Test your program

We recommend testing the program processes once you're done setting up the program in Evalato and before going Live.


In order to test the submission process, please follow these steps:

  • Make a registration for the program as an applicant would - the program's URL can be found on the Dashboard;

  • Check your email for the registration confirmation and use the URL to log into your personal profile;

  • Create and send the test application for approval.

Keep in mind that testing this process requires you to set up a registration form (Settings > Registration), at least one application category (Settings > Categories), and one application form (Settings > Forms). Also, make sure that you've allowed applications and registrations when trying to test (Settings > General > Program basics).

In order to test the judging process, please follow these steps:

  • Make a test registration for the program as an applicant would and submit the test application for approval;

  • In your Evalato admin workspace go to Applications, approve the test application using the Set status button, and shortlist it for a round using the Set round button;

  • Go to Evaluation > Judges > Add judge to add yourself as a program judge. Make sure you assign yourself to the judging round and category that the test application belongs to;

  • Check your email for the judging invitation and use the URL to log into the judging portal. Vote on the test application;

  • Check in Evaluation > Results to see if the judge vote for the test application has been registered correctly.

  • If you are testing in Live mode, you will need to delete the judge vote from Evaluation > Votes, remove your test judge from Evaluation > Judges, and delete the test registration from Registrations. When switching from Test to Live mode these are all automatically deleted.