Using Built-In Debugging Tools

The following built-in debugging tools, described in the sections of this topic, may help you get more information from MYOB Acumatica:

• Workflow Validation: A mechanism for the validation of the workflows that you have developed by using Workflow API
• ShowError URL parameter: A parameter for viewing the details of errors in MYOB Acumatica without direct access to the file system of the server

Workflow Validation

The code written by using Workflow API is declarative. As a result, the usual approaches to debugging do not work with the workflow code. To catch errors that occur in a workflow, you need to enable workflow validation in the web.config file of your instance. This way, when an error occurs on a form that uses the workflow, you will be able to see detailed information about the error on the System Events tab of the System Monitor (SM201530) form of MYOB Acumatica.

You enable workflow validation by setting the value of the EnableWorkflowValidationOnStartup key to True, as described in Test Instance for Workflow Customization: To Enable Workflow Validation.

ShowError URL Parameter

If MYOB Acumatica displays a generic error message (for example, We're sorry! An error has occurred while processing your request. A report has been generated for our technical staff to investigate the problem. Please try to repeat your request later. Thank you for understanding.) and you do not have direct access to the file system of the MYOB Acumatica server (as in the case of public hosting), you can use the special URL parameter ShowError=true. As a result, the system will display the specific message for the error that has occurred instead of the generic message.

The full URL with the parameter looks as follows: http://<website_address>/main?showerror=true, where <website_address> is replaced with the address of your site.