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This lesson explains how to use the Forced Interactions feature of Xray Enterprise Test Case Designer .

When to Use Forced Interactions

If you need Xray Enterprise Test Case Designer tests to include a particular test for a required business rule, for example:

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(Optional) Type the name and/or number of your forced scenario

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(Optional) Type its expected result.

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Select only the Values you need to trigger your business requirement, then save.

  1. I.e., if our plan has 10 parameters but the business rule only needs 4 to trigger, we include just those 4 in the forced interaction.

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When you create your tests, your forced scenario will appear in a newly generated set of tests.

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titleKeep the following usage tips in mind when using Forced Interactions
  1. This feature is not just for “official requirements.” Consider including other critical ideas in your DesignWise-Xray Test Case Designer generated suite, like a forced scenario that contains the most common Value for each Parameter (i.e. “Happy Path”).

  2. As shown above, you don’t need to specify every Value. In fact, it’s better if you only force the Values needed to trigger the requirement/business rule. That way, the most variation is possible in your DesignWise-Xray Test Case Designer generated tests.

  3. Keep the concept of “Expected Results” clearly separated in your mind from ordinary Parameters and Values. Treat them differently from each other as you enter your plans. Typically, do not enter Expected Result values in the “Parameters” screen. The primary places you should enter the Expected Result are the “Forced Interactions” and “Scripts” screens. You can read more in the "How to Handle Expected Results" article from the Test Design Principles section.

  4. Use this feature selectively. Remember that many combinations will automatically appear in your DesignWise-generated plans Xray Test Case Designer generated models without you needing to do anything special. If you have a business rule that only requires two Values to appear together, for example, that requirement will already be satisfied automatically whenever you create a 2-way (“pairwise”) set of tests. If you’re creating a 2-way set of tests, you would only need to use this special feature when you’re trying to ensure that 3 or more specific Values get tested together in a single test case.