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This is a typical problem for most new customers. You need to export and import the database and then follow all post database import scripts as packages become invalid in the copy.

Refer to the admin guide under "Creating Database Roles and Database Users" follow all steps after the import of the par file. Make sure to shut down your application and web servers while finishing all of the post import steps. Also make sure that your CU patch versions for the application are also the same on test and production.

If you do not update your email addresses to a dummy email address when someone tests an order in your test system the tender notifications will go to your production service providers and this is something you don't want happening. The same goes for your external systems.