Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Although you can get a good feel for the XML that will be generated, you cannot guarantee what that
XML will look like until run time. To be able to view the full run time XML, prior versions of APEX
required you to use third-party, browser-based debugging tools. APEX 4, however, has made things
much easier.
When Debug mode is on, each chart will contain a link that will allow you to view the XML that was
generated to drive it. Figure 6-15 shows a line chart with the Show XML link visible in the lower left-hand
corner.
Figure 6-15.
Chart in Debug Mode with Show XML link
Clicking this link will display the full runtime XML that was generated to drive the chart. This is
useful for debugging manual changes you may have made to chart XML, or to view how the data has
been emitted into the XML from the series queries you have defined. Figure 6-16 shows an example of
the generated XML.
