In plain English
It is a check of whether the two sides can talk to each other. In this sense, one application tries to establish communication with the other system or service through the integration.
In context
On this button, "Test connection" requests a check of whether the application can establish communication with the other system or service through the integration.
- Situation
- Connecting integrations, syncing data, and running imports or exports
- What it communicates
- button for checking configured connection details
Meaning limits
The term alone does not establish that communication will continue to work beyond this check.
Examples
“The application tested the connection to see whether it could reach the other service through the integration.”
“Selecting Test connection makes the application check whether it can talk to the other service through the integration.”