📚 Part of the series Application Building Phase II: The Slate-hosted Application

Slate administrators can impersonate an applicant and see the application from their point of view.  Administrators can also:

• See Periods/Rounds that are inactive

• Bypass hard fails and submit the application

When administratively impersonating an applicant, an administrator can make changes and see data, such as unreleased decisions, that the applicant would not be able to do or see directly.

When to Impersonate an Applicant

To impersonate an applicant, select the Impersonate > Applications  link from an application tab on a person record. It is helpful to impersonate an applicant when:

• Testing that application pages and conditional logic show or work as expected

• Testing submission requirements to ensure they are behaving as expected from the applicant point of view

• Replicating an applicant's experience or troubleshooting reported behaviors

Important!

• Impersonating a live application in Production is not recommended, as conditionally hidden fields can cause data loss. For best results, use a Test Environment, Time Warp, or a test record to troubleshoot issues safely.

• Only impersonate a single application at a time. Do not open multiple tabs or windows within the same browser when impersonating.