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The subtle difference is which tool we'll use to create/define the exploratory Tests. Teams may use the first approach, where Xray is the master, if they wish to follow similar processes as they do for manual scripted test cases, and have some sort of management/planning.

Starting an exploratory testing session for an existent Test in Xray

In this scenario, we're considering that an exploratory test and its charter have already been defined  and exists in Xray (see above instructions on how to use Xray for defining exploratory tests).

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We can either start the session right from Xray, or directly from XEA.

Starting the session from Xray

To start a session from Xray, we need first to schedule a execution for our test by creating a Test Execution with it or adding it to an existing Test Execution.

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Please see Xray Exploratory App's documentation for more information on executing exploratory testing sessions and all the available options.

Starting the session directly from XEA

Assuming Xray Exploratory App is installed and the connection to the Jira/Xray instance have been configured, we just need to start Xray Exploratory App and choose "New Session for Existent Test".

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