ILOG JRules User Guide > Running and Debugging > Tasks > Debugging > Starting a Debugging Session

Before deploying your rules, you should always test and debug them and evaluate the runtime performance of a ruleset.

To start a debug session in Rule Studio:

  1. On the Run menu, select Open Debug Dialog.
  2. In the Debug dialog, click a previously defined configuration in the Configurations pane.
  3. Click Debug.
  4. Click Yes to confirm the switch to the Debug perspective.

You can then add and remove breakpoints and so on to help you test and fix bugs in the rule project or Java application.

Related Concepts

Ruleset Debugging
Rule Engine

Related Tasks

Setting Breakpoints in Rules
Setting Breakpoints in the Working Memory
Setting Breakpoints in the BOM
Stepping Through the Execution
Inspecting the Working Memory
Inspecting the Agenda
Viewing and Evaluating Expressions
Viewing and Editing Variable Values
Viewing Breakpoints

Related Samples and Tutorials

Tutorial: Debugging a Ruleset
Tutorial: Debugging a Remote Rule Execution Server Application