Debugging XSL Content

When creating dynamic XSL content, Connect allows you to debug the content ensuring that it will display properly for the targeted customers. Use the debugging utility to analyze the XSL content ensuring that it is syntactically correct and will process any parameter information that is available.

Debugging XSL Content

To debug XSL content in Connect:

Navigate to the Edit Content URLs page for the appropriate content that you wish to create. For more information, please see Managing Content URLs.
Click the Message Debug icon () beside the desired content. The XSL Content Debug screen appears.
To generate XML based on the XSL content, click the Generate XML button. The XML is created in the Internal XML section of the screen.
1. To view the internal XML in a new window, click the View in New Window icon (). The content appears in a new window.
  Note: Ensure that pop-ups are turned off in your browser in order to view the content in a new window.
To create an XSL transformation of the XSL content, click the Transform button. The XSL transformation appears in the XSL Transformation section of the screen.
1. To view the internal XML in a new window, click the View in New Window icon (). The content appears in a new window.
2. To view the generated HTML source content in a new window, click the View Source in New Window icon (). The source appears in a new window.
3. To view the XHTML validation results, click the XHTML Validation Results icon (). The validation results appear.
  Note: Ensure that pop-ups are turned off in your browser in order to view the content in a new window.
Record any corrections that are required in order to perform them on the original content file using the content editor, or by uploading a new version of the content to the content server. For more information on editing content in Connect, please see Editing Content in Connect.
To close the XSL Content Debug screen, click the Close button. The screen closes and the Edit Content URLs screen appears.