Manage On-demand Validations
After you create a policy and PhotonIQ Performance Proxy (P3) gets a request for an optimized page, P3 validates the page by running visual and functional tests. You can validate specific URLs included in the policy URL pattern on-demand in the PhotonIQ Performance Proxy dashboard.
You can run up to five on-demand validations per hour.
View On-demand Validations
Perform the following steps to view on-demand validations:
- Log in to your PhotonIQ Performance Proxy dashboard.
- Click On-demand Validations.

On-demand Validations Table Fields
The On-demand Validations table provides the following fields:
- Policy Name - Name of the policy setting the optimizations that are being validated.
- URL - Specific URL being optimized that was validated.
- Status - Whether the validation passed or failed.
- Last Updated - Day and time the validation was last updated.
- Validation - Types of validation: Visual and Functional. Click one to view validation results.
Create New On-demand Validation
Perform the following steps to create a new on-demand validation:
- Log in to your PhotonIQ Performance Proxy dashboard. 
- Click On-demand Validations. 
- Click New Validation. 
- In the Policy field, select a policy. - The dashboard enters policy values in the Domain, Origin, Target Region, and URL Pattern fields. 
- In the URL field, enter the specific page that you want to validate. It must contain the policy domain and match the policy URL pattern. 
- In the Device Type list, select the type of device that you want to validate against: Desktop, Tablet, or Mobile. 
- (Optional) Enter the Width and Height of the device that you want to use for validation. Default is 1383 pixels wide and 864 pixels high. 
- Click Submit. 
- URL Pattern - URL pattern associated with the policy. 
- Last Updated - The day and time the validation was last run.