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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.

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 Preview your pulse 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.

What a test does

  • Only you receive it. Windmill does not send the test to any participants.
  • Changes apply to the test only. Any options you change in the Test pulse dialog, such as how it is sent or who it comes from, apply to this test and do not change the pulse’s saved settings.
  • 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.

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.

Next steps

When the test looks right, launch the pulse.