# Executing Tests Via SDK

Tests can also be executed via the SDK after results data has been reported. This requires the following steps.

## Report an initial run and set that as a baseline

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### Setting baseline in SDK

Alternatively, you can also set a Run as baseline using the [`set_run_as_baseline`](https://docs.dbnl.com/v0.21.x/using-distributional/python-sdk/sdk-functions/baseline/set_run_as_baseline) function.

## Close a new run in that project

Executing the [`close_run`](https://docs.dbnl.com/v0.21.x/using-distributional/python-sdk/sdk-functions/run/close_run) command for a new run in that same project will finalize the data, enabling it for use in Tests.

### Create Test Session

Execute the [`create_test_session`](https://docs.dbnl.com/v0.21.x/using-distributional/python-sdk/sdk-functions/test-session/create_test_session) command, providing your new run as the "experiment". Tests will then use the previously-defined `baseline` for comparisons.