Preview the data of a data port in RPA Desktop Design Studio

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Updated March 12, 2026

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Preview the data of a Data port in RPA Desktop Design Studio to view and verify if the result of a port is correct and is as expected.

Before you begin

Ensure that the component for which you want to view the data for is executed. For more information, see Run an automation in RPA Desktop Design Studio.

Role required: none

In the RPA Desktop Design Studio, on the Design surface, do any of the following actions to preview the data:

If the data type is simple text, hover over the Data Out port of a component as show in the following example.
Partial data is visible in the tooltip.

Figure 1. Hover over option on the Data Out port
To view the complete data output, right-click the Data port that you want to view data for and select Preview Data as shown in the following example.
Figure 2. Preview Data option

A DATA PREVIEW dialog box is displayed, as shown in the following example.

Figure 3. Data Preview dialog box

You can view the name of the port, the data type, and the data in this dialog box.