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Testing Safely Without a Sandbox

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Sandbox Environments Are Not Available#

AutomateNexus CRM does not offer sandbox environments. There is no way to create an isolated copy of your organization, make changes in it, review a diff against production, or promote changes. Every change you save in AutomateNexus CRM applies to your live workspace immediately.

Testing Safely in the Live Workspace#

Several features let you try things out without sending anything or changing customer data:

  • Workflow dry runs — In the workflow builder (Projects → Workflows), the Test button runs the open workflow against a real record you pick and shows what every step would do without sending or writing anything. Unsaved changes are included, so you can test before you save.
  • AI agent dry runs — When you give an agent an instruction under AI → AI Agents, switch on Dry run first: every write is simulated. A paused agent always runs as a dry run, and dry-run tasks carry a Dry run badge in the agent's activity.
  • Stripe test keys — Under Settings → Integrations → Payments, entering Stripe's test keys (pk_test_… and sk_test_…) puts the Stripe card in Test mode, so payment flows can be exercised against Stripe's test environment before you switch to live keys.
  • WhatsApp Twilio Sandbox — Under Settings → Integrations → Communications → WhatsApp, the Twilio Sandbox mode lets you try WhatsApp messaging today without a Twilio sender approval; each person first sends your sandbox join code to Twilio's sandbox number.
  • Preview as Client — Administration → Preview as Client opens the client portal the way your clients see it, so you can check portal changes before inviting anyone.

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