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title: Using the Test Activity Sets tool for a lifecycle event activity set
description: Use the lifecycle event test tool to thoroughly test a lifecycle event before launching it.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/lifecycle-events/hr-lifecycle-event-test-tool.html
release: australia
product: Lifecycle Events
classification: lifecycle-events
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Building a lifecycle event, Using Lifecycle Events, Lifecycle Events, Employee Journey Management, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
---

# Using the Test Activity Sets tool for a lifecycle event activity set

Use the lifecycle event test tool to thoroughly test a lifecycle event before launching it.

The lifecycle event test tool provides different views of a lifecycle event. The different views available are:

-   Use filters to show only applicable activity sets and activities for the subject person. For example, you can select a subject person and preview what that person will see and what tasks are assigned to them.
-   You can use conditions like HR criteria to view what activity sets and activities the selected people will see and what tasks are assigned to them.
-   Each activity set and activity can be assigned to specific audiences. You can view the activity sets and activities applicable to a specific audience.
-   You can also view all activity sets and activities that are not applicable to an audience.

**Note:** When a user matches an activity but not an activity set, the activity set and activity will still appear.

-   **Inapplicable activities and sets**

    When using the lifecycle event test tool, you can show activities and sets that are inapplicable for a subject person.

    A subject person is considered inapplicable when they do not meet the audience criteria for a specific activity or activity set.

-   **Indeterminate activities and sets**

    When using the lifecycle event test tool, you can show activities and sets that are indeterminate for a subject person.

    A subject person is considered indeterminate when there is not enough information to determine if the subject person is part of the audience.


-   **[Preview and test a lifecycle event](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/lifecycle-events/test-lifecycle-event.md)**  
Preview and test a lifecycle event for different audience types. You can preview a lifecycle event to validate which activities will trigger or not for a particular audience. You can then create a test lifecycle event case for different users and select which activities to include or exclude in your test.

**Parent Topic:**[Building a lifecycle event](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/lifecycle-events/hr-lifecycle-event-configuration.md)

**Previous topic:**[Configure an HR service for a journey](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/lifecycle-events/configure-hr-service-for-journey.md)

**Next topic:**[Preview and test a lifecycle event](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/lifecycle-events/test-lifecycle-event.md)