Created with a text editor, the optional test prologue file contains the commands that enable you to control the environment in which DTM records and runs tests. A test prologue file is associated with a specific test description; it is executed before the session file is recorded or before the test is executed in a collection. Typically, you use the test prologue file to set up any special environment that the test requires, such as setting up constants, defining versions and logicals, or creating directories. Output from a test prologue file does not appear in the test results.