Test App Engine Management Center functionality on a non-production instance

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read test-aemc-non-production-instance.md

Test App Engine Management Center (AEMC) on a non-production instance to confirm that everything is working as expected before moving to production.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

To test AEMC and pipelines before you proceed to a production environment, pick two non-production instances for testing purposes. Follow the Pipelines and Deployments guided setup as if one of those non-production instances is a production instance. Because the system doesn't verify that the instance type on the environment record is actually a production instance, you can set the instance type to Production for the second non-production instance.

Procedure

Begin the Pipelines and Deployments Guided setup tasks as detailed in Pipelines and Deployments configuration tasks.
When you begin the tasks to configure your pipeline environments, select one of your non-production instances and designate it as a production instance in the pipeline environment record.

For more information on the usual process, see Configure your pipeline environments.
Test AEMC and your pipeline functionality.
When you're done testing, change the Instance type of the non-production pipeline environment record to the correct type of instance.

Parent Topic:Configure the App Engine Management Center

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title: Test App Engine Management Center functionality on a non-production instance
description: Test App Engine Management Center \(AEMC\) on a non-production instance to confirm that everything is working as expected before moving to production.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-development/app-engine-management-center/test-aemc-non-production-instance.html
release: australia
product: App Engine Management Center
classification: app-engine-management-center
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configure AEMC, Configure, App Engine Management Center, Run, AI Workflow Factory Prime, Agentic app development, Building applications]
---

# Test App Engine Management Center functionality on a non-production instance

Test App Engine Management Center \(AEMC\) on a non-production instance to confirm that everything is working as expected before moving to production.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

To test AEMC and pipelines before you proceed to a production environment, pick two non-production instances for testing purposes. Follow the Pipelines and Deployments guided setup as if one of those non-production instances is a production instance. Because the system doesn't verify that the instance type on the environment record is actually a production instance, you can set the instance type to **Production** for the second non-production instance.

## Procedure

1. Begin the Pipelines and Deployments Guided setup tasks as detailed in [Pipelines and Deployments configuration tasks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-management-center/p-and-d-config-tasks.md).

2. When you begin the tasks to configure your pipeline environments, select one of your non-production instances and designate it as a production instance in the pipeline environment record.

For more information on the usual process, see [Configure your pipeline environments](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-management-center/config-pipeline-environments.md).

3. Test AEMC and your pipeline functionality.

4. When you're done testing, change the **Instance type** of the non-production pipeline environment record to the correct type of instance.

**Parent Topic:**[Configure the App Engine Management Center](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-management-center/configure-aemc.md)