Before you begin
Before creating a test case record, consider the relationship to test
plans and whether platform-dependent or independent test scripts will be created
for the system under test. A test case record is related to one test plan
record and to one or more configured test case records.
About this task
To create a test case record:
Procedure
- Log in to a database that supports Rational ClearQuest Test Manager.
- In a Rational® ClearQuest® Client or
a Rational ClearQuest Client for Eclipse,
open the Test Manager view. On the Planning page, select
a test plan record, and click New Test Case.
- From the test plan record, click the Main page:
- Type a headline for the testcase in the Headline field.
- Click to select a Priority.
- Click to select an Owner for the test
case. Note: In Rational ClearQuest Test
Manager the Owner has no additional privileges.
- The Test Plan list automatically displays
the parent test plan association.
- Click Add and use the Browse Record Type
window to select an associated iteration record.
- Type an optional description in the Description field.
- Click the Test Motivator page. To add a
reference to an external test motivator file, click Browse and
complete the Test Motivator File Association window.
- Click the Execution page. The Execution page
displays the associated test script and child configured test case records.
To add a reference to a test script, click Browse and
complete the Test Script Association window.
- Click the History page. The History page
displays an audit trail for changes to the record.
- Click the Notes page. The Notes page
displays annotations to the record.
- Click OK to save the record.
What to do next
Use the Test Manager view and the queries supplied by
Rational ClearQuest Test
Manager to locate a test case record to modify it or change state.
For more
information, see Modifying a test case record and Changing state of a test case record.