You can run a manual test script by running its associated test execution record.
Before you begin
Running a manual test requires a test case with an associated
test script and one or more associated
test execution records. These
test execution records specify the execution
environments for the test case. Thus, a test case that runs in the
Firefox browser on a Windows® XP
machine requires a different
test execution record to run on a SUSE Linux® machine
or to run in a different browser.
About this task
To a run a manual test:
Procedure
- Open an existing test case for which at least one test
script and at least one test execution record have
already been created.
- Click Test Execution Records.
- Select the test execution records that
you want to run.
- Click the Run icon (
). The Script
Execution window displays, and an arrow is present to the
left of the first statement.
- Step through the execution, one statement at a time, assigning
a verdict to each statement after you perform it in the application
that you are testing. The toolbar has five execution verdicts:
- Pass (
)
- Fail (
)
- Inconclusive (
)
- Blocked (
)
- Error (
)
Note: In order to see the options for
Blocked (

) and
Error (

), click the
arrow next to the
Inconclusive (

) icon.
- Enter the results of executing the step in the Actual
Results field. To determine if a step is successful, compare
the actual results with the expected results.
- Add an optional comment to one or several statements:
- From the toolbar, click the Add/Edit Comments icon
(
).
- Type your comment in the Write Comments field,
and click OK. The Comments icon
(
) displays
within each statement that has a comment. Note: If you
want to display all comments inline, click the
Show/Hide
Comments Column (

) icon,
and choose
Show comments.
- Add an optional attachment to one or several statements.
For example, you could create a screen shot of the application under
test and attach it to the statement. To attach a file to a statement:
- From the toolbar, click the Attachments icon
(
).
The Attachments View displays.
- Under the Result Attachments section,
browse to the file, and click Open.
Note: You
can have multiple attachments for each step.
- Click OK. The Attachment icon
(
) displays
within each statement that has an attachment.
- If you discover problems with the application under test,
submit a defect:
- From the toolbar, click the Add New Defects icon
(
).
The Defects View displays.
- Many of the fields are populated with information from
the test run. If necessary, edit the Defect form and click Save.
The Defect icon (
) displays within
each statement that has an defect.
- To assign the same verdict to all steps following the current
step, click the Apply All icon (
), select
a verdict from the dialog, and click OK.
- When the test run completes, click Close and
show results at the top of the page to view the execution
results.
If necessary, you can modify the verdict and
the weight distribution from the execution results. After you make
an edit, be sure to click Save to save your
changes.