If you are testing a website that puts data into another application, it helps to have access to that application.
If that application requires you to have an account and a set of permissions to see the changes that are being made, it helps to have those permissions.
If that application has to send out notifications to clients, it helps to know how the notifications are going out, what the conditions are, how they work, and what you need to do to run them.
Whatever you’re building, testing, or using – knowing what is at the foundational level of what you are trying to accomplish will make your job infinitesimally easier.
Don’t get pushed back on learning the foundations of what you do.
