Configure auto test prompting and UI tests

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title: Configure auto test prompting and UI tests
description: Configure test settings to enable automatic test prompting and execution of UI tests in Build Agent and Autonomous Engineer.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/application-development/ba-config-testing.html
release: brazil
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [ServiceNow Otto, AI Agents, generative AI, agentic AI]
breadcrumb: [Configure, Build Agent, Build, AI Workflow Factory Prime, Agentic app development, Building applications]
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# Configure auto test prompting and UI tests

Configure test settings to enable automatic test prompting and execution of UI tests in Build Agent and Autonomous Engineer.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

**Note:** As of Brazil Patch 1, the Test Agent setting for Autonomous Engineer are enabled by default.

For more information on UI tests, see [UI Test Script in Automated Test Framework \(ATF\)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/test-agent-ui-test-script-atf.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **App Development** > **ServiceNow Studio** or **All** > **App Development** > **ServiceNow IDE**.

2.  Select the Conversations icon \[Omitted image "ba-sns-otto-nav-icon.png"\] Alt text: in the Navigator panel to open Build Agent.

3.  Select the Settings icon \[Omitted image "ba-settings-icon.png"\] Alt text: in the Build Agent chat panel.

    \[Omitted image "ba-settings-panel-1.png"\] Alt text: Build Agent panel showing greeting message and the Settings button

4.  Enable the toggles for the following settings in the **General** tab as needed.

<table><thead><tr><th>

Setting

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Sync ATF tests with app

</td><td>

Generates ATF tests when Build Agent or Autonomous Engineer creates an app, and keeps them synced when the app is edited.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Run UI ATF tests

</td><td>

Runs the client-side and server-side UI ATF tests. -   The **Sync ATF tests with app** setting must be enabled.
-   This setting is off by default since UI runs are slower.
-   This setting applies to both Build Agent and Autonomous Engineer


</td></tr></tbody>
</table>    \[Omitted image "ba-settings-tests.png"\] Alt text: Settings panel General tab showing Enable web search toggled off, and Sync ATF tests with app and Run UI ATF tests toggled on.


## Result

Build Agent and Autonomous Engineer run ATF tests in conversations based on your settings.

**Parent Topic:**[Build Agent configuration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/configure-build-agent.md)