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# How to make a test shippment

Icomm's platform allows for test shipments prior to production shipments. In this way, you will be able to anticipate any errors in the emails before they are sent to your databases. These test submissions can be sent to Test bases.

| Ask the Customer Success team for assistance if you have any questions.

# Step by Step

Once the newsletter is created, perform the following steps:

1. Go to **Delivery Configuration** section and select **New Configuration** option
2. Select the campaign and the newsletter (already approved) to include in the email
3. Complete the required configuration data on the **Delivery Configuration Data** tab

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/e4b41ef8ae96c800/1_1lvzv9y.jpg)

4. Check the **Testing Configuration** option
_You will be able to see that an asterisk (*) will automatically be added to the beginning of the subject to differentiate this test shipment from a production shipment._

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/e4b41ef8ae96c800/2_15ttmvw.jpg)

5. Select the **Profiles and Audiences** you want to send this test email to

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/e4b41ef8ae96c800/3_5zd6bw.jpg)

6. Click **Approve and Send**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/e4b41ef8ae96c800/4_1ecnp8u.jpg)


# Dashboard and results

In the **Live Results** panel you will be able to view the metrics of the test shipments differentiated from the productive shipments. To do this, you must check the **Testing** option when consulting the results of your test shipments.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/e4b41ef8ae96c800/5_1xyxbpi.jpg)

| See our article [How to schedule shipments with Icomm](/en-us/article/new-configuration-how-to-schedule-shipments-10pficr/) to make productive shipments

| You have doubts? Consult our FAQ Scheduling shipments in our help center