Developer mode

Introduction to the developer mode

Developer mode is a special mode for developers to facilitate the development and troubleshooting of end products. When a user has the role of developer mode assigned, extra options become available in the Software Factory. For main administrators, developer mode is enabled by default.

Developer mode (Universal UI)

Universal UI

The following Developer mode options are available in the Profile menu:

• Open model insight - Opens the Model Insight to find out which column, table, and variant you have selected in the Universal GUI.

• Debug center - Opens the Debug Center, which contains several tools to troubleshoot issues in the application.

• Switch to SF/IAM metasource - Switches the metasource to the Software Factory or IAM environment.

• Refresh model - Reloads the model, so modifications in the end product are immediately visible. Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut Alt + R (Windows) or Option + R (Mac) to refresh the model.

  tip

  You can automatically refresh the model when the Universal UI is loaded by adding refreshModel=true to the URL. For more information on routing parameters, see HTML control.

Developer mode options in the Profile menu