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description: Running a Data Processing Engine (DPE) definition from the builder is a powerful way to test and validate your data transformations before you create flows to run the definition on a schedule or as part of a business process. When you start a run from the builder, select debug modes to troubleshoot definitions on a filtered subset of records and view intermediate outputs without performing a final writeback.
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# Run and Troubleshoot a Data Processing Engine Definition from the Builder

Running a Data Processing Engine (DPE) definition from the builder is a powerful way to test and validate your data transformations before you create flows to run the definition on a schedule or as part of a business process. When you start a run from the builder, select debug modes to troubleshoot definitions on a filtered subset of records and view intermediate outputs without performing a final writeback.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.dpe_editions.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Review the supported editions and availability for Data Processing Engine (DPE).">View supported editions</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

- **[Understand How Data Processing Engine Debug Modes Work](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.dpe_run_builder_debug_modes.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Before you run a definition from the builder to test how a definition transforms data and writes back results, understand how each debug mode works and what to expect from the debug modes after a definition's run completes. You can run a definition with multiple debug modes selected.
- **[Run a Data Processing Engine Definition from the Builder](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.dpe_definition_run_builder.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Run or test an active Data Processing Engine definition at any time from the builder. When running a definition from the builder, you can provide input variable values that are used only for that run. You can run the definition in a debug mode to save additional information about the definition’s run.