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Understanding the Dual-Environment Landscape

UDI Hub operates within a dual-environment setup that separates testing from productive submissions.
This structure ensures that data imports, validations, and submissions can be thoroughly tested before being executed in the live environment. The two environments are:
  • Validation Environment – Connected to the authorities’ test systems.
    Use this environment to safely import, validate, and verify UDI data, as well as to perform test submissions following real authority logic.
  • Production Environment – Connected to the official live systems of the authorities.
    This environment is used for approved submissions of validated and compliant UDI records.
This setup guarantees that all data preparation, validation, and submission workflows can be verified in Validation before going live in Production.

Tip

You can use dummy data or real data in your test system. Just keep in mind that some authorities require different credentials (consult authority onboarding for more details).

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Switching Between Environments

Within the Settings section of UDI Hub, you can easily choose the active environment from the “Go To App” dropdown menu.
  • By default, clicking Go To App redirects you to the Production environment.
  • To work in the Validation environment, simply select Validation from the dropdown list before navigating.
Validation and Production environment selection

Tip

Use the Validation environment to safely test data imports, authority logic, and submission workflows before executing them in the Production environment.