Manual testing

If a test is specified with test steps and/or test conditions, you are able to manually execute the test case. Open a test case and click on Run.Clicking Run opens an execution configuration window where you can enter the tested version and other fields, configured in the Test run configuration template in the Project Template. Furthermore, in this form, you can choose the value set, if defined. The value set is described in section Variable Manager. Test execution labels can be used to track information about the System under Test and Test Environment. More details here.

Run configuration window

A new tab shows step-by-step the tasks to be performed in the given test case. The screenshot below shows a conditional step. The Actual Results field is used to document the current behaviour. As with all description fields, the text can be formatted and tables or images can be added (using the toolbar at the bottom of the results field or by copy & paste).

Execution form

If the first step is passed, we confirm the result by clicking on the Pass button. The first step will be green, and the next step will be displayed automatically.

Marking the Test Case steps outcome

The second step is a Test Step. Here we find an Instruction and an Expected Result, as well as the Actual Results field. Again, you are going to document your result in the Actual Results field and set the appropriate status. You can then go through all the individual test steps and mark them as

• Pass,

• Fail,

• Blocked,

• Not Applicable.

If you have configured the Actual Result to be a required field in the Project Settings, you cannot set an execution status for the steps until this field is empty. When you set a test step to Pass, you automatically proceed to the next step. You can also use the list of steps on the left or the ribbon button to navigate between the steps.

Under Add Attachment, you can attach one or more files to this execution. These can be Word files, Excel lists, screenshots, or even zip files containing many screenshots. With Take Screenshot you can capture your screen or application and edit the screenshot, add comments and insert it into the description field or as an attachment. For more information, see the Take Screenshot chapter.

The Save button allows you to save your execution at any time. As long as you have not marked all steps as Pass or at least one step as Fail or Blocked, you can only Suspend, Save & Close, i.e. pause the execution. A paused execution can be resumed later in the Execution tab of the test case. Once an execution has been executed completely, you can Finalize, Save & Close it to save the result in a final and audit-proof way or only Save & Close if you want to edit the execution later.

All executions including the execution details can then be viewed in the Execution tab where they can be continued, edited or finalized. If you discover a defect during your execution, you can set the corresponding step to fail and then create a new defect directly from the execution or link an existing defect to this execution. If you successfully execute a test case that is linked to a defect, you can review the related defects from the execution and set it to closed, for example.

Saving the completed execution