Sandbox Environment Guide

Sandbox Environment Guide

What is a Sandbox Environment?

A sandbox environment is used for risk-free testing. It uses data that is not associated with a user’s production data. “Production” data is the data commonly used for everyday business means, and it is essential to keep this data safe from unexpected alterations. Before creating a sandbox environment, we strongly recommend the user back up their production data. 

When Should I Use a Sandbox Environment?

  • Anytime data has the possibility of being altered beyond the scope of your production environment needs.
  • Every new build installation should be tested within a sandbox environment to ensure the upgrade does not adversely affect custom production environment configurations.

Configuring Your Sandbox Environment

  1. Local Sandbox Configuration 
  2. Local Sandbox from SQL Server Configuration 
  3. Server Sandbox from SQL Server Configuration




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