Straight Through Processing - Document Automation Step Four: Conducting theTest The big day has arrived, or has it? Technically conducting the test is not the main focus; rather examiningtheresultsis themainpriority.Conducting the test should merely be the day you provide the test set to the vendor. The vendor receives this set and processes the results. Be clear with the vendor regarding how much time is allowed to produce results. What you do not want is to have the vendor re-configure the system to improve actual results. One way you can reduce the likelihood of gamesmanshipistoaskfortheconfiguredsoftwareto bedeliveredto youwherethesoftwareis installed in an environment you control. From there, the vendor can be authorized to run the test data through the systemonlywithnoroomforchicanery. 38