Implementing Processes › How You Test a Process

How You Test a Process

After you have defined a process, you can test it by executing it as a single task or by executing it in the interactive mode.

Test a Process Interactively

From the Process List panel, enter I beside a process to execute it in the interactive mode. The Process Definition panel for that process appears. You can:

• Enter E beside a step to execute only that step irrespective of the condition.
• Use F12 (Step) to execute a number of steps in sequence. Pressing F12 (Step) executes the next step in the sequence. The execution of each step depends on the condition specified for the step.
• Enter L beside an executed step to see the processing log. The log display is positioned at the latest entries relating to the selected step.
• Enter P beside a step to view the macro parameters.

To interactively edit and test the process steps

1. Press F4 (Edit) to access the Interactive Edit function to edit the process steps.
2. Modify the steps, as required.
3. When you complete the modifications, press F4 (OK) to return to the INTERACTIVE mode. You can also press F3 (File) to return to that mode. Pressing F3 (File) saves the modifications.
4. Test the modified process.
5. Press F3 (Exit) and F3 (File) again to save the modified steps.

   If the test is not satisfactory, restart from Step 1.

Test a Process by Execution as a Single Task

To test a process by execution as a single task

1. From the Process List panel, enter E beside a process.

   The task is executed as a single, independent task. The Optional Process Parameter Specification panel appears.

   Note: When you use the E action code to execute a process, the process is executed under the BSYS background user ID.

2. Supply any parameters required by the process in the Parameters field, then press F6 (Action).

   When the process has executed, a processing log appears. This log contains the processing results.