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title: Step environments
description: A test step environment specifies where the step executes \(for example, server versus browser\). In this release, custom step configs can use only the Server-Independent environment.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Automated Test Framework \(ATF\)
classification: automated-test-framework-atf
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Administration, Automated Test Framework \(ATF\) reference, Automated Test Framework \(ATF\), Testing and debugging applications, Building applications]
---

# Step environments

A test step environment specifies where the step executes \(for example, server versus browser\). In this release, custom step configs can use only the Server-Independent environment.

In this release, you cannot add custom test step environments.

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