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

# Preview and test a lifecycle event

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.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_hr\_le.admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Lifecycle Events** > **Administration** > **Manage Lifecycle Events**, and open a record.

2.  Click the **Activity Sets** tab to access the lifecycle event builder.

3.  Click the Test icon to open the **Test** side panel.

    \[Omitted image "test-le-icon-2.png"\] Alt text: Open the Test side panel in the Manage Lifecycle Event page.

4.  In the **Test** side panel, select a subject person for the lifecycle event test.

    **Note:** To select a subject person based on the audience, click **Advanced Search** to find and select a user based on the specified conditions or criteria.

    \[Omitted image "test-le-side-panel-2.png"\] Alt text: In the Test side panel, select a subject person for the test and whether to include the inapplicable or indeterminate activities in the test.

5.  Click the **Show inapplicable activities and sets** button so it turns green if you want to show all activities and activity sets that are not applicable for the subject person.

    For more information, see [Preview and test a lifecycle event](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/lifecycle-events/test-lifecycle-event.md).

6.  Click the **Show indeterminate activities and sets** button so it turns green if you want to show all activities and activity sets that cannot be determined for the subject person.

    For more information, see [Preview and test a lifecycle event](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/lifecycle-events/test-lifecycle-event.md).

7.  Click **Preview** to preview the lifecycle event workflow.

8.  Click **Test** to create a lifecycle event case.

    An HR case for the lifecycle event for the selected subject person is created.


**Parent Topic:**[Using the Test Activity Sets tool for a lifecycle event activity set](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/lifecycle-events/hr-lifecycle-event-test-tool.md)