Create a new automated test

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title: Create a new automated test
description: Create a named automated test containing a series of steps to execute.
locale: en-US
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product: Automated Test Framework \(ATF\)
classification: automated-test-framework-atf
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Building and running automated tests with the Automated Test Framework, Automated Test Framework \(ATF\) test building and execution, Automated Test Framework \(ATF\), Testing and debugging applications, Classic app development, Building applications]
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# Create a new automated test

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 **All** > **Automated Test Framework** > **Tests**.

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.  Enable parameterized testing to run a test multiple times with different test data for each run.

    For more information, see [Parameterized tests](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/parameterized-tests.md).

5.  Enter a **Description** for your test.

6.  Click **Save**.

    The system creates a new test record and returns to the list of tests.


## What to do next

[Add steps to an automated test](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-create-step.md).

-   **[Add a predefined list of steps \(template\) to an automated test](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-use-template.md)**  
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://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-create-step.md)**  
Create a series of steps for an automated test to run in a specified order.
-   **[Change automated test step](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-edit-test-step.md)**  
If necessary, edit a test step after you create it.
-   **[Edit automated test step order](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-edit-step-order.md)**  
By default, steps execute in the order in which you created them. You can change this order by editing the **Execution Order** field.

**Parent Topic:**[Building and running automated tests with the Automated Test Framework](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-build-overview.md)