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title: Setting up test definitions
description: Define test definition to specify the parameters, metrics, and threshold rules for a service test in the Service Test Management application.
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topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Setting up test configuration records, Configure, Service Test Management, Telecommunications, Media, and Technology \(TMT\)]
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# Setting up test definitions

Define test definition to specify the parameters, metrics, and threshold rules for a service test in the Service Test Management application.

You can configure a test definition as follows:

1.  [Create a test definition](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/create-test-specification.md).
2.  [Define test measure definitions for a service test](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/define-test-measure-spm.md)
3.  [Define threshold rules for a test measure definition](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/define-threshold-rules.md).
4.  [Define measure consequences for the threshold rules](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/define-threshold-consequences-spm.md).
5.  [Define a characteristic for the test definition](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/add-characterisitc-for-test-specification.md)
6.  [Define the relationship between the test definitions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/define-test-spec-relationship.md)
7.  [Publish a test definition](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/telecom-media-technology/publish-test-specification-spm.md).