# format

This configuration section contains settings to configure the format of the synchronized test case.

Read more about the test case format options in the [Configuring the format of the synchronized test cases](/specsync/features/push-features/configuring-the-format-of-the-synchronized-test-cases.md) concept description.

The following example shows the available options within this sub-section.

```javascript
{
  ...
  "synchronization": {
    ...
    "format": {
      "useExpectedResult": false,
      "emptyActionValue": "N/A"
      "emptyExpectedResultValue": "N/A"
      "syncDataTableAsText": false,
      "prefixBackgroundSteps": true,
      "prefixTitle": true,
      "showParameterListStep": "whenUnusedParameters",
      "normalizeRepeatingStepKeywords": false
    }
  },
  ...
}
```

## Settings

| Setting                          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                           | Default                |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| `useExpectedResult`              | If set to `true`, *Then* steps will be synchronized to the *Expected result* field of the test case steps.                                                                                            | `false`                |
| `emptyActionValue`               | Specifies the value to be used synchronizing a Test Case step with an empty action result value. Can only be used with `useExpectedResult`.                                                           | field remains empty    |
| `emptyExpectedResultValue`       | Specifies the value to be used synchronizing a Test Case step with an empty expected result value. Can only be used with `useExpectedResult`.                                                         | field remains empty    |
| `syncDataTableAsText`            | If set to `true`, *Data Tables* will be synchronized as plain text instead of HTML tables.                                                                                                            | `false`                |
| `prefixBackgroundSteps`          | If set to `true`, *Background* steps will be synchronized with the `Background:` prefix.                                                                                                              | `true`                 |
| `prefixTitle`                    | If set to `true`, test case title will be synchronized with the `Scenario:` or `Scenario Outline:` prefix.                                                                                            | `true`                 |
| `showParameterListStep`          | Specifies whether an additional test case step should be synchronized that list the Test Case iteration parameters. Available options: `always`, `never` and `whenUnusedParameters`.                  | `whenUnusedParameters` |
| `normalizeRepeatingStepKeywords` | If set to `true`, repeating step keywords will be normalized to the first step keyword. For example, if a `Given` step is followed by another `Given` step, the second step will be changed to `And`. | `false`                |

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[synchronization](/specsync/reference/configuration/configuration-synchronization.md)
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