Manual test administration

Introduction to manual test administration

In the Software Factory, you can run and keep track of manual test scenarios. You can create a manual test scenario for testing a complete process from start to finish. As the name suggests, these tests are run manually. You can link a test scenario to a requirement, a business process, a feature, and an iteration.

1. Create a test scenario

A manual test scenario consists of test steps. You can describe every step, its expected outcome and add attachments for more information.

To add a test scenario with test steps:

1. In tab List, Add a scenario.

   • Settings: enter at least a Status and Sequence no.
   • Links: link this scenario to a Requirement, Business process, Feature, or Iteration.

Now, create test steps for this scenario:

2. Open tab Test steps.
3. Add the necessary steps.
4. Enter for each step a Description and Expected outcome.

If necessary, you can upload attachments:

5. Attachments can be added at two levels:

   • Upload an attachment for a step in tab Manual test scenarios > tab Test steps > tab Attachments.
   • Upload an attachment for a scenario in tab Manual test scenarios > tab Attachments.

Change the test scenario's status

1. While creating a manual test scenario, you can change its status with the Change status task.

Available statuses are: new, active, approved, development, review

2. Create a test run

After designing a test scenario, you can create a Test run: a scenario assigned to a specific model and branch. So, a test scenario can contain test runs in multiple models and branches. This way, a scenario can be reused, e.g., a scenario for opening a model.

To create a test run:

menu Specification > Manual test scenarios > tab Test runs

1. Execute the Create test run task.
2. Select a Manual test scenario.
3. Enter a Model and Branch.

Or:

menu Specification > Manual test scenarios > tab List

1. Select the scenario.
2. Execute the Create test run task.
3. Enter a Model and Branch.

A scenario for manual testing

3. Assign a test

Now, assign a tester to a scenario.

1. Select a scenario.
2. Execute the Create test item task.
3. Select a tester in field Assigned to.

Assign a scenario to a tester

4. Test your software manually

Now, you can manually test your software according to the prescribed tests and outcomes.

• An overview of all the test runs (for all models and branches) is available in menu Specification > Manual test scenarios > tab Test runs.
• An overview of all the necessary test runs for one specific model and branch is available in menu Quality > Test runs.

1. Select a scenario.

2. Test your application as described in the steps.

   • Use the Approve task to approve the step.
   • Use the Disapprove task to disapprove the step. Check the Create test finding box to record work for a developer. For traceability, this Work item links to the Test scenario and Test run in which it failed.

3. Choose if you wish to continue the test run or not.

A disapproved test step

5. Solve a test finding

Several overviews of test findings are available:

• All the test findings for all the test runs in all models and branches: menu Specification > Manual test scenarios > tab Test runs < tab Test run > tab Test findings.
• All the test findings for one test run in one specific model and branch: menu Quality > Test runs > tab Test run > tab Test findings.
• All the test findings for all the test runs in one specific model and branch: menu Quality > Test runs > tab All findings.

1. Assign someone to a test finding with the Assign work item task.
2. If necessary, change the status with Move work status to state task.