8.3. Run Test Suite

8.3. Run Test Suite
	Chapter 8. Execute

8.3.1. Action
8.3.2. Table Operations
8.3.3. Executing a Test Suite

The execution of a Test Suite consists of the execution of a defined set of test cases on a specific version of the system under test in a selected test environment.

Figure 8.9. The “Run Test Suite” Page

The Run Test Suite page shows all test suites of the selected project in a table.

The table shows the following values:

ID	The automatically assigned ID.
Additional Information	A tooltip appears when the cursor is placed over the icon shown here.
Revision	The revision of the test suite.
Description	The description of the test suite.
Test Cases	The number of test cases in the test suite.
Results	The number of test case results.
Action	The executable actions.

8.3.1. Action

The action column is located on the far right of the table. The following actions can be performed in the action column:

Manually execute
Import results

8.3.2. Table Operations

The following operations can be performed in the line above the table on the right:

Categorize
Filter / Sort
Search
Export
Column selection

All operations are described in detail in Section 5.2.3.1, “Overview Page”.

8.3.3. Executing a Test Suite

8.3.3.1. Skip Test Cases
8.3.3.2. Finish Execution

	Important
	A test suite with at least one test step in one of its test cases can be executed manually. For all other test suites, test result files can be imported (see Section 8.5, “Import Test Results”. for more information.

	Warning
	Test cases with the states Lockedand Skip or without any steps will be skipped when executing the test suite.

Clicking the button displays a dialog with information about the test suite ( Figure 8.10).

Figure 8.10. The “Execute Test Suite” Dialog

Before a test suite can be executed, the test environment the test suite is run in and the system under test itself have to be selected. In addition, the user-defined properties of the test run can be set here (for more information, see Section 5.2.3.2.4, “User Defined Properties”).

Clicking the Execute button opens a second browser window where the test execution takes place. Make sure that pop-ups are allowed in your browser or add an exception for Klaros-Testmanagement.

Figure 8.11. The “Test Case Overview” View

This view shows the overview of the next test case to be executed. Clicking the Start button starts the execution of the test case (the execution of a test case is described in detail in Section 8.2.3, “Executing a Test Case”).

8.3.3.1. Skip Test Cases

During the execution of a test suite, individual test cases can be postponed for later execution or permanently skipped.

8.3.3.1.1. Skip Test Cases Permanently

Figure 8.12. The “Permanently Skipping a Test Case” Dialog

After permanently skipping a test case, the tester is prompted to enter a reason why the test case was skipped. If explanatory templates are already defined (see Section 10.4.3, “Test Execution”), one of these templates can be selected.

By clicking on the icon, the selected template is copied to the test case result summary.

Figure 8.13. The “Inserting a Reason Template” Dialog

	Note
	Skipping all steps of a test case will mark the whole test case as permanently skipped.

Figure 8.14. The “Test Run Overview” View

After finishing a test run, the tester can also edit the reasons for skipping test cases in the test run overview (see Figure 8.14).

8.3.3.2. Finish Execution

After all test cases have been executed, the Test Suite Execution Overview view is displayed. Here, a summary and description can be entered for each individual test case and test step of the test run ( Figure 8.15).

Figure 8.15. The “Test Suite Execution Overview” View