About creating and testing channels

This chapter provides the information you will need to create, test, debug, and modify an M-Business channel. The rest of this guide deals with creating the content for your channel, making your channel available to the public, and subscribing readers.

All of the testing and debugging information is concentrated in one place in this chapter for two reasons:

  • You will want to begin testing your channel immediately after you have set it up.

    After you have completed Creating your first channel, you can go into Testing your M-Business channel, and then take a look at Channel troubleshooting and debugging tips.

  • You will want to test—and debug—your channel continuously as you develop and refine its content.

    Placing all the testing and debugging information in one place makes it easy for you to find when you need it. And you will probably want to have this information handy every time you add to or change your channel's content, set up caching, or customize content for different users or devices.

Even if you are really in a hurry to get your channel up and running, you should take your time with two sections in this chapter:

Following the instructions in these topics will get your channel set up properly in a convenient test environment. You will be able to begin immediately to create and test content.

You will want to make use of Channel troubleshooting and debugging tips if you encounter any problems in your initial channel testing. Otherwise, you can just skim this section now and return to it later, whenever the need arises.