Creating a test suite

A test suite is a collection of test cases that are grouped for test execution purposes.

About this task

To create a test suite:

Procedure

  1. Point to the Construction icon (Construction), and click Create Test Suite.

    The new test suite opens with a Table of Contents on the left and an editor on the right.

  2. In the test suite heading, enter a test suite name.
  3. Optional: Select a test suite owner from the list.
  4. Click Click here to enter a description, and type a description of the test suite.
  5. Complete the test suite Summary section or assign the Summary to another team member to complete.

    To complete the test suite Summary yourself, assign the test suite to some or all of the existing categories - Category, Function, Test Phase, and Theme.

    You can use these attribute categories to group your test suites along related themes. You can also add your own categories and category types. To do so, click the Manage Test Case Categories icon (Manage category).

    To assign the Summary section, or any section of the test plan, to another team member to complete:

    1. Click Work Item: Create to open the Create Work Item window.
    2. In the Summary field, enter a summary of the work item.
    3. In the Owned By field, select an owner to assign the work item to.
    4. In the Due field, assign a work item due date.
    5. Click OK.
    A work item of the Task-Quality type is created and assigned to the designated owner.
  6. Complete the Test Suite Design.
    1. In the Table of Contents, click Test Suite Design.
    2. Optional: Click Select Test Plan to associate the test suite with a particular test plan. Doing this restricts the test cases in the Test Cases section to those test cases that are associated with the test plan.
    3. Optional: Click Add Content to open a full-text editor that you can use to describe the design of the test suite.
  7. In the Table of Contents, click Test Cases.
  8. Click the Add Existing Test Cases icon (Add).
  9. Select test cases from the list, and click OK.
  10. Click the Move Up or Move Down icons to reorder the list of test cases as needed.
  11. Optional: Change the execution properties of a test case:
    1. In the Test Cases section, select a test case.
    2. Click the Change execution properties icon (Change execution properties).
    3. In the Test Environment field, select a different test environment from the list.
    4. Optional: Select a test plan and milestone to associate with the execution results.
    5. Click OK.
  12. To run the test cases concurrently, select Run this suite in parallel.
    Note: This feature works best when test cases are associated with automated test scripts. For tests that are associated with manual test scripts, you will need to click Run to start each test.
  13. Click Save to save the new test suite.
    Note: You cannot run a test suite until it has been saved.
  14. Proceed to running a test suite.

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