Test Plan Module Fields

This section describes the Test Plan module fields.

To access

On the ALM sidebar, under Testing, select Test Plan.
Important information

  • You can add user-defined fields and change the label of any of the fields in the Test Plan module. You can also customize project lists. For details, refer to the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management Administrator Guide: Customizing Project Entities and Customizing Project Lists.

  • You can use the Script Editor to restrict and dynamically change the fields and values in the Test Plan module. For details, refer to the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management Administrator Guide: Workflow Customization at a Glance.

  • When you select a test plan column with a user name value (including user-defined fields), ALM displays a list with the name and full name of each user. You can search for users, sort users, group users by user group, and select users from the users list or a group tree. For details, see Users List Dialog Box.

  • Some fields are not available in all test plan views.

  • Additional fields are available for business process tests and flows. For details, see the Micro Focus Business Process Testing User Guide: Test Plan Module Fields for Business Process Testing.

  • Version Control: Additional fields are available in a version control enabled project. For details, see Version Control Fields.
Tip To zoom in and out on memo type fields, hold down the Ctrl key and use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. Or, hold down the Ctrl key and use the + and - keys to zoom in and out.
See also

Test Plan Module Window

UI Element (A - Z)

Description
Class

The name of the class.

Available for: EXTERNAL-TEST test type
Comments

Displays comments about the test.

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Creation Date

The date on which the test was created. By default, the creation date is set to the current ALM server date. Click the down arrow to display a calendar and select a different creation date.
Description

Describes the test.

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Designer

The user name of the person who designed the test.
Estimated Dev Time

The time estimated to design and develop the test.
Execution Status

The execution status of the last run of an instance of the test. Execution status can be one of the following:

  • Blocked. One or more steps cannot run. For example, the test is running on a remote machine but cannot continue due to some environmental failure, such as network problems or hardware failure.

  • Failed. One or more steps in the run failed, and none have the status Blocked.

  • N/A. The current status of the test is not applicable.

  • No Run. No steps have been run.

  • Not Completed. One or more steps were not completed or not run, and none have the status Blocked or Failed.

  • Passed. The run was successful.

Method

The name of the method.

Available for: EXTERNAL-TEST test type
Modified

The date and time of the last change to the test.
Package

The name of the package.

Available for: EXTERNAL-TEST test type
Path

The path of this test relative to the Tests directory in the project repository.
Status

The planning status of the test. The default status is Design.
Subject

The subject folder in the test plan tree in which the test resides.
Template

Indicates whether the manual test or UFT GUI test is a test template. The value in this column is Y if the test is a test template; N or empty otherwise. For task details, see How to Create Tests.
Test Effort

The amount of effort required to design and run the current test.
Test ID

A unique numeric ID for the test, assigned automatically by ALM. This is a read-only field.
Testing Framework

The testing framework type.

Available for: EXTERNAL-TEST test type
Testing Tool

The testing tool type.

Available for: EXTERNAL-TEST test type
Test Name

The name of the test.

Note: By default, an EXTERNAL-TEST test name is created by the concatenation of the following fields: Package, Class, and Method.
Test Priority

The priority of the current test.
Type

The test type of the current test. For details, see Test Types.

UI Element (A - Z)

Description
Default Value

A default value for the parameter. The default value helps users assign an actual value for test runs.

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Description

A description of the parameter.

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Modified

The date and time on which the test parameter was last modified.
Order

The position of the parameter in the set of parameters.
Parameter Name

The parameter name.
Used

Indicates whether the parameter is included in a design step.