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title: Automated Test Framework use case examples
description: Use cases can help you construct tests for common scenarios.
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# Automated Test Framework use case examples

Use cases can help you construct tests for common scenarios.

-   **[Automated Test Framework use case: test basic form operations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-use-basic-form.md)**  
This use case illustrates testing basic form operations with the Automated Test Framework.
-   **[Automated Test Framework use case: reference a value from a previous step](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-use-backref.md)**  
This use case illustrates assigning a form field the value of an output variable from a previous step.
-   **[Automated Test Framework use case: test a business rule](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-biz-rule-use.md)**  
This use case illustrates testing a business rule with the Automated Test Framework.
-   **[Automated Test Framework use case: test a data policy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-data-policy-01-use.md)**  
This use case illustrates testing a data policy with the Automated Test Framework.
-   **[Automated Test Framework use case: test a script include](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-use-script-include.md)**  
This use case illustrates testing a script include with the Automated Test Framework.
-   **[Automated Test Framework use case: test a Service Catalog request](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-serv-cat-use.md)**  
This use case illustrates testing a service catalog request with the Automated Test Framework.
-   **[Automated Test Framework use case: retrieve an incident using REST-Inbound](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-use-rest-retrieve-incident.md)**  
The **Get Newly Created Resource via REST API Test** test is provided with the Automated Test Framework, and uses the REST - Inbound and assert steps.

**Parent Topic:**[Automated Test Framework \(ATF\) reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/automated-test-framework-atf/atf-ref-overview.md)