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# Set Up Lifecycle Center Testing

Configure Lifecycle Center Testing to enforce quality at every stage of your pipeline, from the first review to the final promotion into production.

Before your pipeline can enforce quality automatically, make sure you have an active pipeline and that your environments are in sync.

See [Build Your Pipeline](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_build_pipeline.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Define the sequence of stages for your release lifecycle by building a pipeline in Lifecycle Center.") and [Synchronize Your Development Environment](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_dev_environment_sync.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "If you’re working on a team with multiple developers, it’s likely that your dev environment is going to become out of sync with the source control repository. DevOps Center tracks the differences between each development environment and the first pipeline stage’s branch.") if you haven't completed these steps yet.

Setting up Lifecycle Center Testing involves three steps:

![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 Use Agentforce Skills to configure test providers, manage suite assignments, set quality gates, run on-demand tests, and analyze failures—all from your agent. See the [Salesforce Skills Library](https://github.com/forcedotcom/sf-skills).

1. **[Test Providers](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_testing_test_providers.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Selecting the right test provider depends on your testing needs, the maturity of your Salesforce org, and the types of changes moving through your pipeline. You can configure multiple providers and assign different test suites to different pipeline stages — so the right tests run at the right time.
2. **[Test Suites](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_testing_test_suites.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Test suites are the foundational building blocks of your testing strategy in DevOps Center Testing. A test suite is a logically grouped collection of tests from a single test provider — such as a set of Apex unit tests, a Code Analyzer scan configuration, or a partner test package. Rather than running individual tests one by one, test suites let you define meaningful groups of tests that reflect your team's quality standards and assign them as a unit to pipeline stages.
3. **[Quality Gates](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_testing_quality_gates.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Quality gates define the pass thresholds, severity limits, and essential test requirements that changes must meet before advancing in your pipeline.

#### See Also

- [Configure a Test Provider](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_testing_configure_test_provider.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When you configure a test provider, Lifecycle Center Testing automatically syncs your tests and test suites into the Lifecycle Center pipeline stages.")
- [Add Test Suites to a Stage](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_testing_add_test_suites_to_stage.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Assign test suites to a pipeline stage to automate quality checks when a Review Event or Pre-Promotion Event is triggered for that stage.")
- [Create a Quality Gate Rule](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.devops_center_testing_create_quality_gate_rule.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Define a quality gate rule that sets the pass threshold, severity limits, or essential test requirements for a test suite.")