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description: Compliance testing is the essential process of evaluating a control's operating effectiveness to confirm it's functioning as designed. This testing occurs at critical points in the lifecycle, including before deploying a control, during periodic self-assessments to ensure ongoing performance, and as part of a formal risk assessment to determine the level of inherent risk. The goal of compliance testing is to provide assurance that all controls are effectively mitigating identified risks and consistently meeting established regulatory and internal compliance requirements.
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# Compliance Testing

Compliance testing is the essential process of evaluating a control's operating effectiveness to confirm it's functioning as designed. This testing occurs at critical points in the lifecycle, including before deploying a control, during periodic self-assessments to ensure ongoing performance, and as part of a formal risk assessment to determine the level of inherent risk. The goal of compliance testing is to provide assurance that all controls are effectively mitigating identified risks and consistently meeting established regulatory and internal compliance requirements.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: All Industry Clouds, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.business_compliance_suite_editions.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Review the supported editions and availability for Process Compliance Navigator.">View editions availability</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

- **[Turn on Compliance Control Testing Status Transition and Validation Criteria](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.business_compliance_suite_compliance_test_transition_validation_status.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Enforce the status transition criteria and validation requirements for Compliance Control Version Test Execution records.
- **[Create a Compliance Test](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.business_compliance_suite_compliance_test_create.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Verify that compliance controls are functioning effectively by creating a compliance test. Testing makes sure that controls maintain their effectiveness over time and across different operational scenarios.
- **[Execute a Compliance Test](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.business_compliance_suite_compliance_test_execution.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Capture details during the execution of a compliance test, including execution status, results, timing, and recommendations.