Working with Xpress Workbench

Xpress Workbench is a graphical development environment for Mosel models and Xpress Insight applications.

Workbench panes

Model editor (central window), project directory navigation and command history (left), model output and execution log information (bottom), debugging, deployment and collaboration information (right).


	Workspace preferences (settings).
	Toggle full-screen view for logging pane.

Use menu Window»Presets»Full IDE to restore original window layout.

Editor

Code folding and breakpoint markers appear in the grey area immediately left to the text.


	Open a new file/tab
	Subdivide and re-arrange panes in the editor window
	Code folding for blocks of Mosel statements
	Unfold folded code
	Line position markers during debugging

Model execution

The name of the model is selected in the box next to these buttons, it may be different from the model(s) opened in the editor.


	Compile a model.
	Execute (compile/load/run) a model.
	Execute a model in debug mode.
	Open Compiler Options or Run Dialog windows.

Alternatively, use menu Run to compile or run a model.

Debugger

Breakpoints are set by clicking onto the gray area (left to the line number if it is displayed) preceding each row in the editor window, breakpoint conditions can be added via the right mouse button menu on the breakpoint icon.


	Delete breakpoint/desactivated breakpoint.
	Delete a conditional/desactivated conditional breakpoint.

Navigating in the debugger:


	Activate/desactivate all breakpoints.
	Start/stop the debugger.
	Resume/suspend model execution.
	Step over an expression.
	Step into an expression.
	Step out of an expression.
	Don't pause on exceptions.

Deployment to Xpress Insight