Testing Databoxes & Expressions

Ensuring everything works as expected!

Expressions can be created against all types of Databox except Company Data (aka Fixed Text).

Wherever you create Expressions, a Test facility is provided. In essence, it will allow you to evaluate what happens when certain data is encountered by the Databox.

When you click Test (in the Editing pane, not the main menu) a popup window will appear where you can supply a value for the Databox by entering a value. Then click Evaluate.

Any errors will be reported but, if all is well, you will see the results of the Expressions:

Testing your Expressions

Here's an idea...

You might find that it's a useful idea to have a 'scratch' Databox whose only purpose is to house a number of example Expressions which you can use to test and confirm that the (sometimes esoteric!) formatting is correct. Here's such a random selection:

Example Expressions