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# Create an automated test steps template

# Create an automated test steps template {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Reduce testing time by creating a template containing a list of steps to add all at
once to an automated test.

## Before you begin

Role required: atf_test_admin or atf_test_designer

## About this task

Many tests follow similar patterns. One common pattern, for example, is to open a form, set some field values, validate some field values, click a UI action, open a record producer, open a catalog item, and submit the current form. If a template exists containing these steps, you can add them to a test all at once. The Automated Test Framework comes with default templates in the base system. With this procedure, you create your own templates.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllAutomated Test FrameworkAdministrationTest Templates.  
   The system displays the Test Templates list.
2. Click New.  
   The system displays the Test Template form.
3. In the Name field, enter a name for your template.
4. In the Test Template field, click the lock icon (![Lock icon]()).  
   The Test Template field unlocks and expands to allow editing.
5. In the Test Template field, enter the name of the first test step to add to this template.  
   The system adds the test step to the Test template list. {#atf-create-template__xlk_vqh_xw}
6. Continue adding test steps -- in the order that you want them to appear -- until you've added all the steps that you want to include in the list.  
   Note:  
   The test template supports tables, catalog items, and the record producer. {#atf-create-template__gn4_xqh_xw}
7. In the Description field, enter a description for this template. {#atf-create-template__tqx_brh_xw}
8. Click Submit. {#atf-create-template__w5k_crh_xw}
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* [Add a predefined list of steps (template) to an automated test](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/JnBcqZmKRaTwYsRtWmCotg "With test templates you can add a predefined list of steps to a test. Any list of steps that follows a set pattern makes a good candidate for a template.")

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