Overview: Debugging in OLAP DML

How you debug OLAP DML

There are two main methods for debugging OLAP DML programs: using a debugging file, and using the OLAP DML debugger from within OLAP Worksheet. The method that you use depends on the degree of debugging that you want to perform and how the OLAP DML code is executed.

Debugging using a debugging file

If you are executing OLAP DML code through the OLAP API, you can use a debugging file that logs the progress of program execution so you can analyze it for errors.

For more information on working with a debugging file, see "Debugging with a Debugging File".

Debugging using the OLAP DML debugger

If you are executing OLAP DML code from within OLAP Worksheet, you can use the OLAP DML debugger when you want to debug by interactively stepping through a program one line at a time while displaying the current values of OLAP DML objects.

The exact steps that you take to use OLAP Worksheet depend on the location of the program you want to debug and the type of session in which OLAP Worksheet runs. For more information, see "Debugging with OLAP Worksheet", and "OLAP DML Debugger Commands".