Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for consistent and coherent layout for an installation wizard. The mechanisms divide the installation wizard into a plurality of actions. The mechanisms generate a graphical user interface panel for each of the plurality of actions to form a plurality of graphical user interface panels and generate at least one optional view for each graphical user interface panel. For each given action of the installation wizard, the mechanisms present a graphical user interface panel with a default view based on context of the given action and responsive to user input selecting an optional view, present the graphical user interface panel with the selected optional view.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for installing a software product in a data processing system using a debug mode of an installation wizard. The mechanism separates an installation wizard for installing a software product in a data processing system into a plurality of installation code portions. Each of the plurality of installation code portions corresponds to a state. The mechanism associates each of the plurality of installation code portions with a display panel. The mechanism initializes execution of the installation wizard. For a given installation code portion within the plurality of code portions, the mechanism presents a display panel associated with the given installation code portion to a user, receives user input associated with the given installation code portion, and proceeds to the next installation code portion. The mechanism then completes the installation wizard to install the software product in the data processing system.