Features Available for Limited Testing in Sandbox Accounts

The following features are only available in a limited form in sandbox accounts:

Feature	Testing Notes
Alternative Payment Methods	No actions taken (no payment sent). Test mode is on for all payment processing profiles.
Credit Card Processing	Real credit card numbers are not copied. They are replaced with test numbers; for example, 1111111111111117. To create billing processes or credit card processing for testing in your sandbox, use only test credit card numbers and a valid expiration date. Important: See Credit Card Processing in Your Sandbox After a Refresh for more information.
Direct Deposit	No actions taken.
Map/Reduce Scripts Scheduled Map/Reduce Scripts	Scripts scheduled in production are copied to sandbox accounts, but are not scheduled by default. You can set them to Scheduled after your sandbox refresh is activated. For details, see Scheduled Script Execution.
NetSuite Connector	You cannot connect multiple NetSuite accounts (production, sandbox, Release Preview) to the same NetSuite Connector account. You can only connect one NetSuite account to a NetSuite Connector account at a time. For more information, see General NetSuite Connector FAQ and Checking Accounts for NetSuite Connector Deployment.
PayPal Integration	No actions taken.
Perquest	No actions taken.
SAML Single Sign-on	SAML configuration is not copied from the production account to the sandbox account. You must configure SAML in your sandbox account after each refresh.
Scheduled SuiteScripts	Scripts scheduled in production are disabled by default in sandbox accounts, but you can set them up and test them. For details, see Scheduled Script Execution.
SSN or TIN (Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number)	Real numbers not copied. Use only test numbers.
Token-based Authentication	Tokens created using the Token-based Authentication feature in your NetSuite production account are not copied to your sandbox account. To test this feature, you must create tokens in that sandbox account. Each time your sandbox is refreshed, you must create new tokens in that sandbox account.
UPS/FedEx Integration for Shipping Labels	No actions taken.
Website and Web Store	Websites that exist in your production account are copied to your sandbox, but you must set up domains after a refresh. Domains are not copied from your production account to your sandbox account. After a sandbox refresh, you must set up domains in the sandbox account. See Automatic and Manual Certificates and Set Up Domains for Web Stores for more information. Note: If you have multiple sandbox accounts, ensure that the domains are unique across all of your accounts. An error message is generated if there are duplicate domains. Websites created only in your sandbox account are lost after a sandbox refresh, and need to be recreated. For more information, see Getting Started.

Feature

Testing Notes

Alternative Payment Methods

No actions taken (no payment sent).

Test mode is on for all payment processing profiles.

Credit Card Processing

Real credit card numbers are not copied. They are replaced with test numbers; for example, 1111111111111117.

To create billing processes or credit card processing for testing in your sandbox, use only test credit card numbers and a valid expiration date.

Important:

See Credit Card Processing in Your Sandbox After a Refresh for more information.

Direct Deposit

No actions taken.

Map/Reduce Scripts

Scheduled Map/Reduce Scripts

Scripts scheduled in production are copied to sandbox accounts, but are not scheduled by default. You can set them to Scheduled after your sandbox refresh is activated.

For details, see Scheduled Script Execution.

NetSuite Connector

You cannot connect multiple NetSuite accounts (production, sandbox, Release Preview) to the same NetSuite Connector account. You can only connect one NetSuite account to a NetSuite Connector account at a time.

For more information, see General NetSuite Connector FAQ and Checking Accounts for NetSuite Connector Deployment.

PayPal Integration

No actions taken.

Perquest

No actions taken.

SAML Single Sign-on

SAML configuration is not copied from the production account to the sandbox account. You must configure SAML in your sandbox account after each refresh.

Scheduled SuiteScripts

Scripts scheduled in production are disabled by default in sandbox accounts, but you can set them up and test them.

For details, see Scheduled Script Execution.

SSN or TIN (Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number)

Real numbers not copied. Use only test numbers.

Token-based Authentication

Tokens created using the Token-based Authentication feature in your NetSuite production account are not copied to your sandbox account. To test this feature, you must create tokens in that sandbox account. Each time your sandbox is refreshed, you must create new tokens in that sandbox account.

UPS/FedEx Integration for Shipping Labels

No actions taken.

Website and Web Store

Websites that exist in your production account are copied to your sandbox, but you must set up domains after a refresh.

Domains are not copied from your production account to your sandbox account. After a sandbox refresh, you must set up domains in the sandbox account.

See Automatic and Manual Certificates and Set Up Domains for Web Stores for more information.

Note:

If you have multiple sandbox accounts, ensure that the domains are unique across all of your accounts. An error message is generated if there are duplicate domains.

Websites created only in your sandbox account are lost after a sandbox refresh, and need to be recreated. For more information, see Getting Started.

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