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Channels
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Locating the Channels feature
What are Channels?
Types of Channels
Channel Type: Mark as Child
Channel Type: Make Successor
Channel Type: Create Related Project
Channel Type: Submit Related Project
Channel Type: Project Lookup
How to create a Channel
Channel Signals and Automations
Using Channels in Test Environments
FAQs
Communications
Questions to ask yourself
Locating the Communications feature
Creating Communication templates
Finding Data Tags
Images in Communications
Sending Mass Communications
Project Attachments and Content Library Items
Smart Templates
Upgrading to Smart Templates
Upgrading when a Test Environment Exists
Broken Template Tags
Examples of Broken Template Tags
PowerClerk Mass Communication Policy
FAQs
Connections
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Locating the Connections feature
What are Connections
How to Create a Standard Web Adapter
Define the Standard Web Adapter
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Maintaining and Editing the Web Adapter
Web Adapter Payload Type Format
Supported Message Versions
Error Handling
Custom List Lookup
Create a Custom List Lookup
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FAQs
Content Library
Questions to ask yourself
Locating the Content Library feature
Uploading content to the Content Library
Use with Communication Templates
Use for Front Page content
FAQs
Custom API IDs
Questions to Ask
Locating the Custom API IDs feature
How to edit a Custom API ID
FAQs
Data Fields
Questions to ask yourself
Locating the Data Fields feature
How to work with Data Fields
Custom Lists and Data Field Groups
Table form element
PV System + batteries element
FAQs
Deadlines
Questions to ask yourself
Locating the Deadlines feature
What are Deadlines
How to Create a Deadline
Deadline Automation Action Rules
Utilizing Project Admin Page for Deadlines
Communication Templates for Deadlines
Deadline Set/Satisfy Options
Program-Wide Deadline Actions
Reporting on Deadlines
Deadlines in Project List Columns
FAQs
Document Templates
Questions to ask yourself
Locating the Document Templates feature
How to define a new Template
How to define a new Merged Document
eSignatures
DocuSign template tags
Mapping eSignature tags
Smart Templates
FAQs
eSignature Envelopes
Questions to Ask
Locating the eSignature Feature
What are eSignature Envelopes?
eSignature Checklist: The Prerequisites to create a new Envelope
How to set up Advanced eSignature Envelopes Step-by-Step
How to add an eSignature Envelope to a form
eSignature Automation Trigger
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FAQs
Forms
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Locating the Forms feature
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FAQs
Formulas and Calculated Fields
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Locating the Formulas feature
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Formula Data Dictionary
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Rules of Formula References
Advanced Visibility Rules
Video Guides: Formulas
FAQs
Front Page
Questions to ask yourself
Locating the Front Page feature
How to edit the Front Page
FAQs
Incentive Design
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Locating the Incentive Design feature
How to create and edit Incentive Designs
Incentive Options for One-Time Incentive Type
Incentive Design Options
FAQs
Milestones
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Locating the Milestones feature
How to define a Milestone
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Project List Columns
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Project Summary
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Project Views
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Roles
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Locating the Test Environment feature
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Test Environment

Save time and ensure quality delivery by using the Test Environment to develop and evaluate program changes without impacting your live program.

Test Environment feature


Questions to ask yourself about your Test Environment:

Who in your organization should have access to the Test Environment? Who needs to create Test Environments?
Which aspects of your current program need to be improved?
How do we commit Test Environment changes to our live or production program?
What are the different PowerClerk Enviornments?

Locating the Test Environment feature

Anyone in a Role with the Create Test Environment privilege can access this feature by opening the ADMIN menu and clicking on Test Environment:

 

Locating the Test Environment feature

Figure 1: ADMIN >> Test Environment

 

How to setup a Test Environment

The Test Environment feature of PowerClerk allows you to create a copy of your current program to evaluate and implement changes to your live program without interruption.

 

The dialog shown in Figure 2 below offers you the option to include Roles from your existing program to allow them access to your new Test Environment. PowerClerk Communications can be routed to your email address in a Test Environment instead of the users outlined in the templates. This can be helpful for testing. Enter at least one email address to route PowerClerk Communications. Multiple email addresses can be entered if separated by a semi colon. Please note this will not include emails sent via integrations, such as DocuSign emails.
 

To begin click the Create Test Environment button:

 

Create Test Environment

Figure 2: Create Test Environment


Once your new Test Environment has been created you will notice a yellow-grey banner indicating that you are working within a Test Environment. The overview of Program Changes lists any differences between your current main program and your Test Environment. The overview will notify you if there are any duplicates with the main program and the test environment that will block the test environment from being committed. The easiest way to address these blockers is by deleting the duplicated in the non-test environment program.
 
Upon completion of your changes and thorough functionality testing, please visit PowerClerk’s Ticket System program and submit your commit request by selecting the option “I would like my Test Environment to be committed”. Alternatively, you may select to discard your current Test Environment to start over with a completely new Test Environment.
 
Please Note: We recommend you do not make configuration changes in your live program while a Test Environment is active as the TE will overwrite current program configuration. You can continue to work on individual projects and customers can still submit applications.

 

Test Environment dialog

Figure 3: Test Environment dialog


Please note: Upon fulfillment of your commit request, all your edits within your Test Environment will be committed to your actual main program and this procedure is not reversible.

You can create only one Test Environment at a time and have to either discard or request the commit of your changes before creating a new Test Environment.

 

PowerClerk Environments

PowerClerk has two main environments. A Sandbox Environment that will be noted with PCITrial in the URL and the Production Environment that will NOT have PCITrial in the URL.
 

PowerClerk Enviornments

Figure 4: PowerClerk Enviornments

 

A Sandbox environment will typically be utilized to build programs or sometimes test out potential features you would like enabled in your production program before you pay for it. Once a Sandbox program has finished testing and is configured, it will be pushed to a Production environment. When utilizing the sandbox environment do not place PII/customer data in this environment. Please note: CPRAdmins can migrate a Sandbox to Powerclerk.com initially to establish the new program. Once established, the Sandbox will be retired, and all future changes will be made in Powerclerk.com. Additionally, we are unable to merge Sandbox instances with established programs in Powerclerk.com.
 

A Production environment is for live programs that are being utilized and contain customer data/PII data.
 

Both environments have their own instance of a Test Environment. We recommend closing test environments frequently to assure that when they are committed the program remains up to date.

FAQs

Q: What is the process for the PowerClerk team to commit a Test Environment?
A: While in the Test Environment, please review the Test Environment report by navigating to Admin >> Test Environment and investigate any entries that state "Duplicate Detected". These duplicates represent commit conflicts between your live Production Environment and Production Test Environment that prevent the PowerClerk Support Team from committing your Test Environment. Most commonly, these duplicates appear by altering your Production Environment while your Test Environment was already established, and then re-creating the Production changes in your Test Environment with the exact same naming convention(s). You can fix most "Duplicate Detected" conflicts by renaming the respective PowerClerk element either in your production environment or Test Environment. Once you have thoroughly tested all program changes of your current Test Environment and are ready to request the commitment of these changes to your Production Environment, please submit your commit request by clicking the button called New Support Request in PowerClerk's Ticket System program and then selecting the option "I would like my Test Environment to be committed" and completing the form before submitting your support ticket. PowerClerk's Support Team guarantees to process your commit request within 5 business days, and most commit requests are processed within hours of ticket submittal. If you need to target a specific date for committing your program changes, please reach out to the PowerClerk Support Team ahead of time to ensure we can work with your time constraints. Once your Test Environment has been committed, you will receive a commit confirmation email form the PowerClerk Support Team. Alternatively, the PowerClerk Support Team may contact you to remedy any commit conflicts that need to be addressed prior to committing your current Test Environment.
Q: When committing a Test Environment, will we keep all users that had already been registered in Production?
A: Yes, committing a Test Environment to Production will not overwrite your existing users in Production. Similarly, if you have Projects set up in the Test Environment, those Projects will not overwrite your existing projects in Production when committing the Test Environment to Production.
Q: Does the Program ID stay the same when you create a Test Environment?
A: No, the Program ID will not stay the same. It will change to be the: Program ID +"_TEST" every time a test environment is created. For example, if your current Program ID is ABCEDF, the test environment's Program ID will be ABCDEF_TEST.

Have additional questions? Contact us to nominate your FAQ and help others find answers to your own questions concerning this feature.

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