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# How Middesk works

> Learn about the Business lifecycle, Orders, Tasks, and environments in the Middesk verification workflow.

Learn how Middesk verifies businesses through data matching, lifecycle management, and providing insights.

#### [Lifecycle of a Business](/lifecycle-of-business)

Learn the stages of a Business object in Middesk--submission, verification, and approval.

#### [Review insights](/review-insights)

Examine Middesk's insights into a business so you can make the correct approval decision.

#### [Use rulesets or policies](/use-rulesets-policies)

Automate business approval decisions using Middesk Policies or with rulesets managed in your backend logic.

#### [Create orders](/create-orders)

Create orders to trigger additional Middesk reports.

#### [Use the sandbox and production environments](/environments)

Discover the differences between sandbox and production environments so you can test your integration with mock data before processing real business verifications.

#### [Use the enhanced sandbox](/enhanced-sandbox)

Create more robust custom test scenarios with configurable verification outcomes to test your integration before processing real business verifications.

> **Get a demo**
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> Contact your account manager or [contact sales](https://www.middesk.com/contact-sales) to inquire about access.