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title: "How to use random email addresses in shared group steps"
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# How to use random email addresses in shared group steps

> The email testing feature is only available in **Remote Workspaces**. For more details on the email testing feature, please refer to [this document](https://helpcenter.autify.com/docs/en/email-testing).

If you use a **Random email address** within a **Shared Group Step**, a problem occurs where the random email address settings are not carried over when you try to use that Shared Group Step in another Scenario.

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This is because Random email addresses are implemented as scenario-specific data and are not retained within the Shared Group Step. Therefore, if you want to use a Random email address in a Shared Group Step, please consider the method of **passing the random email address using a parameter**. The implementation method is as follows:

### Implementation Method

#### Step 1: Set a parameter in the target Shared Group Step

1. Open the details screen (edit screen) of the target **Shared Group Step**.
2. Click the **New parameter** button in the **Parameters** section of the screen.
3. Enter a parameter name (e.g., **Email Address**). *The default value can be left blank.
4. In the steps within the **Shared Group Step**, change the argument type of the step that uses the email address to the **Shared group parameter**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c040854c-2c75-49d0-98e1-43f462e8657e/Images/Documentation/スクリーンショット 2026-01-14 15.41.28.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-27T14%3A30%3A46Z&se=2026-10-27T15%3A30%3A46Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=S6UuPYfw8E3yB4TDxc8iWIfmuPX0bDb6xz%2FLzPmtIhE%3D)
5. Select the created parameter.
6. Save the changes.

#### Step 2: Create a random email address in the Scenario

1. Open the **Scenario** where you want to use the **Shared Group Step**.
2. Start recording.
3. Click the **Email** button on the **Recording toolbar**.
4. Select the **Random email address** tab.
5. Click **Create new random email address**.
6. Enter a name and save.

#### Step 3: Pass the random email address as a parameter

1. Open the details screen (edit screen) of the target **Shared Group Step** within the **Scenario**.
2. Change the argument type of the parameter value created in Step 1 to **Random email**.
3. Select the **Random email address** created in Step 2.

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4. Save the changes.

#### Step 4: Configuration for each Scenario

Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 for each **Scenario** that uses the **Shared Group Step**. This allows each **Scenario** to have its own **Random email address** and pass it to the **Shared Group Step**.

### Points to Note

**Difference from Fixed email addresses**: When using a **Fixed email address**, it is shared across the entire workspace. Therefore, the parameter settings described above are not required, and you can directly specify and use them within the **Shared Group Step**.