Time Travel

Time Travel lets each scenario state the date(s) it needs, and adapt based on the situation. For example, a single scenario can test renewals with different effective dates, understanding that each test requires a different date or dates, based on the line of business, policy term, and effective date. The scenario executes to a Time Travel Restart Point, is suspended while batch jobs run and CenterTest Self-Managed Execution changes the clock - waiting until the Guidewire system clock reaches the date it needs before continuing.

From Policy Creation to Claims

Policy creation, renewals, billing cycles, delinquencies, and claims run in coordinated scenarios, never restarting from step one after each clock change. A date condition can be an exact day, a threshold the clock must reach or pass, or a date counted from a policy event, such as 45 days before renewal. It can even be a range of dates, based on all of those conditions.

For example, one scenario can create a personal auto policy, wait until 45 days before renewal, run the renewal batch job and check that the policy is renewing, then wait again and check that it renewed.

Clocks in Step Across Centers

Mismatched clocks corrupt date-sensitive scenarios. CenterTest Self-Managed Execution can change and synchronize the system clocks across PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter, execute batch jobs in-application or via API, and validate the system date before continuing the suspended scenarios.

If your team prefers to move clocks by hand, CenterTest suspends the scenarios and recommends the best date for the change, based on the next day needed for the suite to continue executing.

Fewer Clock Changes, Faster Runs

When suspended scenarios need different dates, Best Day calculation finds the next date that lets the most of them resume. Fewer clock changes cut overall run time, and more time travel scenarios can run side by side.

Missed Dates Start Fresh

Some checks only hold on or before a date. If the clock has already passed that window, resuming cannot help, so CenterTest reruns the scenario from the beginning with a fresh policy and new future dates.

Over 50 Conditions, Ready to Use

The out-of-the-box test suite includes over 50 time travel conditions across 8 lines of business. Its patterns for renewals, delinquencies, disbursements, suspense payments, and cancellations give your team examples to start from.

Self-Managed Execution runs all of this hands-off. It tracks which scenarios are waiting, changes the clocks, resumes each scenario on its date, and retries failures from the right Restart Point. Turn it on for a manual run or from a CI/CD pipeline, with no extra infrastructure.

Learn more by exploring our FAQ below, or schedule a consultation to talk to one of Kimputing's test automation specialists.

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