How do I skip wait steps when testing an automation?

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You can skip "Wait" actions in your automation. Doing so helps you quickly test your automation before “going live.”

  1. Manually add a test contact to your automation.
  2. From the contact's record, click the automation you just added them to.
  3. A modal window will open. Click the "View" button.
  4. You will be redirected to the contact's path in your automation. Click the "Skip this wait action" link.
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The contact will proceed to the next step in your automation. You will see an "X" located next to the wait step that was skipped:

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In addition to skipping wait actions, you can push your contact through a "Goal" action with wait conditions.

To do so, follow the steps outlined above, and click "Skip this wait action" next to the "Goal" action for the test contact.

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