Create a Test Deployment
You can create a test package deployment for a published, unpublished, file-based, or instruction-based package. A test deployment is a one-time deployment. The Notifications section is not enabled during a test deployment.
To create a test package deployment, complete the following steps:
1. Navigate to the Create Test Deployment page in one of the following ways:
◦ After you create a package and click Save on the Add or Modify Dependencies page, the Create Test Deployment page appears.
◦ In the navigation pane under Packages, click > .
◦ On the View Package Details page, click TEST.
2. Verify that the package for which you want to create the test deployment is displayed in the Package Information field. This field displays the most recently created or selected package. To deploy a different package, click 
and select the package from the Find Packages page. For more information, see Find Packages.
and select the package from the Find Packages page. For more information, see Find Packages.3. Expand the Deployment Information section and provide information for the deployment.
a. Enter a name for the deployment in the Name field.
b. You can add a brief description in the Description field.
c. If the package was previously installed on a target asset, you can select the Reinstall checkbox and the package will be reinstalled by this test deployment. If the Reinstall checkbox is not selected, and the package was previously installed on a target asset, that asset is skipped by the test deployment.
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The other fields in the Deployment Information section are only enabled when creating a non-test deployment of the package.
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4. For file-based packages, click 
to expand the Script Parameters (Optional) area if you want to add parameters from the script file for the package. The instruction file name that was specified for the package is displayed in the Script Name field.
to expand the Script Parameters (Optional) area if you want to add parameters from the script file for the package. The instruction file name that was specified for the package is displayed in the Script Name field.To add script parameters, complete the following steps:
a. Enter the Parameter Name and optional Value for the parameter.
b. To add the parameter to the Script Parameters table, click 
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.c. To add additional parameters, repeat steps a and b.
d. To remove a parameter from the Script Parameters table, select the parameter and click 
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.5. Click Save. The deployment information is saved and the Deployment Information section is collapsed.
6. Expand the Asset Information section to access the asset search functionality and select the assets for this deployment. For more information, see Select a Saved Asset Search for a Deployment.
7. After selecting the assets, collapse the Asset Information pane.
8. To start the test deployment, click Start. The Start button is enabled after the required information has been provided in the Deployment Information section, there is a value of at least 1 for the Total Target Assets field, and all sections are collapsed.
After the test deployment has been started, you can track its status. For more information, see Track Deployments.