QA testing in DEV instance in servicenow

[RajeshwariHP]

Hi All,

Is there any documentation to understand why we need to perform the testing in DEV instance whenever developer completes their development work. Is there any best practice that servicenow is preferring to perform testing in lower instances.

Please let me know

Thank you.

Rajeshwari

[Dr Atul G- LNG · Accepted solution]

Hi @RajeshwariHP 

It is a best practice to never perform testing in the Development environment, as it is considered unstable and meant solely for development activities.

Testing should always be done in either the Test or UAT (User Acceptance Testing) instance to ensure stability and reliability.

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@RajeshwariHP 

it's a widely followed practice so that developers know if they have configured and worked on the story as per acceptance criteria and they can detect any defect before migrating to UAT and can be fixed then and there.

It's basically called unit testing.

Professional Developer Guide for the Now Platform 

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[Ankur Bawiskar]

@RajeshwariHP 

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[nityabans27]

Hi @RajeshwariHP ,
Please refer to the following link for details about best practices
https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/qa-testing-in-dev-instance-in-servicenow/td-p/3...