You can run a manual test script by running its associated test execution record.
Running a manual test requires a test case with an associated
test script and one or more associated test execution records. These test execution records specify the execution
environments for the test case. Thus, a test case that runs in the
Firefox 2.x browser on a Windows® XP
machine requires a different test execution record to run on a SUSE Linux® machine
or to run in a different browser.
To a run a manual test:
- Open an existing test case for which at least one test
script and at least one test execution record have
already been created.
- Click Test Execution Records.
- Select the test execution records that
you want to run.
- Click the Test Execution Record icon
(
). The Script
Execution window displays and an arrow is placed to the
left of the first statement.
- Step through the execution, one statement at a time, clicking
the Apply icon (
) after you
perform it in the application that you are testing. When
you reach a Verification Point, select a verdict from the list, and
then click the Apply icon (
). Possible
verdicts include:
- Error
- Pass
- Blocked
- Fail
- Inconclusive
Tip: To assign the same verdict to all steps following
the current step, click the
Apply All icon
(

).
- Add an optional comment to one or several statements:
- From the toolbar, click the Add/Edit Comments icon
(
).
- Type your comment in the Write Comments field,
and click OK. The Comments icon
(
) displays
within each statement that has a comment.
- Add an optional attachment to one or several statements.
For example, you could create a screen shot of the application under
test and attach it to the statement. To attach a file to a statement:
- From the toolbar, click the Attachments icon
(
).
The Attachments View displays.
- Browse to the file, and click Open.
- Click OK The Attachment icon
(
) displays
within each statement that has an attachment.
- If you discover problems with the application under test,
submit a defect:
- From the toolbar, click the Defects icon
(
). The Defects
View displays.
- Complete the Defect form and click Save.
The Defects icon (
) displays within
each statement that has an defect.
- When the test run completes, click Close and
show results to view the execution results.
If
necessary, you can modify the verdict and the weight distribution
from the execution results. After you make an edit, be sure to click Save to
save your changes.