Design and production mode

Trials can run in design or production mode:

In design mode, the InForm application does not require that all metadata be consistent and complete when starting a trial. For example, you could start a trial in which not all controls referenced in a form have been defined and installed in the trial database. This mode enables trial designers to work with a trial in progress. When you open a trial with the InForm Architect application, the application starts it in design mode.
In production mode, the InForm application checks to insure that all trial metadata are complete and consistent before permitting the trial to start. This mode prevents data corruption and system crashes in a production trial.

Design and production activities should always occur on different servers. You should never open a live production trial with the InForm Architect application, and the InForm Architect application should not be installed on a server hosting a live trial.

You can view and test trial design features that you are developing by starting the InForm application and working with the trial through the InForm application user interface. You should do this only if the trial is running in design mode.

If you open a trial that is running in production mode, the InForm Architect application displays a message to alert you of this fact.

If you receive this message:

Exit the InForm Architect application.
Stop the trial by issuing the following command at a Microsoft Windows prompt:
pfadmin stop trial trialname
Restart the InForm Architect application and open the trial.