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# Setting up a test group

# Setting up a test group {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated September 10, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Use
test groups to define manual or automated testing strategies, apply shared characteristics across test definitions, and limit scope using conditions tied to product inventory records.

You can configure a test group as follows:

1. [Create a test group](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/E9yCzwdx3NcF8SguFSWkCg "Create a test group to group related service tests, such as speed and ping tests, to streamline diagnostics for specific service types or product models in Service Test Management.").
2. [Map test definitions to a test group](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/cgJW3dItjo_KevFWgLa6rg "Map test definitions to a draft test group and set the order in which they run.").
3. [Define a characteristic for a test group](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/AYX~C0zWkjlm~_ql120AeA "Add a characteristic to a test group so that its test definitions can inherit the characteristic and the test group run can show it.")
4. [Map a test group characteristic to a test definition](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/DbwzTIlSkvWFsQGO7ALNsg "Map a characteristic of a test group to a test definition so that the test definition inherits the characteristic from the group.")
5. [Define a test decomposition rule](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/o4IthvuAnkJ~qUbUKarwpQ "Add a test decomposition rule to the mapping between a test group and a test definition to specify the characteristic and characteristic option that the rule uses.")
6. [Publish a test group](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/f~bNo9ck8VJZFMIWDcIhgA "Publish a test group so that you can relate it to a specification or a product model and your teams see only approved test groups.").
7. [Associate a test group to a specifications or product model](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/zx99FrmgO5c7cngtCeIQlQ "Establish a relationship between test groups and their respective specifications or product model to determine the tests that must be executed for a given inventory. This relationship confirms that the appropriate tests are identified and executed based on the defined specifications. Without this association, the system can’t accurately assign the necessary tests for each inventory item.").
8. [Define conditions for a test group relationship](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/gV4fHKmx0COBFDK1NtBBZw "Add conditions to the relationship between a specification and a test group so that the test group applies only to product inventory records that meet the conditions.")
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