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# Create a new automated test

# Create a new automated test {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Create a named automated test containing a series of steps to execute.

## Before you begin

Role required: atf_test_admin or atf_test_designer

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllAutomated Test FrameworkTests.
2. Click New.
3. On the Test new record form, enter a Name for your test.  
   The system identifies this test by this name wherever it displays a list of tests (for example, in the Tests module).
4. **Optional:** Enable parameterized testing to run a test multiple times with different test data for each run.  
   For more information, see [Parameterized tests](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/oFHHxi6ug9vNBEUYuGLctQ "Run a test multiple times with different test data for each run. Create parameters to store test data for each test run.").
5. Enter a Description for your test.
6. Click Save.  
   The system creates a new test record and returns to the list of tests.
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## What to do next

[Add steps to an automated test](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/hCmKrxeCcQB_M6pHxXCAPg "Create a series of steps for an automated test to run in a specified order.").
* **[Add a predefined list of steps (template) to an automated test](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/DioicS1kdSPLhNVByT5Lgg)**   
  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.
* **[Add steps to an automated test](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/hCmKrxeCcQB_M6pHxXCAPg)**   
  Create a series of steps for an automated test to run in a specified order.
* **[Change automated test step](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/g~D8~5m61LWVVYkNQ7yq0g)**   
  If necessary, edit a test step after you create it.
* **[Edit automated test step order](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/mVp~K3TFwG3UN7~BB6Wu8g)**   
  By default, steps execute in the order in which you created them. You can change this order by editing the Execution Order field.

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