You can define new categories and category types while
viewing a list of test plans, test cases, or test suites.
About this task
To add a new category type or category while viewing a list
of test assets:
Procedure
- Point to one of the icons in the Action Bar and select
the desired test asset to view.
For example, to view
a list of test plans, point to the Planning icon
(
) and
click View Test Plans.
The List view
opens.
- To modify categories for a test plan, click the Manage
Test Plan Categories icon (
).
- From the Manage Test Plan Categories window,
click the Add Category Type icon (
) to create a new category type.
- Type the name of the new category type.
- Click Save.
- Click the Add icon (
) to add new categories to each category type. For example, you can add a specific product, name or release
number.
- Type the name of the new product, release number, test
phase, or the entry for any new category type.
- Optional: Select an owner for each category.
For
example, you can assign a team member to be the owner of a particular
category. Doing so sends that team member a work item.
- Close the Manage Test Plan Categories window.
- Click Save.
Results
After you add the new categories and category types, you can
start using them in individual test plans, test cases, and test suites.