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# Pass values from one automated test step to another

# Pass values from one automated test step to another {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Assign a form field the value of an output variable
returned from a previous step.{#atf-retrieve-value__usm_bzh_vw}

## Before you begin

You must have a previous test step that returns an appropriate output variable.

Role required: admin, atf_test_admin and atf_test_designer

## Procedure

1. To the right of the field whose value you want to assign, click the input value icon ( ![Input value icon]())  
   The input value mapping control lists previous steps that create an output variable. If no previous steps create an output variable, the control displays the message: There are no elements to show .
2. Click the row for the step that contains the output variable you want to use as an input. {#atf-retrieve-value__jtc_hzh_vw}
3. Click the output variable you want to use.  
   If the output variable is an id for a glide record, the control displays a tree picker providing access to fields for this record. {#atf-retrieve-value__nlt_hzh_vw}
4. Navigate through the tree picker hierarchy until you find and select the value you want.
**Related tasks**   

* [Automated Test Framework use case: reference a value from a previous step](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/7JtwAv6qsvCTbhu0TXy5QA "This use case illustrates assigning a form field the value of an output variable from a previous step.")