General Overview
Once you created your tests in the Test Library, you can run these tests in the Test Sets & Runs module.
Test Sets allow you to re-use your tests as many times as you need, in order to make your process more efficient.
Organizing your testing work into Test Sets
Test Sets let you organize your tests in the same way that you organize your work into cycles or tasks.
A Test Set is a group of tests that belong to specific tasks or feature, or have some other reason to be run together.
Good candidates for Test Sets can be, for example:
- Tests that focus on a certain part of the system, such as GUI or Database
- Tests that belong to a certain task, such as Regression or Sanity
- A set of tests that need to be run by a single tester during a day or calendar week.
Test Sets are organized in PractiTest using Views or Folders, in the same way that you organize other entities (e.g., Issues). You For more information on views, you can watch the video located in the Test Management product page.
Adding Test Instances to Test Sets
The heart of your Test Sets are the Test Instances you assign to them.
A Test Instance is a link that allows you to reuse the Tests you created in the Test Library. Instances allow you to reuse Tests by assigning them and running them under multiple Test Sets (or even multiple times to the same Test Set).
In order to add a Test Instance to a Test Set, press the Add Tests Instance to Test Set link on the bottom-right side of your Test Set window. This will display the list of Views and Tests in the Test Library. Simply choose the tests you want to add to your Test Set with the help of the selection check-box and add them to your Test Set.
Running your Tests
Now you are ready to execute, or run, your test.
Each test-instance can be run multiple times. You can view the results of previous runs by clicking on an instance's name in the grid. The status displayed on the Test Set grid will be the status of the last run of each instance.
Each test-instance can be run multiple times. You can view the results of previous runs by clicking on an instance's name in the grid. The status displayed on the Test Set grid will be the status of the last run of each instance.
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To run a test, click the “Run” link at the left of each instance in the grid.
- During your run you should go over each step of your test and verify that the desired action can be executed. If a step is successful, click the “pass” link to pass the step.
- In case this action cannot be executed or if there is a bug in your application, you should set the corresponding step to FAIL. By pressing the Fail & Issue link you will be able to automatically report a defect based on the steps already executed in your run, as well as to link the newly reported issue to the run.
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You can also link between a step and an existing issue by typing its ID (number) on the box and pressing the "link" button.
Note that you can run tests in either Extended mode, or in Compact mode. Compact mode allows you to see many steps together, displayed in a convenient grid format. Some functions, such as attachments or manually linking issues, are only available in the extended mode.
Viewing Your Stats
You can view statistical data about the Run statuses of your tests or instances. Stats are available in and Test Sets & Runs and in the Test Library tabs.
To view run statuses or execution trends, choose the relevant tests by selecting the checkboxes on the left side of the grid, & click on the “Stats” link located above the grid.
