Defining Test Case Dependency
Set up test case dependencies from the Dependent Test Cases tab, provided this feature is enabled at the project level.
Link a Predecessor Test Case
The user can link only one predecessor to each test case. The predecessor's status will influence the successor's execution.
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To establish a predecessor relationship for a test case:
Go to the Dependent Test Cases Page within a test case.
Click Link Predecessor.
Select the predecessor test case.
Select the test case and click Link and Close to complete the process.
Once a test case is linked as a Predecessor to the current test case, the current test case is designated as the "Successor," identifiable by a tag on the right side.
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Note
Link only one predecessor test case with a successor test case.
You cannot link Shareable test cases as dependent test cases.
Once you link a predecessor with a test case, the “Link Predecessor”, “Link Successor,” and “Link by Entity Key” buttons gets disabled.
When you link a successor to a test case, it is tagged as “Successor.” The related test case is tagged as “Predecessor” and appears on the predecessor’s Dependent Test Cases screen.
Link Successor Test Cases
Mark a test case as a predecessor and link multiple successor test cases to it.
To link a Successor Test Case to a Test case, follow these steps:
Go to the Dependent Test Cases Page of the successor test case.
Click Link Successor.
Select the successor test case.
Select the test case and click Link and Close.
Link By Entity Key
The user can also link a test case as a predecessor or successor by using test case entity keys.
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To link Test Cases as successor or predecessor via entity key, perform the following steps:
Go to the Dependent Test Cases Page of the successor test case.
Click Link By Entity Key.
Select the dependency type: Successor or Predecessor.
Enter the Test case entity keys to link.
Click Link to complete the process.
Note
If the test case is already labelled as a Predecessor or Successor, then the option to select Dependency Type is disabled.
You can enter a maximum of 500 entity keys at a time. The system accepts only alphanumeric, space, and hyphen values.
The user can also mention the cross-project test case keys to link. The Define Dependency for Test Case option should be enabled in that cross-project.