Test a SaaS plan overview
This article provides guidance about how to test a software as a service (SaaS) plan.
We recommend that you create a test SaaS plan in a separate test and development (DEV) offer. To learn how, see Plan a test and development (DEV) SaaS offer. If you choose to create a test plan in a production offer instead, make sure that you create the test plan as a private plan and specify a preview audience.
Important
Never publish a test plan live.
Overall flow
Create your test plan, preferably in a test and DEV offer.
- To learn how to plan a SaaS offer, see Plan a SaaS offer for the commercial marketplace.
- To understand the benefits of a test and DEV offer and the configuration differences between a test and DEV offer and a production (PROD) offer, see Plan a test and development SaaS offer.
- For instructions on creating offers and plans, see Create a SaaS offer.
Once you have the plan you want to test, review the following resources:
- Preview and subscribe to the test plan
- Test the SaaS plan
- Create a SaaS plan in your production offer with the prices you want to charge customers and publish your production offer.
- Unsubscribe from and deactivate your test plan