Testing (automation)
Running a workflow with controlled inputs to verify it produces expected outputs. Includes unit tests (individual nodes), integration tests (full workflow with real APIs), and regression tests (ensuring nothing broke). PURIST tests every workflow before deployment.
Expert insight
Testing an automation workflow only against the exact scenario it was built for, and never against adjacent scenarios (what if the form is submitted twice, what if a required field is blank), gives false confidence, real production traffic reliably finds the scenarios that weren't explicitly tested for.
In a real workflow
Each workflow is tested with normal, empty and wrong inputs before going live.
Common mistakes
- Testing only the happy path.
- Testing with production data and side effects.
Complexity level
Requires some familiarity with automation concepts.
Related terms
Staging environment
A test environment that mirrors production but uses test data. PURIST builds and…
CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Delivery)
Automated pipelines that test and deploy code changes. For automation teams, CI/…
Mock data
Fake but realistic data used to test workflows before connecting to live systems…
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