---
title: Create a test template
description: Test templates allow audit managers to quickly create many test plans using much of the same testing criteria.
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release: australia
product: Audit Management
classification: audit-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Audit Test Template and Plans, Audit Management overview, Audit Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Create a test template

Test templates allow audit managers to quickly create many test plans using much of the same testing criteria.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_audit.admin, sn\_audit.manager, or sn\_audit.user

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Audit** > **Audit Testing** > **Test Templates**.

2.  Click **New**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Number|Unique identification number.|
    |Duration|Duration of the test.|
    |Short description|A brief and general description of the test template.|
    |Design Test\*|
    |Design expectations|Expectations of how a control is designed.|
    |Design assessment procedures|Document how to assess if a control is designed effectively.|
    |Operation Test\*|
    |Operation expectations|Expectations of how a control operates.|
    |Operation assessment procedures|Document how to assess if a control is operating effectively|

4.  Click **Submit**.


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