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# Optimizing automatic test performance

# Optimizing automatic test performance {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

You can troubleshoot automatic test performance by inspecting system transaction log
records and potentially shorten execution time by adjusting how often automatic tests capture
screenshots.
* **[Managing automatic test screenshot settings](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/mGnWMV7C20JYcguOLxoQ6w#atf-screenshot-modes)**   
  Capturing many screenshots can impair test performance. You can control which types of screenshots the system captures to minimize this effect.
* **[View transaction data for automated test results](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/kIz4XWrYjsu3hO04AwpT1w)**   
  To help troubleshoot performance issues with automatic tests, you can inspect related records from the transactions log entry \[syslog_transaction\] table.