Add a predefined list of steps (template) to an automated test
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Updated March 12, 2026
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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.
Before you begin
You must have created the test to which you want to add steps.
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, 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. You can also create custom test
templates.
Procedure
Navigate to All > Automated Test Framework > Tests.
Click the row for the test to which you want to add
steps.
The system displays the Test form.
On the Test Steps
related list, click Add Test
Template.
The system displays the Add a test
template dialog.
From the Table field, select the table
you want to test with these steps.
From the Template field,
select the template containing the steps you want to add.
Click Add.
The system adds the template steps to the test. It also adds to the test
description a set of instructions on how to complete the test from this
template.
Following the instructions in the test description, edit each
step added by the template to include the necessary information.
What to do next
Proceed to edit or save the test as you normally would.