Edit automated test steps template

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Edit an existing test template.

Before you begin

Role required: atf_test_admin and atf_test_designer

Procedure

Navigate to All > Automated Test Framework > Administration > Test Templates.

The system displays the Test Templates list.
Click the row for the test template you want to edit.

The system displays the Test Template form.
In the Test Template field, click the lock icon ([Omitted image "icon-lock.png"] Alt text: Lock icon).

The Test Template field unlocks and expands to allow editing.
Note: You can delete steps anywhere in the list, but you can add steps only to the end of the list. You can re-order steps in a test after you add them using the template, but you cannot re-order steps in the template itself.

Add or delete steps to the template.
- To delete a step, select that step, then click the X icon.
- To add a step, in the Test Template field, enter the name of the step to add.
Continue adding and deleting test steps until it contains the steps you want.
Click Submit.

Parent Topic:Working with test step templates

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---
title: Edit automated test steps template
description: Edit an existing test template.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-edit-template.html
release: australia
product: Automated Test Framework \(ATF\)
classification: automated-test-framework-atf
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Working with test step templates, Administering the Automated Test Framework \(ATF\), Automated Test Framework \(ATF\), Testing and debugging applications, Classic app development, Building applications]
---

# Edit automated test steps template

Edit an existing test template.

## Before you begin

Role required: atf\_test\_admin and atf\_test\_designer

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **Automated Test Framework** &gt; **Administration** &gt; **Test Templates**.

The system displays the **Test Templates** list.

2. Click the row for the test template you want to edit.

The system displays the Test Template form.

3. In the **Test Template** field, click the lock icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-lock.png"\] Alt text: Lock icon\).

The Test Template field unlocks and expands to allow editing.

4. **Note:** You can delete steps anywhere in the list, but you can add steps only to the end of the list. You can re-order steps in a test after you add them using the template, but you cannot re-order steps in the template itself.

Add or delete steps to the template.

- To delete a step, select that step, then click the **X** icon.
- To add a step, in the **Test Template** field, enter the name of the step to add.
5. Continue adding and deleting test steps until it contains the steps you want.

6. Click **Submit**.

**Parent Topic:**[Working with test step templates](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-templates.md)

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