Execute thorough end-to-end testing on the staging environment to validate the functionality and operation of your application on Pega Cloud. Follow the application testing strategy defined in your Route to Live Plan. Update the Route to Live Plan with any additional test cases required to validate the staging environment as you progress through this phase.

PDC Monitoring – Staging

In addition to any other testing or monitoring, also monitor your application with PDC, as described in PDC Monitoring. 

Do this in conjunction with Pega.

Vulnerability Testing

If vulnerability testing is required, raise an INC request in My Support Portal for penetration testing on the staging environment. For more information about guidelines and permission forms for conducting a vulnerability test, see the Vulnerability testing policy for applications on Pega Cloud.

Functional Testing

After the data transfer is complete in the staging environment, perform application functional testing to validate that the application is working as expected with your “production-like” data.  

Performance Testing

Begin to review the application to verify the application performs as expected and meets performance requirements or SLAs when using “production-like” data.

Integration Testing

There were likely several integration changes required when moving your application to Pega Cloud. Verify that your external connections are working properly, and any required external data sources are accessible.

If your application uses emails, test that they are being sent correctly from your application, that external servers are properly connected and provide correct data, that port configurations are correct, that users have the correct privileges and access rights, and so on.