[test]: validate a WorkBench data set without uploading

[rijulpoudel]

Fixes #8364

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Tests
  • Added coverage confirming dataset validation can complete without uploading data.
  • Verified validation produces expected results without creating upload state, upload records, or collection objects.

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• specifyweb/backend/workbench/tests.py

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Adds a WorkBench test that validates a configured dataset without uploading it, checking validation results and confirming no uploader state or collection object is created.

Changes

Workbench validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Dataset validation without upload specifyweb/backend/workbench/tests.py	Adds model imports and tests successful validation, absent uploader state and upload result, one non-failing row result, and no matching Collectionobject.

Possibly related PRs

• specify/specify7#8342: Adds related DataSetTests covering WorkBench dataset validation and stored import state.

Suggested reviewers: carolinedenis

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 6

✅ Passed checks (6 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly states the main change: validating a WorkBench dataset without uploading it.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The added test directly matches issue #8364 by validating a WorkBench dataset without uploading it.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes stay within scope by adding a focused test and related imports only.
Automatic Tests	✅ Passed	PR adds an automated test test_validate_dataset_without_uploading in specifyweb/backend/workbench/tests.py, covering validation without upload and no record creation.
Testing Instructions	✅ Passed	The new test clearly exercises /api/workbench/validate/{id}/ and verifies no upload side effects, matching the affected WorkBench validation path.

✨ Finishing Touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Commit unit tests in branch issue-8364

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