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# Configure a Test Provider

When you configure a test provider, Lifecycle Center Testing automatically syncs your tests and test suites into the Lifecycle Center pipeline stages.

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If your team already uses a third-party testing solution, you can bring it directly into Lifecycle Center Testing. Reach out to your test provider to enroll their solution with Salesforce Lifecycle Center Testing and make it available as a configurable test provider in your pipeline. To use a third-party test provider, make sure that the solution package is available in your org.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-devops_center-264-0-0-production-enus/166010c3-4c34-4087-92ad-aea917baf524/images/icon_note.png)

Note Before syncing, make sure these requirements are met:

- To sync **Salesforce Code Analyzer v5.0**: You must be connected to GitHub and have access to the pipeline repository.
- To sync **Apex** or **Flow** test providers: You must be authenticated to all environments in the pipeline.

If these requirements aren't met, errors appear during sync. The error message indicates which connection or authentication is missing.

![Configure Test Provider window showing available test providers including Code Analyzer, Flow Tests, and Apex Unit Tests](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-devops_center-264-0-0-production-enus/166010c3-4c34-4087-92ad-aea917baf524/devops_center/images/devops_center_testing_configure_test_provider.png)

1. From the **Pipelines** tab, click **Tests**.
2. Click **Configure Test Provider**.
3. In the Configure Test Provider window, select the test provider for your org.
4. On the provider's card, click **Configure**.
5. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the provider configuration.
6. To update the pipeline after adding more test suites to your provider, click **Sync Test Provider**.

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Note After configuration, test suites from the provider are automatically synced and available for assignment to pipeline stages. If new test suites are added later in the provider tool, use **Sync Test Providers** to pull in the latest updates.

#### See Also

- [Sync Test Providers](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_testing_sync_test_providers.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Syncing ensures your pipeline has the latest test data and configurations from your connected test providers. Run a sync whenever test suites are added, removed, or updated in your provider tool.")
- [View Logs for Synced Test Providers](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_testing_view_test_provider_sync_logs.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Sync logs give you a record of past sync activity for each test provider, including the number of test suites synced, sync timestamps, and any errors encountered during the process.")