# Create a New A/B Test

{% hint style="info" %}
Good to know

1. **You can create a new A/B Test in both the Production Environment and the Development Environment.**\
   Creating in one environment also creates the same A/B Test in the other environment.
2. **Try copying an existing A/B Test to save time.**\
   If the settings for the new A/B Test are the same or similar to an existing one, you can copy the existing A/B Test to quickly create a new one.
   {% endhint %}

Click the **`+ Create new A/B Test`** button in the upper right of the **`A/B Test`** menu on the Dashboard to create a new A/B Test.

![Create a new A/B Test](/files/zmddRrOWB4X0FEh4vn2r)

## Step 1. Enter A/B Test information

![A/B Test information](/files/Wq3HKQpJwi4ZmgJv8t8t)

* **A/B Test name**: Required. Enter the name of the A/B Test you want to run.
* **A/B Test description**: Optional. A description helps other team members understand what the A/B Test is about.
* **A/B Test hypothesis**: Optional. Enter the hypothesis you want to validate through the A/B Test.

## Step 2. Configure A/B Test groups

This configuration is about registering the current version (baseline) and the improved version(s) to be compared in the A/B Test.\
The existing version that users are already seeing before the A/B Test starts is called Group A, and the version(s) you want to test are added to Group B, C, and so on. You can add test groups using the `+ Add new group` button at the bottom.

![A/B Test group configuration](/files/h98vqjrTlSoFxlXrmjdM)

You can delete groups when there are 3 or more groups, targeting groups other than Group A. Click the X button on the right to delete a specific group.

## Step 3. Set Targeting (Optional)

![Set Targeting](/files/AsT4XhjVz5fpoLtYY27D)

If you want only users with specific attributes to participate in the A/B Test, you can configure targeting.\
Refer to the [Set Targeting](/en/ab-test/create-and-configure/ab-targeting.md) document for details on targeting configuration.\
(Note: A/B Test targeting is only available on the Pro plan or higher.)

## Step 4. Complete test creation

Once you have finished configuring the test groups, click the **`Create test`** button in the lower right.

![Create test](/files/gBKKmP2KrWD74bIbD5nT)

You have now completed creating the A/B Test. You will be taken to the detail screen of the newly created A/B Test.

![Next steps after test creation](/files/VIMtfY6N975VSXhwvItJ)


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