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Filling out a Test Application

Once you've finished editing your application and making changes within your award cycle, you can test your application to ensure that everything is displayed to students as you need it to be.

First, you'll need to create a test student user under the Users tab by clicking Create User. Make sure to fill out the required information and click Create User.

Note: The email you use to create the account does not have to be a real email. It simply needs to follow the email format.

The full app view with the Users nav item highlighted in the left navigation, and the Add user dialog with the required fields for a test student account filled in, before it is submitted.


Next, you would proceed to impersonate the user by clicking the Impersonate User button under their Account tab.

The Profile tab of a student's user record with the Impersonate User button highlighted.

Select the Application tab and start filling it out.

Note: You may want to intentionally fill out the application so that your Test Student user can qualify for one or more scholarships.

The Application tab in the student portal partway through being filled out, showing the seven-section application list with General Information in progress and real address fields already entered.

Once you submit the application, some follow-up items may appear on the dashboard. It is recommended that you proceed to complete them as part of the testing process.

The student dashboard after submitting the application, listing the follow-up items the student still needs to complete.

You can head to the Scholarships tab to see which scholarship your test student matched to.

The Scholarships tab in the student portal, listing the scholarships the test student matched to after submitting the application.

Afterwards, you can click Stop Impersonating [User Name] at the top of the page to stop impersonating the user.

The impersonation banner at the top of the page, showing the Stop Impersonating button that returns the admin to their own account.

If you head to your Scholarships tab, and select the scholarship the test student user was applied to, you will see them on the Award and Deny tab.

The Award and Deny tab of the scholarship the test student applied to, with the test student listed among the applicants.

If you are not satisfied with the state of your application, you can proceed to correct it in Admin portal and then continue to test by impersonating your test student.

If you're satisfied with the state of your application, you can proceed to delete the test student by clicking the Delete User button under their Account tab.

Note: This action is permanent, and the student will be removed from any scholarships they were applied to during the testing process.

The Profile tab of the test student's record with the Delete User button highlighted, the permanent action that removes the test account.
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