# Testing a Value Stream

When you create or edit a value stream, you have two possibilities as the next actions: test or publish.

* **Test** - allows you to test the draft version of the process, which means all the triggers and steps that you constructed in the value stream can be checked before you publish them
* **Publish** - creates a production version of the value stream

To test the value stream before publishing, choose the **Test** button.

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You can test the value stream in two ways:

* Copy the curl request sample - you can use it for sending a request and checking if it starts the process (for instance in Postman)

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* Test directly in the UI - when the process is not published yet, you can test it directly from the UI, using the exiting payload example or adding your own. If it's successful, you get the notification in the same window.

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