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## Introduction

As an Xray administrator, you can create and manage globally available Test Types.

A Test Type characterizes the Test in terms of its nature, distinguishing it clearly from other Tests.

An Xray Test Type can be one of three types:

- **Steps**: structured and composed of multiple steps.
- **Unstructured**: it has only one Definition field that can be used to define the Test case.
- **Gherkin**: a test composed of Gherkin statements.

By default, upon [installation](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAY/pages/301662822), Xray will create the following Test Types:

| **Rank** | **Option** | **Type** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Manual (default) | Steps |
| 2 | Generic | Unstructured |
| 3 | Cucumber | Gherkin |

## Configuration

You can configure options for the Test Type and Pre-Condition Type custom fields on the screens represented below. Additionally, you can configure contexts that will be associated with different projects. A project-level context will override the global context.

In addition to Jira's custom field configuration capabilities, you can choose the type for each Test Type (Steps, Gherkin, and Unstructured) and keep Issues updated when there are changes to Test Types.

### <span style="color: #172b4d">Configuring the Test Type</span>

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> ℹ️ All changes made on these pages will automatically apply to the respective Jira custom field configurations.

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### <span style="color: #172b4d">Configuring Tests or Pre-conditions Types for a Context</span>

You can add new test types or copy from other Contexts.

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