Define work boundaries
Indicate which components are already present and which ones need to be connected. For each component, identify the responsible party, the inputs, and the expected output. The website, operator panel, content provider and payment service may be maintained by different organizations.
- Draw up a diagram of data exchange between components.
- Agree on what is included in the first stage and what work is performed separately.
- Record the criteria for successful connection before testing begins.
Prepare access and documentation
Check the availability of a test environment, up-to-date documentation and test accounts. Transmit working keys and passwords only over an agreed secure channel. Provide employees and contractors with access within the scope of their tasks; the procedure for revoking access should also be clear.
- Check test service addresses and test data restrictions.
- Agree on how keys are stored and replaced.
- Request a description of formats, time zones, currencies, and identifiers if they are involved in the exchange.
Check for errors and replays
Testing should include request retry, response delay, and temporary unavailability of one of the systems. Discuss how duplicates are detected, where transaction status is visible, and how discrepancies are resolved. Separately, check what information is included in the logs: secrets and unnecessary personal data are not needed there.
- Agree on a set of positive and negative test scenarios.
- Check who can access the logs and how long they are stored.
- Determine the procedure for contacting in case of a disputed transaction result.
Record readiness to launch
Before turning on the production environment, obtain test results, a list of known limitations, and contact information for those responsible. Confirm the availability of the desired content and the right to use it. For each target market, check the applicable requirements separately; technical readiness does not mean permission to operate.
- Agree on a launch plan and rollback order.
- Check monitoring and error notification channels.
- Assign someone responsible for the decision to switch to work mode.
Key takeaway
The final check should end with a recorded decision: what is ready, what is postponed and what restrictions are accepted. Don't replace this list with a generic "everything is connected" message.
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