Creating a Test Account for use in the Admissions Web Application.

In order to improve security around test accounts and add additional functionality, a user with the LastName of 'wsbtest' is not inherently treated a test account. That LastName should still be used in order to exclude test accounts from reports.

NOTES:

Access limitations:

  • These instructions only work for LRM-admins and WSB-analysts. If you need test accounts created but are not in those groups, please contact your Programs WSB-analyst or submit an LRM support request.

There are two mechanisms to create test accounts, depending on what part of the process you would like to test. 


Auto-Generated Step-by-step guide

If you would like to skip the registration process applicants go through, or create bulk test accounts, follow these instructions

  1. Login to the admissions application you'd like to use (dev, uat or prod)
  2. Navigate to the "Admin" section in the top-navigation panel
  3. Select "Create Test Records"
  4. Please reference the image titled "Create Test Records Page" for the following steps
    1.  (1) Create an email
      1. Note * the email format <youremail> + <something to differenciate the test account> @wisc.edu will send your email messages while being a different account
      2. Note** once the account is created it will append a "_1" to your base email to use in the LRM
        1. So john.smith@wisc.edu will become john.smith_1@wisc.edu
    2. (2) Number of accounts you want
      1. if creating more than one account the "_1" will be incremented to a "_2", "_3" and so on
    3. (3) Choose your program
    4. (4) Choose what stage you want the application to be in
      1. If you want to test filling out the application yourself only click the "Create Applications" checkbox
      2. If you want to test decision letters it might be helpful to click every checkbox leading up to "Set Decision Published"
  5. The following sections are for BBA Eligibility
    1. "BBA PreBus Eligibility MetaData"
      1. Set Bulk Cumulative GPA - When checked this will set the Contact's CumulativeGPA value from a set of values ranging from 2.4 to 4.0 based on the number of Contacts being created. Note: Checking this box will cause the GPA field below it to be ignored.

    2. "BBA PreBus Applicant Type MetaData" - aka EntryEvent info - how/when did the applicant enter the UW-Madison system?

      1. EntryEvent: Term Code (4-digits) – When did the Matriculation or Re-Entry happen?
      2. EntryEvent: Code [FYR, TRF, RAD, RET] - What type of Matriculation or Re-Entry was it?

Manual Step-by-step guide

If you would like to mirror the registration process applicants go through, follow these instructions

  1. Fill in the registration information in the portal of your choice using a Program Login
  2. In Dev or Prod, you will receive a confirmation email: click the link to confirm your registration. At this point, the account is subject to all of the limitations of a standard user.
  3. Find the contact in the environment you registered the contact for, and navigate to the "Administration" tab. In the 'Contact WebApp Settings" section there are two critical checkboxes
    1. 'Is Test Web Account': if checked, the user is treated as a test-account and will override limitations on the account (ToDo..enumerate them)
    2. 'Force WebApp-Constraints For Test Account': pending enhancements. More information to come.

 






Create Test Records Page