diff --git a/test-automation/pages/pay-admin-page.js b/test-automation/pages/pay-admin-page.js
index 3c539e8b..c995633b 100644
--- a/test-automation/pages/pay-admin-page.js
+++ b/test-automation/pages/pay-admin-page.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ export class PayAdminPage {
     this.page = page
     this.ammount = page.locator('[id="amount"]')
     this.code = page.locator('[id="code"]')
+    this.distributionCode = page.getByText('Distribution Code')
+    this.distributionCodeName = page.locator('[id="name"]')
+    this.distributionClientCode = page.locator('[id="client"]')
     this.description = page.locator('[id="description"]')
     this.comments = page.locator('[id="comments"]')
     this.saveButton = page.locator('[class="btn btn-primary"]')
@@ -65,4 +68,17 @@ export class PayAdminPage {
     await this.saveButton.click({timeout: 10000})
     await expect(this.successMessage).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
   }
+
+  async createDistributionCode() {
+    //TODO- will update later to use env variable for url
+    await this.page.goto(process.env.FEECODEURL)
+    await this.createLink.click({timeout: 10000})
+    await this.distributionCodeName.fill('anish test automation', {timeout: 10000})
+    await this.distributionClientCode.fill('220', {timeout: 10000})
+    await this.comments.fill('anish test automation comments', {timeout: 10000})
+    await this.saveButton.click({timeout: 10000})
+    await expect(this.successMessage).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
+  }
+
+
 }
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diff --git a/test-automation/tests/pay-admin-page.spec.js b/test-automation/tests/pay-admin-page.spec.js
index fa926b18..7e07fe54 100644
--- a/test-automation/tests/pay-admin-page.spec.js
+++ b/test-automation/tests/pay-admin-page.spec.js
@@ -44,4 +44,12 @@ test.describe.serial('Pay Admin Tests', () => {
     await loginPage.loginWithIDIR(process.env.TEST_USERNAME_IDIR, process.env.TEST_PASSWORD_IDIR)
     await payAdminPage.createCorpType()
   })
+
+   test('validate pay admin functionality-create distribution code', async ({ page, payAdminPage , loginPage }) => {
+    console.log('Test: Current URL before navigation:', page.url())
+    console.log('Test: Cookies loaded:', (await page.context().cookies()).length)
+    // use credentials for Pay admin (IDIR)
+    await loginPage.loginWithIDIR(process.env.TEST_USERNAME_IDIR, process.env.TEST_PASSWORD_IDIR)
+    await payAdminPage.createDistributionCode()
+  })
 })
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