Date and Time Simulation

What is TimeShiftX?

TimeShiftX is a date and time simulation software that allows you to "time travel" servers in the future or past to test all date and time sensitive functionality and code such as end of year, daylight savings, leap year, billing, insurance rates, policies, expiration dates, pensions, financial validation, etc.

How does it work?

TimeShiftX implements a virtual layer that resides above the kernel. This layer intercepts and tricks databases and software applications into thinking that the system time is a “virtual time” that a user created. Testers can then simulate the date and time in order to perform their date and time simulation testing on their date dependent code and logic throughout the company.

Customizability

Time and date based testing is a common functional test performed in many IT test environments. The most efficient way to achieve this is through using a date and time simulation solution instead of changing the system clock or hard coding the application. TimeShiftX is a date simulation solution that should be used to complete this testing as custom and user-defined time travel is enabled.

No Environment Reboots & Reloads

Simulating time to test sounds simple enough but we can assure you it is not an overnight code crunch. TimeShiftX was developed to make date and time simulation an easy task that any QA person can perform without needing administration access and without harming the environment. Date and time simulation through TimeShiftX ensures safe testing and frees your infrastructure team from recovering the IT environment.

No Code Modifications

Code modifications are often the standard when deploying testing software in complex enterprise environments. However with 3rd party software this becomes nearly impossible. But with TimeShiftX no code modifications are necessary through our unique, no impact, virtual times. Just install TimeShiftX and instantly travel in time to get started in minutes.

Active Directory & Kerberos Compatible

Safe guarding the enterprise network is of the utmost importance and one way of achieving this to prevent movement of the system clock by over a set period of time from the domain server. Date and time simulation typically causes system clock movement which results in a time skew and ultimately a network lockout. However TimeShiftX is 100% compatible within these protocols and lets testers perform date and time simulation without any issues.

Total Application & Database Compatibility

The TimeShiftX date and time simulation solution can time travel any enterprise application or software stack. In addition unique features such as “inclusion” or “exclusion” allow testers to granularly specify how they want to time travel their stack in a simple and efficient manner.

TimeShiftX - Date and Time Simulation Software