Usability enhancements in Test Management 2.0
Test Management 2.0 offers a few usability enhancements over Test Management 1.0.
- View the test result of each test.
- Run all the tests for a story at one time.
Easier way to create tests
- Test steps can be created without leaving the context of test form.
- Entire test scenario can be created at one time. Type in the step description, and press Enter to proceed to the next step.
- You need not create an extra record to capture expected results. Expected results can
be captured as another test step that is marked as a verification step.
Enhanced user experience for running tests
Test Management 2.0 provides a new user interface for running tests. The interface opens in a small browser window, which can be placed side by side with the system that is being tested. You can go through multiple tests at one time, without having to relaunch the window. Whenever a step is marked as failed or blocked, you can add a comment and attachment to record your observation.
Visual approach of structuring test plans
Test Management 2.0 provides a designated user interface, Test Board, for creating and structuring test plans. As a test manager, you can create a test plan, test cycles, and test execution suites and define the time frame for their execution. The names of the test cycles and execution suites can be edited inline, without leaving the page. Test execution suites can then be filled with tests, and those tests can be assigned to testers.
The test plan work
hierarchy item in the Test Board provides a visual representation of the timeline of the
test plan and its child tasks using a blue task bar. The length of the task bar pertaining
to the test plan increases and decreases depending on the adjustments you make to the
duration of its child tasks. You can also manually increase or decrease the duration by
dragging the edge of the task bar to the required location.