Run an Exploratory Test Session

Exploratory test session (ETS) is a way of writing tests on the fly, while executing them.

An ETS can be started by clicking RUN EXPLORATORY TEST button in the Exploratory Tests section of Home page or in the Test Plan Management page. Upon clicking on it, an exploratory test session window will be opened.

The ETS window looks and behaves the same way Test Execution Module (TEM) does, except here you can actually write your tests. The step text fields are editable and you can type directly into them.

1. Fill in the precondition, or leave it empty and click on Pass if your test does not have one.
2. Fill in the step’s action and expected result. You can use markdown, which you can read about in Markdown syntax.
3. You can set step status and add screenshots just like you would with the normal test execution using TEM and AM. Read more on how to use them in Test Execution Module (TEM) and Annotation Module (AM).
4. Once you’re done writing the test, click on END SESSION button in the Step result saved modal. A form with test details will open. Enter:
   1. Title (required).
   2. Reference (can be a reference to your Jira ticket).
   3. Project from a dropdown (required)
   4. Suite from a dropdown
   5. Section from a dropdown
   6. Subsection from a dropdown
   7. Test Plan (only the existing test plans in the selected project are available for selection). You can leave this field empty, then a new test plan for your exploratory test session will be created.
5. When you have entered all the necessary details, click on OK. This will automatically save the test case under the selected hierarchy node in the test case library and add the test and test result to the respective test plan.