• Section Objectives
• Explain the concept of the Runtime Environment
• Illustrate the differences in the Development environment and the Runtime environment
• Explain the use of the Object Viewer in monitoring the Runtime environment
• Runtime Environment
  
• The previous workflow task defined the deployment model that specifies where objects are deployed. In other words, the deployment model defines which nodes will host the various AutomationObjects
• After deployment, the Runtime environment facilitates the activity generated by the objects. In Application Server the Object Viewer is used to monitor the Runtime environment. The Object Viewer is used to check communications between nodes and determine if the system is running optimally.

• Object Viewer
• The Object Viewer monitors the status of the objects and their attributes and can be used to modify an attribute value for testing purposes.
• To add an object to the Object Viewer Watch list, right-click the attribute from the Attribute Name panel and select Add to Watch.
• You can save a list of items being monitored. Once you have a list of attributes in the Watch Window, you can select all or some of them and save them to an XML file by right-clicking on the Watch window and selecting Save. 
• A previously saved Watch window can also be loaded to monitor previously saved attributes. You can also add a second Watch window that shows as a separate tab in the bottom of the Viewer.