1. A method for debugging programs for industrial controllers, in particular motion controllers, where a user links graphical elements, in particular control structures and function blocks, to form a motion control flowchart that can be visualized on a display device by using an editor, comprising the following process steps: a) The user prepares a debugging process based on the flowchart, b) The user assigns a suspend command to each graphical element, c) The debugging process starts, d) The program sequence continues until a suspend command is reached, e) The location of the current element in the flowchart is visualized for the user, f) The user proceeds to the next possible suspend command, g) Steps d) through f) are continued until the user reaches the end of the flowchart.