> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paradime.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Run & Preview

> The Code IDE bottom panel: run and build dbt™ models, preview compiled SQL and data, defer to production, lint, and experiment in the Scratchpad.

The bottom panel of the Code IDE is where you run, preview, and validate your work. It has four tabs (**Terminal**, **Data Explorer**, **Lineage**, and **Catalog**), plus the **Defer to Production** selector and the **Run** and **Lint** buttons on the right. This section covers running and previewing; the Lineage and Catalog tabs are covered under [Explore Your Project](/products/code-ide/explore/index).

## The Run button

Click **Run** to run dbt™ against the file you have open, without typing a command. The dropdown gives you the full set of node operations:

* **Run**, **Run upstream**, **Run downstream**, **Run full refresh**
* **Build**, **Build upstream**, **Build downstream**
* **Test**, **Test upstream**, **Test downstream**
* **Run dbt deps**
* **Run Python**

Output streams into the [Terminal](/products/code-ide/run-and-preview/terminal) tab. You can also type dbt™ commands directly, with autocompletion.

## The tabs

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Terminal" href="/products/code-ide/run-and-preview/terminal" icon="square-terminal">
    Run dbt™, Git, and shell commands with dbt™-aware autocompletion.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Paradime CLI" href="/products/code-ide/run-and-preview/paradime-cli" icon="terminal">
    Initialize a dbt™ project and generate sources from the terminal.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Data Explorer" href="/products/code-ide/run-and-preview/data-explorer" icon="table">
    Compile SQL and preview model results without a full dbt™ run.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Defer to Production" href="/products/code-ide/run-and-preview/defer-to-production" icon="cloud">
    Compile and preview against production state instead of rebuilding upstream models.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Lint" href="/products/code-ide/run-and-preview/lint" icon="check">
    Format SQL with SQLFluff and YAML with Prettier.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scratchpad" href="/products/code-ide/run-and-preview/scratchpad" icon="notebook-pen">
    Gitignored scratch files for quick SQL and dbt™ experiments.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


## Related topics

- [Run & Preview](/products/code-ide/run-and-preview/index.md)
- [Code IDE](/products/code-ide/index.md)
- [Search and preview Bolt schedules status](/guides/paradime-fundamentals/global-search/search-and-preview-bolt-schedules-status.md)
- [Data Explorer](/products/code-ide/run-and-preview/data-explorer.md)
- [Defer to Production](/products/code-ide/run-and-preview/defer-to-production.md)