Tracing the Initial Propagation

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Tracing the Initial Propagation

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To trace the Initial Propagation of your application, proceed as follows:

Select "Stop At Initial Propagation" from the Debug menu. With this option, the execution will be interrupted at the beginning of the Initial Propagation.
Click on the Run button.
The Initial Propagation is now displayed in the Propagation Spy window. The following options are available:

To enter the propagation detail, click on the Step In button.

- Trace all the Initial Propagation events without stopping at each event by clicking on the Continue Trace Till Next Node button.

- Trace the Initial Propagation and stop at each event by clicking on the Step In button.

- Leave the propagation detail at that point by clicking on the Step Out button.

To skip the Initial Propagation, click on the Step Over button.

The Debugger stops at the first search node (the first child of the root). The following options are available:

To visualize the decisions and the propagation events triggered within the first search node in the Propagation Spy, click on the Step In button.
To go to the beginning of the next node, click on the Step Over button.
To continue and interrupt the execution when you decide to, click on the Continue Run button and then on the Break button.
To abort the execution, click on the Abort button.

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