Testing Notifications

On every Notification you will find a "Send a test message" button.

Sends a real message

Triggering a test will send a real message:

• to the specified recipients,
• using the specified message template.

Look for the button in the page header, next to the Save button:

What the test does

When you click the button:

1. A confirmation dialog asks whether you really want to send. Cancel here and nothing happens.
2. On confirm, Notifier compiles the message body, resolves the recipients, and sends each message through the configured channel.
3. Each test send appears in the Notification Log tagged with a TEST badge so you can audit it later.

Queueing respected

The configured queue setting still applies. Email and SMS sends respect their emailQueue / smsQueue toggles. Announcements are always queued. Flash messages run in the request, exactly as they would on a real event.

What the test does not do

The test simulates the event only. No real entry/asset/user is ever invoked, the triggered event is artificial.

Which means that event-based variables and conditions will not apply. Many special variables will not resolve, and any filters or conditions that rely on the event's sender or context will be bypassed.

The test verifies only what is found in the Message and Recipients tabs.

Verifying the test in the log

Open Utilities > Notification Log to see the result of each test send. Test envelopes carry a small TEST badge:

Permissions

The "Send a test message" button is available only to users with the Test notifications permission enabled.