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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Debug JavaScript in Report Designs

Debug JavaScript in Report Designs

Create a report design containing JavaScript.
Before you can use Eclipse's debugging tools with JavaScript that's part of a report design, you need to perform some extra steps.
  1. In the
    Script
     view, place a breakpoint on the line that you're interested in debugging. To do so, double-click the margin to the left of the script.
  2. In the
    Navigator
     view, right-click the
    .rptdesign
     file, then select
    Debug As
    Debug Configurations...
    .
  3. In the left navigation pane of the
    Debug Configurations
     dialog box, select
    Report
    , then click
    New
     in the toolbar.
  4. In the
    Output
     section, select
    PDF
     from the
    Format
     drop-down list. Then select the
    Open generated file when finished
     check box.
  5. Click
    Apply
    , then click
    Debug
    .
  6. Select
    Window
    Open Perspective
    Other
     and open the
    Debug
     perspective.
  7. Debug using the standard Eclipse debugging tools.
    Right-clicking the report design, then selecting
    Report
    Debug Report
     uses default settings only, and attempts to print to an HTML file without displaying the output. Don't use this option.