How to test lookup?

Question

When creating a workflow, is there any way to test the look up values? For instance, I have a 4-level look up which finds the manager of a user who is entered on the form. I'd like to be able to see what value comes out for a given user, to make sure the lookup was creating correctly.

Answer 1

When creating the workflow, assuming you're using SharePoint Designer, you can store the information in a variable and output it to the workflow history or email yourself the value. That's how I test data I'm not entirely sure how it will come back or what the format of it will be.