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title: "Scope of Parallel vs. Sequential Execution in Autify | Autify Guide"
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# Scope of application of parallel or sequential execution

Whether a test is executed in parallel or sequentially depends on whether [parallel test execution is enabled or disabled in Workspace settings](/v1/docs/en/workspace-settings), how the test is executed, and whether or not the [data feature](/v1/docs/en/creating-data) is used. The following table shows how parallel or sequential test execution is applied.

| Use of data | How the test is executed | If `Parallel test execution` is enabled in Workspace settings | If `Parallel test execution` is disabled in Workspace settings |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Data table is not used | Click `Run now` in scenario | ・If other tests are executed simultaneously => Parallel | ・If other tests are executed simultaneously => Sequential |
|  | Execute a test plan set to run in parallel | ・Within the test plan => Parallel ・Multiple test plans => Parallel | ・Within the test plan => Sequential ・Multiple test plans => Sequential |
|  | Execute a test plan set to run sequentially | ・Within the test plan => Sequential ・Multiple test plans => Parallel | ・Within the test plan => Sequential ・Multiple test plans => Sequential |
| Data table is used | Click `Run now` in scenario | ・Data used in scenarios => Parallel ・Execution with other tests => Parallel | ・Data used in scenarios => Sequential ・Execution with other tests => Sequential |
|  | Execute a test plan set to run in parallel | ・Data used in scenarios=> Parallel ・Within the test plan => Parallel ・Multiple test plans => Parallel | ・Data used in scenarios => Sequential ・Within the test plan => Sequential ・Multiple test plans => Sequential |
|  | Execute a test plan set to run sequentially | ・Data used in scenarios => Sequential ・Within the test plan => Sequential ・Multiple test plans => Parallel | ・Data used in scenarios => Sequential ・Within the test plan => Sequential ・Multiple test plans => Sequential |

- If `Parallel test execution` is set to `Disable` in your Workspace settings, the `Run in: Parallel` setting in the test plan does not apply. All tests will be executed sequentially.