What's New in ATF: Modern UI Testing and Automated Test Maintenance

[Jon G Lind]

August 11th, 2026 - What's New in ATF: Modern UI Testing and Automated Test Maintenance

Platform Academy | August 11, 2026

Testing just got a whole lot smarter.

In this Platform Academy session, we explored the latest advancements in the ServiceNow Automated Test Framework (ATF)—capabilities purpose-built to modernize UI testing and take the grind out of test maintenance. 

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ATF Test Agent: AI that does the heavy lifting

We introduced the ATF Test Agent, a powerful new capability that uses generative AI to troubleshoot, self-heal, and execute tests automatically. By interpreting natural language prompts, the Test Agent dramatically reduces the need for manual step authoring—so your teams can focus on building, not babysitting tests.

Auto Maintenance: Stop chasing broken tests

When applications change, tests break. Auto Maintenance changes that equation. We walked through how this feature automatically identifies and updates impacted test steps whenever changes occur in an application—cutting down maintenance time and keeping your test suites in shape without manual intervention.

Run UI Test Step: Test ANY on platform UI

We also showcased Run UI Test Step, which gives developers greater flexibility to validate user interactions directly within the Now Platform. No server-side script knowledge required. Teams can now interact with the UI and build meaningful validations faster than ever.