A Generic Test is an agnostic Test that does not contain any structure. The only field that is related to a Generic Test is its Definition. 

For an automated test, the Definition field can have an ID or name that maps to the external automated Test case. An example might be a JUnit test created automatically by Xray when the JUnit XML report was imported with test results.

Another example of an unstructured test is an Exploratory Test. In this case, the Definition field might contain the Test charter.

Therefore, unstructured Tests can be used for different use cases.


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Fields

The only Field that is related to an Unstructured Test is its Definition, which is an open text field.

The semantics of this field vary, depending on the context.

Whenever using it in test automatiom, the automated external test referenced here (e.g., by a unique kind of identifier, such as the classname and method of the underlying test) or even may be defined somehow.

If using this type of Test as an abstraction of an exploratory test, then the field can be used for the respective test charter.


 

The Unstructured Test Definition field supports the Jira markup wiki language.