Setting up test definitions
concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read settingup-test-specifications.md
Define test definition to specify the parameters, metrics, and threshold rules for a service test in the Service Test Management application.
You can configure a test definition as follows:
- Create a test definition.
- Define test measure definitions for a service test
- Define threshold rules for a test measure definition.
- Define measure consequences for the threshold rules.
- Define a characteristic for the test definition
- Define the relationship between the test definitions
- Publish a test definition.
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--- title: Setting up test definitions description: Define test definition to specify the parameters, metrics, and threshold rules for a service test in the Service Test Management application. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/telecom-media-technology/settingup-test-specifications.html release: australia topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Setting up test configuration records, Configure, Service Test Management, Telecommunications, Media, and Technology \(TMT\)] --- # Setting up test definitions Define test definition to specify the parameters, metrics, and threshold rules for a service test in the Service Test Management application. You can configure a test definition as follows: 1. [Create a test definition](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-media-technology/create-test-specification.md). 2. [Define test measure definitions for a service test](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-media-technology/define-test-measure-spm.md) 3. [Define threshold rules for a test measure definition](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-media-technology/define-threshold-rules.md). 4. [Define measure consequences for the threshold rules](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-media-technology/define-threshold-consequences-spm.md). 5. [Define a characteristic for the test definition](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-media-technology/add-characterisitc-for-test-specification.md) 6. [Define the relationship between the test definitions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-media-technology/define-test-spec-relationship.md) 7. [Publish a test definition](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-media-technology/publish-test-specification-spm.md).
| title | Setting up test definitions |
| description | Define test definition to specify the parameters, metrics, and threshold rules for a service test in the Service Test Management application. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/telecom-media-technology/settingup-test-specifications.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Setting up test configuration recordsConfigureService Test ManagementTelecommunicationsMediaand Technology \(TMT\) |