in the process Designer or Debugger view, click the Debug button in the main toolbar.
• From the Project Navigator, in the Process Designer or Debugger view, right-click on a process, and then select Debug Workflow.

This section contains the following topics:

• Debugger view
• Execution Viewer
• Test console
• Context Viewer
• Debugger toolbar