Using Make.com, I always clearly understand my workflow’s data structure. For instance, you might update your model, but without conducting a test run—often on a production environment—you won’t know the specific fields, types, and potentially previous values in your workflow. It would be helpful to have a feature that captures a dummy snapshot of the field, type, and value for reference.
If it’s a duplicated feature request or I am missing something existing - sorry for that.
Thats why you will use the test workflow button before it goes to the production
No, it’s not about testing workflow. It’s knowing about data structure before you press TEST. In most cases workflows are in production mode so there is no options to starting changes before pressing “Test workflow”. Some workflows are in constant running, so using test workflow button is tricky.
In make.com its simplier… you don’t need to press any buttons you see parameters and latest received values instantly.
Normally, you have a DEV environment where you can make any changes and see what will happen without affecting the production.
You can, however, use strict types in some nodes. Like Edit Fields or IF, but workflows operate with javascript, which is a weak typing language, moreover, each node’s input and output represents a JSON object
The question is not about workarounds, but about important missing part/feature other platforms have 
Btw Environments are only available on Enterprise version.
I’m not talking about n8n environments, It’s about having a dedicated n8n instance that emulates your production, where you can test everything before changing the production. It’s from the SDLC
