Debugging portals locally

To debug a portal project locally, you will debug the portal application on a local WebSphere Portal Test Environment server.

1. From the Project Explorer view, highlight a portal project and select Debug > Debug on Server.

2. To use an existing server, select Choose an existing server and choose a WebSphere Portal Test Environment server from the list.

3. To define a new local test server, see Configuring local servers for testing portals.

4. Click Finish. After the server starts in debug mode and the portal is deployed, the Web browser that you defined opens to the URL of the portal application on the local server. The debug perspective opens, allowing you to step through the code.

Note: When running a portal project in the local Test Environment, portlets not available in the workspace will be replaced by a place holder portlet.

 

Related tasks

Defining servers for testing portals
Configuring Web browsers and device emulators
Debugger