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v Collaboration Development Guide v Chapter 7, "Configuring connectors," on page 121 v Chapter 9, "Configuring collaboration objects," on page 155 Validation After you have deployed an interface to your local InterChange Server Express instance, you should test the interface to verify that it meets your requirements. For more information on testing, see Chapter 11, "Using Test Connector," on page 189 and Chapter 12, "Using Integrated Test Environment," on page 201. In a typical implementation, two instances of InterChange Server Express are available to you. You use one instance for developing the interface, and another as the production server that will handle the live data in your completed business integration system. You can use either of these instances for testing, but the typical approach will be to test on your development instance, and then migrate the successfully tested business integration system to the production instance. During this stage, you perform functional, performance, and regression testing as required: v Functional Testing You perform functional testing to ensure that the interfaces in the business integration system satisfy the business process automation and integration goals of the project. v Performance Testing You perform performance testing to ensure that the throughput, response time, and latency are within expectations. Depending on your specific circumstances, you may decide to migrate the business integration system into a different environment (other than your original production environment) for performance testing. If you find that performance is not satisfactory, then some components might need modification or re-configuration. v Regression Testing If you modify any components as a result of the functional or performance testing (for instance, you modify a collaboration template that did not satisfy the business requirement), then you must perform regression testing to ensure that the changes made did not cause the component to violate requirements in some new way. Overall, in completing the validation stage, you typically need to perform the following tasks: v Create a requirements matrix that documents all functional and performance requirements. v Prepare a system testing environment. v Identify and develop a series of test cases that will address the functional and performance requirements. v Depending on your specific capabilities and licensing, migrate the business integration system from the development integration environment to a test environment. v Assign specific tests for each test matrix item. v Execute the functional and performance tests described in the test matrices. v Identify, document, and resolve defects or inadequacies revealed by the testing. 26 IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Express and Express Plus: System Implementation Guide