# REL08-BP02 Integrate functional testing as part of your deployment
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 Functional tests are run as part of automated deployment. If success criteria are not met, the pipeline is halted or rolled back. 

 These tests are run in a pre-production environment, which is staged prior to production in the pipeline. Ideally, this is done as part of a deployment pipeline. 

 **Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established:** High 

## Implementation guidance
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+  Integrate functional testing as part of your deployment. Functional tests are run as part of automated deployment. If success criteria are not met, the pipeline is halted or rolled back. 
  +  Invoke AWS CodeBuild during the ‘Test Action’ of your software release pipelines modeled in AWS CodePipeline. This capability allows you to easily run a variety of tests against your code, such as unit tests, static code analysis, and integration tests. 
    +  [AWS CodePipeline Adds Support for Unit and Custom Integration Testing with AWS CodeBuild](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/aws-codepipeline-adds-support-for-unit-testing/) 
  +  Use AWS Marketplace solutions for invoking automated tests as part of your software delivery pipeline. 
    +  [Software test automation](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/solutions/devops/software-test-automation) 

## Resources
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 **Related documents:** 
+  [AWS CodePipeline Adds Support for Unit and Custom Integration Testing with AWS CodeBuild](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2017/03/aws-codepipeline-adds-support-for-unit-testing/) 
+  [Software test automation](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/solutions/devops/software-test-automation) 
+  [What Is AWS CodePipeline?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/codepipeline/latest/userguide/welcome.html)