Getting Started with Certify Process Execution

Once processes are created, you can execute them at any time in Certify. You can choose to execute your process without intervention or you can execute your process in a step-by-step method. The method you use to execute your process can depend on the following criteria:

If this is the first time you are running your process, then you should run the process without intervention. With this method, you can see if your process steps are correctly defined and in the correct order for your application.
If you are debugging execution of a process, then run the process with the step-by-step method. With Certify's debugging tools, you can follow the execution and determine where and why failures have occurred.

If you are stepping through your process, you can:

Review the steps in the process
View variable values during execution
View recordsets values during execution

When execution is complete, you can review the results in the Results Viewer.

Configuring Execution

Before you run your process, configure process execution to meet your requirements. Configuration consists of setting the execution and log settings and providing the location to find input data and start-up data. Use the Configuration tool to configure the following options:

Type of execution
When the execution is performed
How the results are handled

For more information, see Configuring Process Execution.

Debugging Process Execution

After you configure your process execution, the Execution dialog opens. The Execution dialog provides you with tools to assist you in debugging your process execution. These tools enable you to do the following:

Skip process steps during execution that you know are working correctly
Capture screens interactively as your execution progresses to help identify failures
Trace process execution
View the steps in the process
View or watch variables used in the process and steps of the process
View recordsets used in the process or steps of the process
Set breakpoints for execution

To verify a step in a process, you can execute that one step from the Process Editor. For more information, see Executing Selected Process Steps.

For more information, see Debugging Process Execution.