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title: "N/A Steps"
slug: "how-to-define-a-step-as-not-applicable"
updated: 2024-08-01T12:40:03Z
published: 2024-08-01T12:40:03Z
canonical: "success.panaya.com/how-to-define-a-step-as-not-applicable"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# N/A Steps

Testers can now set one or more Test Steps as **Not Applicable**. Duplicated variants of Test activities may include irrelevant steps that can now be defined as N/A during execution. Test reports do not include N/A steps.You need to be granted the [Edit and Execute Test Run permissions](/v1/docs/how-to-define-roles-permissions) to perform this action.

**To define a Step as Not Applicable -**

1. **Highlight** the **step** and then click on the **N/A button**.  
You can select multiple steps using the **SHIFT** **or CTRL** **keys**.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1722515996487.png)
2. **Specify** why this step should be set as Not Applicable and click **OK**.
3. If previous steps have been passed or defined as N/A, **the next step** (if it exists) will now be Ready to Test.