# Testing scripts

## **Introduction**

The script editor has an integrated testing panel, to the right of your code: 

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Here, you can enter a sample payload with (if needed by the script) sample variables and run the script in test mode.&#x20;

## **The steps**

Follow the steps below:

**Step 1**\
Move across to the `test` panel, to the right.

**Step 2**\
Add/paste a payload that can be used to test your script - for example:

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**Step 3**\
If your script references [variables](/product-documentation/process-flows/building-process-flows/dynamic-variables/payload-variables.md) or [flow variables](/product-documentation/process-flows/building-process-flows/dynamic-variables/flow-variables.md), you can also add variables for testing:

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**Step 4**\
Click the `run` button:

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...the script runs against your test payload and results are displayed at the end - for example:

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{% hint style="info" %}
For more detailed information about a script test, you can `get logs`:

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...current logs are displayed:

![](/files/z5D4cNSU2PFfIgUBAASC)
{% endhint %}

**Step 5**\
Keep testing the script until you're satisfied that it's working as required.&#x20;

{% hint style="warning" %}
Any time that you make a change to the script and want to test it, always `save and deploy` the code first. When you run a script, it always uses the last saved version.
{% endhint %}

Once these tests are complete, you can:

* [Apply a payload-level script to process flows via the script shape](/product-documentation/process-flows/building-process-flows/process-flow-shapes/advanced-shapes/script-shape.md)&#x20;
* [Apply a field-level custom script to field transformations via the map shape](/product-documentation/process-flows/building-process-flows/process-flow-shapes/standard-shapes/map-shape.md)&#x20;


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