Test channel configuration

You can test your configuration before enabling it for the end users. It helps you detect and resolve any issues that might arise post deployment. The testing capability significantly reduces the likelihood of disruptions or errors during the deployment process and increases overall user satisfaction. To test your configuration:

  1. Go to the cloud portal and sign in with your Citrix Cloud credentials.
  2. Navigate to Workspace Configuration > App Configuration.
  3. From the list of configured store URLs, select the store for which you want to map settings and then click Configure.
  4. Click the drop-down option and select Test Channel. It is set to Production by default.

    Test Toggle

  5. Modify the settings for your preferred platforms as per your requirement.
  6. You can then click Publish Drafts to publish your settings in the test channel.

Note:

The Global App Configuration service supports only two channels per store, one production (default) and one test channel.

Configure channel support on end-user devices

Windows

To test the configuration defined by admins on a Windows device, users need to create the following registry.


    Path- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Receiver
    Name- AppConfigChannelName
    Type- REG_SZ
    Value- testrolloutchannel1

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Mac

To test the configuration defined by the admin on a Mac device, users need to perform the following steps.

  1. Set the name of the Global App Configuration service test channel using the following command:

    
    defaults write com.citrix.receiver.nomas GACSChannelName testrolloutchannel1
    
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  2. Restart the Citrix Workspace Helper, using the following commands:

    
    launchctl unload /Library/LaunchAgents/com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist
    
    launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist
    
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Once the device restarts, the configuration for the test channel is fetched automatically.

iOS

To test the configuration defined by the admin on an iOS device, proceed as follows.

  1. Sign in to the Citrix Workspace App.
  2. Go to Settings > Advanced > App configuration.
  3. Select the test channel.
  4. You can now test the configuration defined by the admin.

Test channel

Android

To test the configuration defined by the admin on an Android device, proceed as follows.

  1. Sign in to Citrix Workspace app.
  2. Go to Settings > Advanced > App Configuration.
  3. Select the test channel.
  4. You can now test the configuration defined by the admin.

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Test channel configuration