To use external data in a manual test, you need to associate
test data with the manual test script. After you establish this association,
you can use the variables in the test data to replace literal values
in the manual test script.
Before you begin
Before completing these steps you need to create test data
and associate a test case with a manual test script.
About this task
To use test data in a manual test script:
Procedure
- From the Test Scripts section of the
test case, open the test script by clicking the name. The test script
opens in the Manual Test editor.
- From the Test Data list, click the
test name, and click Save. This action associates
the test data with the test script.
- Insert the test data variable into the manual test script:
- Click the step to add a test data variable to, and then
move the cursor to the location for inserting the variable.
- From the toolbar, click the Insert Test Data
Column icon (
).
- Select the variable, and click OK. The variable is inserted at that point in the step.
- Repeat to add additional variables.
Results
During test execution, the literal values are replaced with
the test data.