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{{OpenSite lesson
|id=opensite.help.inspect-output
|summary=Use the right diagnostic surface for the operation you ran.
|prerequisites=A desktop session. Reproduce a small non-confidential problem if possible.
|steps=
=== Open the shared journal ===
Choose {{MenuCommand|View → Show Output}}. It reports host/application messages; workbench scripts use source <code>python.script</code>. The interactive Console transcript is separate.

=== Find the relevant event ===
Match the source and time/order to the operation. Use available filtering/details rather than assuming every older message belongs to the latest run.

=== Read the useful details ===
Keep the operation, error category and actionable message. For Python, record the file/line and final exception. For startup/viewport failures, keep the reported status and build.

=== Reproduce once with a small case ===
Save your work, reduce the input, run the intended action and note what changed. Avoid launching repeated runs while the lane is busy.

=== Prepare a report ===
Use [[OpenSite/Support]]. Remove credentials, account tokens, personal paths and confidential project information before sharing diagnostic text or screenshots.
|result=You can associate a useful diagnostic with one reproducible action.
|limitations=An output “success” message is not independent verification of an engineering calculation.
}}

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