Use the Run Now button to test an action without republishing the whole workflow design. Click on the Run Now button in the action Ribbon to open the Run Now dialog.

The Run Now dialog shows the current configurations for the action and allows reference tokens to be replaced before the Run Now dialog is executed.

By default, the Run Now dialog will:

• Automatically replace any tokens with a value if possible
• Evaluate any inline functions in the action when the run now is executed

Note: The replacements and changes made to parameter values used in the Run Now is only temporary; these parameter values are not saved to the action once the Run Now dialog is closed.

Parameters

The parameters will reflect the available configuration settings of the action the Run Now dialog is launched from. 

Test connection

This will verify that the connection details to an external system are correct. This option appears on selected Run Now dialogs depending on the action it is launched from.

Result

Displays the output of the action once the Run Now has been executed.

Some actions with Run Now, interact with data or systems outside of the workflow. By default, the Run Now feature is allowed on all sites that do not have workflow change approval enabled.

To change the Run Now preferences:

1. Navigate to Central Administration, click on Nintex Workflow Management.
2. Click on Global settings.
3. Locate Allow ‘Run now’ on actions that interact with external data and make the desired change.
4. Click OK.

Actions that support Run Now and only operate on workflow context data will always have the Run Now feature available.