To test a publishable document type in Designer, you must create a launch configuration for the document type. In the launch configuration, you can specify input values and publishing method. Designer uses this information to create an instance of the publishable document type. Integration Server then publishes the document locally or to a messaging provider. Designer displays the results of the publish in the Results view.

Testing a publishable document type provides a way for you to publish a document without building a service that does the actual publishing. By testing a publishable document type you can also test the webMethods messaging triggers that subscribe to the document type. If you select a publication action where you wait for a reply document, you can verify whether or not reply documents are received.