Shareable Test Cases

  • Introduction

  • Create a Shareable Test Case

  • Filter Test Cases with Shareable Steps

  • Edit a Shareable Test Case

  • Create a New Version of Shareable Test Case

  • Clone a Shareable Test Case

  • Search Shareable Test Cases

  • Import Test Cases with Shareable Steps

  • View Shareable Test Cases

  • Link/Reuse a Shareable Test Step

  • Archive Shareable Test Cases

  • Delete Shareable Test Cases

  • Export Shareable Test Cases

  • Shareable Test Case with Parameterization

  • Shareable Test Steps on Execution Screen

  • Sync Shareable Test Steps on Execution Screen

Introduction

There could be some common steps that exist across multiple test cases in a project. QTM4J allows testers to create shareable test cases with common test steps and reuse these shareable test cases into other test cases as steps. A shareable test case can be used in test cases within the same project as well as cross-projects to avoid the creation of repeated test steps.

It saves testers' efforts and time as the common test steps are added into a single test case. This test case is then used as shared steps into multiple test cases instead of entering the repeated test steps. Thus, testers can focus more on other high-priority testing activities.

Notes:

  • To use a shareable test case, it should be linked to a normal independent test case as its steps.

  • Operations like copy/move, bulk edit, execution, etc. could not be carried out on the individual shareable test cases.

  • A shareable test case can be executed only when it is linked with an independent normal test case as its steps.

  • Any updates to the same version of the shareable test case are auto-synced in the associated test cases.

  • When a new version of a shareable test case is created, it should be synced with the linked test case manually.

  • Once linked to an independent test case, the shareable test case appears in read-only mode.

  • If an independent test case containing a shareable test case is re-imported by mapping the shareable test case keys, the shareable test case linkage is retained. The test cases are imported with shareable steps. The version number of the test case is increased by 1.

  • A shareable test case can be used with parameters, but the parameter values will be referred from its independent test case in which it is used.

Create a Shareable Test Case

You can create a shareable test case by following either of the ways:

(A) By using the Shareable Test Case button on the test case tree.

(B) While linking shareable test steps in an existing independent test case (in case shareable test cases do not exist in the project).

(C) By using existing steps of independent test cases.

(A) Create a shareable test case by using the Shareable Test Cases button on the test case tree.

You can create individual shareable test cases from the option provided on the tree panel. These shareable test cases will then be used as steps in other test cases.

Steps:

1. On the Test Case List View, click on the Show Shareable Test Cases option at the bottom of the left panel.

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