Debug Mode

Your implementation team can execute the system using a special mode when they are configuring the application. To enable this mode, enter ?debug=true at the end of the URL that you use to access the application. For example, if the standard URL was http://CD-Production:7500/cis.jsp, you'd enter http://CD-Production:7500/cis.jsp?debug=true to enable configuration mode.

When in this mode certain debugging oriented tools become available right below the main tool bar.

Start Debug starts a logging session. During this session the processing steps that you perform are logged. For example, the log will show the data areas that are passed in at each step and the data areas returned after the step is processed.
Stop Debug stops the logging session.
Show Trace opens a window that contains the logging session. All of the steps are initially collapsed.
Clear Trace clears your log file.
Show User Log allows you to view your own log entries. The number of "tail" entries to view may be specified in the adjacent Log Entries field before clicking the button. Limiting the number of entries to view allows the user to quickly and easily see only the latest log entries without having to manually scroll to the end of the log.
Checking the Global Debug indication starts various tracing options.

Other parts of the system may show additional configuration oriented icons when in this mode. For example, explorer zones may provide additional tools to assist in debugging zone configuration. These icons are described in the context of where they appear.

Also, in debug mode drop down lists in data explorer and UI map zones will contain the code for each item in addition to the item's display string.

Note: Show User Log button is secured. An application service F1USERLOG has been provided for this functionality to allow implementations to restrict user access to this button. Such restriction may be called for in production environments.