A Test Type characterizes the Test in terms of its nature, so it can be clearly be distinguished from other Tests.

An Xray Test Type can be one of three kinds:

Steps: structured; composed of multiple steps
Unstructured: it has only one Definition field that can be used to define the Test case
Gherkin: a test composed of Gherkin statements.

Review Test Types

By default, upon installation, Xray will create the following Test Types:

Rank

Test Type

Kind

Example

1

Manual

(default)

Steps

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2

Generic

Unstructured

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3

Cucumber

Gherkin

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The default Test Type will be used when a Test issue is created. After creating the issue, you can edit the Test Type.

Create new test types

You may check with your team if they need extra test types.

To create a new Test Type, go to the Add New Test Type section at the bottom of the page, fill out the following fields, and then press Add:

Option: the name for the Test Type option
Kind: the nature of the Test Type (e.g., Steps, Unstructured, Gherkin)

You can change the order of test types, and also set one as default.

Each project can use its own Test Types and you can configure them at a project-level. By default, each project inherits the globally-defined Test Types but you can change that.

To use project-level settings, go to Project Settings > Xray Settings > Test Types and then Enable Project Settings at the top of the page.

You can create new Test Types, or even allow your project administrator to do so.