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title: "Quick Guide for Testers"
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<span style="color: #000000">Before you start, make sure your Jira Admin has performed the basic configuration.</span>  
<span style="color: #000000">If so: </span>

- <span style="color: #000000">You can create Issues of Issue Types such as </span><span style="color: #000000">[Test](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44565156)</span><span style="color: #000000">, </span><span style="color: #000000">[Test Set](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44565163)</span><span style="color: #000000">, </span><span style="color: #000000">[Test Plan](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44565153)</span><span style="color: #000000">, and </span><span style="color: #000000">[Test Execution](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/display/XRAYCLOUD/Test+Execution)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">In your Requirements (Work item Type Story or any other that you have set up as a Requirement), you will see the Test Coverage panel.</span>

> ℹ️ <span style="color: #000000">If you don't see this configuration, ask your Jira Admin to follow this </span><span style="color: #000000">[quick setup](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44566502)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>

# Operations

## Creating a Test

<span style="color: #000000">Start by creating a regular manual scripted Test case.</span>

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> > ℹ️ - <span style="color: #000000">See here for more about creating an </span><span style="color: #000000">[automated Test](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44565278)</span><span style="color: #000000"> or a </span><span style="color: #000000">[generic Test (unstructured)](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44565327)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>
> > ℹ️ - <span style="color: #000000">Check the </span><span style="color: #000000">[Tester Onboarding Course](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44566425)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>

## Planning Tests

> ℹ️ This activity can be performed by a QA Manager. If that’s the case, you must request the creation of the Test Plans.

<span style="color: #000000">With Test Plans, you will decide which Tests you want to perform, who will execute them, and when they will be executed.</span>  
<span style="color: #000000">Also, you may want to prioritize some of the Tests and focus on specific </span><span style="color: #000000">[Requirements](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44566527)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>  
<span style="color: #000000">Test Plans are used to define the scope of your testing and track and consolidate the related results, no matter how many times you've run the Tests.</span>

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## Executing Tests

<span style="color: #000000">The easiest way to execute your Tests is directly from the Test Plan, but you can also perform ad-hoc Test Executions directly from a Test or even create a new Test Execution Work item. </span>

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## <span style="color: #000000">Analyzing Results</span>

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# <span style="color: #000000">Learn More</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">How to create </span><span style="color: #000000">[automated](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44565278)</span><span style="color: #000000"> and </span><span style="color: #000000">[generic Tests](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44565327)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">How to use </span><span style="color: #000000">[Preconditions](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44565159)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">How to work with </span><span style="color: #000000">[Test Environments](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44565129)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Understand how </span><span style="color: #000000">[coverage](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44565185)</span><span style="color: #000000"> works.</span>

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<summary>Support/Troubleshooting</summary>

If you have questions or technical issues, please [contact the Support team via the Customer Portal (Jira service management)](https://jira.getxray.app/servicedesk/customer/portal/2/user/login?destination=portal%2F2%2Fcreate%2F28) or [send us a message using the in-app chat](https://getxraydocs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/XRAYCLOUD/pages/44577312).
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