Entering test case steps

Test case steps define the actions to perform in an application in sequential order and expected results that describe the outcome of performing the step and criteria to determine if a test passes or fails. You can also add comments and attachments to provide additional information about a step or result.

When test runs are generated for a test case, the steps, expected results, comments, and attachments are automatically included in the test runs. Testers can perform each step and enter information if the expected results are not observed.

It is important to provide complete steps and expected results to avoid ambiguity during testing. Each step should include only one action.

You can enter test case steps and expected results in the grid or text view.

• In grid view, you enter steps and related information in rows and columns. See Entering test case steps in grid view.
• In text view, you enter text and use markup codes to indicate the type of information on each line (e.g., step or expected result). You may want to use text view after you become more familiar with adding test case steps. See Entering test case steps in text view.