Managing Test Case Library in TF Automate

Manage Test Projects

    Add a New Test Project

    Edit a Test Project

    Delete a Test Project

Manage Test Suites

    Add a New Test Suite

    Edit a Test Suite

    Delete a Test Suite

Manage Test Sections

    Add a New Test Section

    Edit a Test Section

    Delete a Test Section

Manage Test Subsections

    Add a New Test Subsection

    Edit a Test Subsection

    Delete a Test Subsection

Manage Test Cases

    Add a New Test Case

    Edit a Test Case

    Delete a Test Case

Manage Test Case Library Structure

You can manage your Test Case Library in TF Automate. The Test Case Library section is on the left side of the TF Automate page. It can be collapsed when not needed to allow more workspace.

Find out more about the Test Case Library and its structure here.

Manage Test Projects

The project selection dropdown is located above the Test Case Library section. You can select the project you want to work on, and the Test Case Library section will be refreshed to display the selected project structure.

Add a New Test Project

In order to add a new project:

1. Click Projects at the top of the page. The Projects page will be displayed.
2. Click CREATE NEW PROJECT. A Create new project modal will appear.
3. Enter the project name and description in the respective fields and click SAVE. The modal will be closed, a Test Project has been created successfully toast message will be displayed in the top right of the page. 

Edit a Test Project

In order to edit a test project: 

1. Click Projects at the top of the page. The Projects page will be displayed.
2. Click the three dots icon on the tile of the project you want to edit and click Edit in the dropdown menu. The Edit project modal will be displayed.
3. Edit the neccessary details. Click SAVE. The modal will be closed, a Test Project has been saved successfully toast message will be displayed in the top right of the page. 

Delete a Test Project

In order to delete a project:

1. Click Projects at the top of the page. The Projects page will be displayed.
2. Click the three dots icon on the tile of the project you want to edit and click Delete in the dropdown menu. The Confirmation modal will be displayed.
3. Click DELETE if you indeed want to delete a project or click CANCEL if you have changed your mind. A Test Project has been deleted successfully toast message will be displayed. 

Restoring deleted items is not supported. If you delete a project, it is gone for good. Deletion of a node also deletes all of its child nodes. If you delete a project, all of its child nodes (suites, sections, subsections, test cases) will also be deleted.

Manage Test Suites

You can manage the test suites in the Test Case Library section of the TF Automate page. 

Add a New Test Suite

In order to add a test suite: 

1. Right-click on an empty part of the Test Case Library section and click the Add Test Suite option in the context menu, or click the Add Folder icon in the Test Case Library header. A Create Test Suite modal will be displayed.

   The Add Folder icon has other functionalities, depending on which node of the Test Case Library is selected.  It will only work as an Add Test Suite button when none of the Test Case Library nodes are selected.

2. Enter the name and description and click SAVE. The newly created test suite will appear in the Test Case Library.

Edit a Test Suite

In order to edit a test suite:

1. Right-click on the test suite you want to edit and click Edit in the context menu. An Edit Test Suite modal will be displayed.
2. Edit the necessary details and click SAVE. The details of the test suite will be saved. 

Delete a Test Suite

In order to delete a test suite:

1. Right-click on the test suite you want to delete and click Delete in the context menu. A confirmation modal will be displayed. 
2. Click DELETE if you indeed want to delete the test suite, or close the modal if you have changed your mind. The item was deleted successfully toast message will be displayed.

Restoring deleted items is not supported. If you delete a test suite, it is gone for good. Deletion of a node also deletes all of its child nodes. If you delete a test suite, all of its child nodes (sections, subsections, test cases) will also be deleted.

Manage Test Sections

You can manage the test sections in the Test Case Library section of the TF Automate page. 

Add a New Test Section

In order to add a test section: 

1. Right-click on the test suite where you would like to create a test section and click the Add Test Section option in the context menu, or select the test suite and click the Add Folder icon in the Test Case Library header. A Create Test Section modal will be displayed.

   The Add Folder icon has other functionalities, depending on which node of the Test Case Library is selected.  It will only work as an Add Test Section button when a test suite is selected

2. Enter the name and description and click SAVE. The newly created test section will appear in the Test Case Library under the selected test suite.

Edit a Test Section

In order to edit a test section:

1. Right-click on the test section you want to edit and click Edit in the context menu. An Edit Test Section modal will be displayed.
2. Edit the necessary details and click SAVE. The details of the test section will be saved. 

Delete a Test Section

In order to delete a test section:

1. Right-click on the test section you want to delete and click Delete in the context menu. A confirmation modal will be displayed. 
2. Click DELETE if you indeed want to delete the test section, or close the modal if you have changed your mind. The item was deleted successfully toast message will be displayed.

Restoring deleted items is not supported. If you delete a test section, it is gone for good. Deletion of a node also deletes all of its child nodes. If you delete a test section, all of its child nodes (subsections, test cases) will also be deleted.

Manage Test Subsections

You can manage the test sections in the Test Case Library section of the TF Automate page. 

Add a New Test Subsection

In order to add a test subsection: 

1. Right-click on the test section where you would like to create a test subsection and click the Add Test Subsection option in the context menu, or select the test section and click the Add Folder icon in the Test Case Library header. A Create Test Subsection modal will be displayed.

   The Add Folder icon has other functionalities, depending on which node of the Test Case Library is selected.  It will only work as an Add Test Subsection button when a test section is selected

2. Enter the name and description and click SAVE. The newly created test subsection will appear in the Test Case Library under the selected test section.

Edit a Test Subsection

In order to edit a test subsection:

1. Right-click on the test subsection you want to edit and click Edit in the context menu. An Edit Test Subsection modal will be displayed.
2. Edit the necessary details and click SAVE. The details of the test subsection will be saved. 

Delete a Test Subsection

In order to delete a test subsection:

1. Right-click on the test subsection you want to delete and click Delete in the context menu. A confirmation modal will be displayed. 
2. Click DELETE if you indeed want to delete the test subsection, or close the modal if you have changed your mind. The item was deleted successfully toast message will be displayed.

Restoring deleted items is not supported. If you delete a test subsection, it is gone for good. Deletion of a node also deletes all of its child nodes. If you delete a test subsection, all of its child nodes (test cases) will also be deleted.

Manage Test Cases

You can add, edit, and delete automated test cases using TF Automate.

Add a New Test Case

There are two ways of adding a test case using TF Automate. You can either add it in the Test Case Library section, or by first writing the test case and saving it afterwards. 

1. In order to add a test case in the Test Case Library section:
   1. Right-click on the node where you would like to create a test case and click the Add Test Case option in the context menu, or select the node and click the Add Test Cases icon in the Test Case Library header. An ADD TEST CASE modal will be displayed.
   2. Type in the title of the test case and click SAVE. The modal will be closed, a Test Case has been created successfully toast message will be displayed. and the newly created test case will appear in the Test Case Library.
2. Alternatively, you can first write a test case, and then save it. In order to do that: 
   1. Write the test case in the text pane. 
   2. Click the Save icon in the text pane header row. An ADD TEST CASE modal will be displayed.
   3. Select the node under which you want to save the test case, type in the title of the test case and click SAVE. The modal will be closed, a Test Case has been created successfully toast message will be displayed. and the newly created test case will appear in the Test Case Library.

Saving a test case does not change its status to "Automated". You will need to publish it for that. Read more about test case statuses and automation workflow here.

Edit a Test Case

In TF Automate, you can either rename a test case, or edit its content. 

If you want to rename it:

1. Right-click on the test case you want to rename and click Rename in the context menu. A test case title modal will be displayed. 
2. Type in the new test case title and click SAVE. The test case updated title will be saved. 

If you want to edit the test case content, simply double-click on the test case you want to edit, or right-click and click Edit in the context menu. The test case will be opened in the text pane. 

Only the Gherkin test cases can be edited in TF Automate. If you double-click on a basic test case, it will be opened in the desktop app. For basic test cases, the Edit option is not available in the context menu as well, and the "Open in desktop app" option should be used instead.

Delete a Test Case

In order to delete a test case: 

1. Right-click on the test case you want to delete and click Delete in the context menu. A confirmation modal will be displayed. 
2. Click DELETE if you indeed want to delete the test case, or close the modal if you have changed your mind. The item was deleted successfully toast message will be displayed. The test case will be deleted. 

Restoring deleted items is not supported. If you delete a test case, it is gone for good.

Manage Test Case Library Structure

You can move the test cases between nodes in TF Automate. In order to do that:

1. Right-click on the test case you want to move. Click Move in the context menu. A modal with the Test Case Library will be displayed. 
2. Select the new location for your test case and click MOVE. The modal will be closed. The test case will be moved to the selected location.