Run validation tests for SaaS products

You can use Producer Portal to run validation tests for SaaS products that you offer through Google Cloud Marketplace.

Before you begin

To test your products, you should use a Test Billing Account, which has 100% discounted usage. For steps to set up a Test Billing Account, see Create a Test Billing Account.

Run validation tests

Open Producer Portal in the Google Cloud console:
```
https://console.cloud.google.com/producer-portal?project=YOUR_PUBLIC_PROJECT_ID
```
Replace YOUR_PUBLIC_PROJECT_ID with the ID for the public project that you created for Cloud Marketplace—for example, my-organization-public.

Note: If you don't see the link, or can't access the URL, verify that you've selected the correct project and have the Editor (roles/editor) role for the project. If you still can't access the URL, use the Partner Support Desk to request assistance, and include the word "Marketplace" in your description. For more information about Partner Support Desk, visit Request assistance with Cloud Marketplace.
In Producer Portal, in the Technical integration section, visit the Test integration tab.
In the Test integration tab, under Validation test, click Run test.

After you click Run test, Google Cloud Marketplace automatically runs validation tests on your product. Under Validation test, you see a brief description of the progress of the validation tests, including an estimate of how long they might take to complete.

Validation test steps

The tests involve the following steps:

The validation tool places orders for each plan that you defined in Producer Portal.
The validation tool cancels successfully purchased orders, to verify the cancellation process.
The validation tool modifies orders to verify that it can successfully upgrade and downgrade orders.

After the validation tests run successfully, under Validation test, you see a message informing you that the validation completed successfully.

Get more details about test errors

If you encounter errors when you run validation tests on your product, you can find out more about what happened:

In Producer Portal, in the Technical integration section, visit the Test integration tab.
In the Test integration tab, under Validation test, click View results.

In the window that appears, you see information about the test and the operation that resulted in the error, and text output that you can use to identify the cause of the error.