Setting up a test group
concept brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read setting-test-group.md
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:
- Create a test group.
- Map test definitions to a test group.
- Define a characteristic for a test group
- Map a test group characteristic to a test definition
- Define a test decomposition rule
- Publish a test group.
- Associate a test group to a specifications or product model.
- Define conditions for a test group relationship
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--- title: Setting up a test group description: 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. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/telecom-media-technology/setting-test-group.html release: brazil 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 a test group 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://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/create-test-group.md). 2. [Map test definitions to a test group](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/add-test-definitions-to-test-group.md). 3. [Define a characteristic for a test group](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/define-characteristic-for-test-group.md) 4. [Map a test group characteristic to a test definition](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/map-test-group-characteristics-to-test-definition.md) 5. [Define a test decomposition rule](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/define-test-decomposition-rule.md) 6. [Publish a test group](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/publish-test-groups.md). 7. [Associate a test group to a specifications or product model](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/define-relationship-test-group-specifications.md). 8. [Define conditions for a test group relationship](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/define-conditions-for-test-group-relationship.md)
| title | Setting up a test group |
| description | 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. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/telecom-media-technology/setting-test-group.html |
| release | brazil |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Setting up test configuration recordsConfigureService Test ManagementTelecommunicationsMediaand Technology \(TMT\) |