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Send yourself a test pulse to see what participants will get. Use it to check the questions, the order, and the Windy chat before anyone else receives the pulse.

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Send a test pulse

1

Open the draft pulse

Open Pulse surveys, select Manage pulses, and open the pulse.
2

Select Test pulse

At the top of the pulse page, find Want to preview first? and select Test pulse. Only owners see this option.
3

Send the test

In the Test pulse dialog, select Send test. Windy reaches out to you shortly.
4

Respond as a participant

Answer the questions in your chat with Windy or in Windmill. Check each question, the required questions, and the text that Windy shows.

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What a test does

  • Only you receive it. Windmill does not send the test to the participants that you selected.
  • It is marked as a test. After launch, test runs show a Test label in the pulse’s Runs tab.
  • It does not launch the pulse. The pulse stays a draft until you select Launch Pulse.
If you find a problem, edit the questions or settings and send another test. See Questions and question types.

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Test before you launch

Test pulse is available only while the pulse is a draft. After you send, schedule, or pause the pulse, the test option is no longer shown. To test a pulse that is already launched, duplicate it. The duplicate is a new draft, so you can test it:
1

Duplicate the pulse

Open the pulse, select Pulse actions, then Duplicate pulse. Enter a name and select Duplicate.
2

Test the duplicate

The duplicate opens as a draft. Select Test pulse at the top of its page.
When you finish, you can delete the test duplicate. See Duplicate and delete.

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Next steps

When the test looks right, launch the pulse.