We recommend that you test your workflows after you have published them and assigned them starting rules.
Tip: If you do not want to test the entire workflow, disable the activities or branches that you do not want to run. When building a complicated workflow, test a simpler version first to verify functionality before going on to test the complicated version.
To test a workflow
- Open the workflow in the Designer Pane.
- Click the Run Current Workflow button (green arrow)
on the toolbar. - Configure the Run Workflow dialog box, and click Run Workflow.
- If the workflow does not:
- Start after 15 seconds: Refer to the Workflow Fails to Start topic.
- Finish in an appropriate amount of time: Refer to the Workflow Fails to Finish topic.
- Run as planned: Check the workflow's design and settings in the Designer and Properties Pane. Additionally, ensure that you do not have any conflicting starting rules.
Tip: If your workflow runs based on a condition starting rule, you will also want to test the workflow by satisfying its starting rule.
Note: If your workflow is still not running correctly, use the Monitoring or Advanced Diagnostics node of the Workflow Administration Console for advanced troubleshooting. Additionally, see the Troubleshooting Workflow 8.3: Q&A about Designing Workflows, Starting Workflows and Workflow Permissions, Troubleshooting Workflow 8.3: Q&A about Unexpected Behavior and Error Handling, and Troubleshooting Workflow 8.3: Q&A about Performance white papers.