---
alias: user-guide-automation-business-scenarios-building-structure-step-debug
tags:
- automation
- connect iot
description: "This documentation outlines options for managing and modifying answer data"
---

# Debug

| Name    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Mandatory | Type     | Possible Values                                                                        | Default Value |
| ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| action  | Action to perform with the answers<br>`None` - No action will be performed and the answers will remain untouched<br>`Replace` - Replace the existing with the provided ones <br>`MergeBefore` - Merge the debug answers before the existing ones (with same keys, the user answers will prevail)<br>`MergeAfter` - Merge the debug answers after the existing ones (with same keys, the debug answers will prevail)<br>`Merge` - Same as `MergeAfter`<br>`Append` - Same as `MergeAfter`<br> `Clear` - Clear all existing answers | N         | `Enum`   | `None`<br>`Replace`<br>`MergeBefore`<br>`MergeAfter`<br>`Merge`<br>`Append`<br>`Clear` | `None`        |
| answers | Set of answers to apply depending on the action                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | N         | `Object` |                                                                                        | `{}`          |

## Example snippet

```json
{
    "type": "Debug",
    "settings:": {
        "action": "Replace",
        "answers": {
            "x": "y",
            "hello": "World",
            "number": 123
        }
    },
    "next": "End",
}
```