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Is there a way to do a test deployment?
Im looking to be able to deploy changes from a sandbox to a live instance. Is there a way I can test this process out before trying it on the live server?
Send the package to the production org, then do validate...
Im looking to do a dry run of (send the package to the production org)
For instance... does this mean I need to "package" my changes?
Yes. Package your changes, send the to prod org.
in prod org, when the changeset arrives, you will see a button to validate the changeset. It will tell you if the changeset will deploy or not.