Testing the Data Service (Optional) 

Use

Visual Composer lets you test the functionality of a data service that has been added to an iView. You can run a query to test that the function is working, and that it returns the expected results. Note that when using the Visual Composer Test Function tool, connectivity to the back-end application via a portal is required.

 

Procedure

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       1.      In the Design workspace, open the iView that contains the data service you want to test.

       2.      Verify that you are connected to the back-end system in which the function exists; if not, connect to it (see Adding Data Services to Your Model).

       3.      In the Design workspace, right-click the data service that represents the function you want to test.

       4.      From the context menu, choose Test Function.

       5.      In the Input block of the Test Function dialog box, enter values for the mandatory parameters, and optionally, for any other parameters.

       6.      Click Execute. A limited number of returned records is displayed.

A connection to the portal is required to generate the list of functions and to add the functions to the model. However, once the functions have been added to the model (by dragging them into the workspace) and optionally tested, the portal connection is no longer necessary until you deploy the model.