Introduction

This guide covers the process to get Test Panel setup, and ready for the creation of Fixtures, Assertions and Test Suites.

It is worth noting that all export providers will be available to select in Test Panel, but for testing purposes, it is recommend to have a separate provider setup just for testing.

Setup

License Key

While the following steps can be completed without having a License for Test Panel,  it is recommend to confirm that the License for Test Panel has been added to Identity Panel.  This can be checked by going to settings, and then licenses, and confirming the licenses has been installed. If you have not purchased a license, please click here to arrange a meeting to discuss purchasing it.  If you have purchased a license, but is it not visible, please click here to arrange a meeting to get your license key added.

Providers

Before we can start testing, we need to ensure all the data sources are setup and the providers have been configured. This allows the fixtures and assertions to be assigned to the correct provider when they are being setup.  If the data scans have already being run, it also allows us to quickly create fixtures from the silos.

Testing Provider

The following guide provides details on how to setup a provider to be used by Test Panel, and configure virtual silos, so that we can create fake objects in the silo for testing purposes.  Once the following steps have been completed, we will be able to start creating Fixtures, Assertions and Test Suites.

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Log in to Identity Panel
Go to Settings
Select Providers
Scroll to the bottom, and select Export Connections and click New
Enter the name: Testing
Extend the box, and enter a description: This provider is used by Test Panel, for running test suites, managing fixtures and assertions.
Click Save, to save the Provider. When the screen refreshed, the Imported Connections are listed.
If we want to create Fake objects in a silo, scroll to the bottom, and within the provider, select Identity Silo Provider, and click New
Enter the name of the Silo, the following format is recommend: Silo - {Silo Name} Under Silo override, enter the following: [special.Identity Silo.{Silo Name}]   Click save, and repeat for additional systems.