Which steps can you use to run a test as a different user?

Which steps can you use to run a test as a different user?

• A. Use the create a user test step only
• B. Use the impersonate test step only
• C. Both create a user test step and impersonate test step
• D. Neither step is required

Answer: (C)

Running a test as another user means executing the test steps under a different user’s security context. In ServiceNow ATF, you switch that context with an impersonation step, which makes subsequent actions run as the specified user. If you already have a known user, you can impersonate them directly. If you want to guarantee a specific user state for the test, you can first create that user in the test data and then impersonate them. Using both steps lets you provision a test user and then perform the test steps as that exact user, giving you deterministic results and independence from existing instance users.

Running a test as another user means executing the test steps under a different user’s security context. In ServiceNow ATF, you switch that context with an impersonation step, which makes subsequent actions run as the specified user. If you already have a known user, you can impersonate them directly. If you want to guarantee a specific user state for the test, you can first create that user in the test data and then impersonate them. Using both steps lets you provision a test user and then perform the test steps as that exact user, giving you deterministic results and independence from existing instance users.