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

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read preview-data-rpa-studio.md

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

Procedure

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.
  
  [Omitted image "data-preview-hover.png"] Alt text: 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.
  
  [Omitted image "preview-data-right-click.png"] Alt text: Preview Data option that appears after clicking the Data Out port of a component title bar.
  
  A DATA PREVIEW dialog box is displayed, as shown in the following example.
  
  [Omitted image "data-preview-from-option.png"] Alt text: After clicking the Preview Data option, a Data Preview dialog box is displayed.
You can view the name of the port, the data type, and the data in this dialog box.

Parent Topic:Using automations

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title: Preview the data of a data port in RPA Desktop Design Studio
description: 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.
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# Preview the data of a data port in RPA Desktop Design Studio

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](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/run-automation-rpa-studio.md).

Role required: none

## Procedure

1. 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.

\[Omitted image "data-preview-hover.png"\] Alt text: 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.

\[Omitted image "preview-data-right-click.png"\] Alt text: Preview Data option that appears after clicking the Data Out port of a component title bar.

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

\[Omitted image "data-preview-from-option.png"\] Alt text: After clicking the Preview Data option, a Data Preview dialog box is displayed.

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

**Parent Topic:**[Using automations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/rpa-studio-use.md)