- QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/DC
- User Guide
- Shareable Test Cases
- Link/Reuse a Shareable Test Step
Link/Reuse a Shareable Test Step
Shareable Test Cases are helpful when test steps are used repeatedly. While creating a new test case, testers may want to reuse a shareable test case because it contains the same test steps that are to be followed in the new test case.
For example, there is a test case "Login", which contains test steps to check the Login functionality. There is another test case "Save Program Mockup", which requires the same test steps as in "Login" along with other additional test steps. So the tester inserts a shareable test case and reuses the test steps under the test case.
Notes:
Shareable test cases are meant to be linked with other independent test cases. Operations like copy/move, bulk edit, execution, etc. could not be carried out on shareable test cases.
Shareable test cases can be linked across projects. It means you can link shareable test cases of one project to the independent test cases of other projects.
Once linked to an independent test case, the shareable test case appears in read-only mode.
The linking/unlinking of the shared test cases with the independent test case is captured and displayed in the Audit Log of the independent test case as well as in that particular shared test case.
If an independent test case containing shared steps is copied/moved, the shared steps also get copied/moved with the parent test case.
An independent test case can have multiple shareable test cases and their versions linked to it.
The shared test case can be linked multiple times to the same independent test case.
On deletion of the independent test case, the linked shared test step does not get deleted. Its linkage with the independent test case is removed.
Linking shareable test cases directly to a story or a test cycle for execution is not allowed.
You can link the already created shareable test cases as described under the Create Shareable Test Case section. Otherwise, you can also create the required shareable test case when you go for the linking the shareable test step.
(A) If the test case does not have its own test step under it. You can directly link shareable test cases using the provided link.