As a project administrator, you can define which Test Types you can use in the context of your project.
A Test Type is used as a way to characterize the Test in terms of its nature, so it can be clearly be distinguised from other ones.
Each Test Type is of some "kind"; Xray provides 3 "kinds":
- Manual: structured; composed of multiple steps
- Generic: unstructured; it has only one Definition field that can be used as means to define the Test case
- Gherkin: a test composed of Gherkin statements.
By default, upon installation, Xray will create the following Test Types:
| Rank | Test Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manual (default) | Manual |
| 2 | Generic | Generic |
| 3 | Cucumber | Gherkin |
The rank is used as sorting criteria whenever showing the options for the values of the Test Type of some Test case. The default Test Type will be used as the one used, also by default, when a Test issue is created.
Create a Test Type
To create a new Test Type, go to the section "Add New Test Type" available at the bottom of the page, fill out the following fields and press "Add":
- Option: the name for the Test Type option
- Kind: the nature of the Test Type (e.g. Manual, Generic, Gherkin)
Deleting a Test Type
Custom statuses can also be deleted from Xray. To delete an existing custom status:
- Click on "Delete" on the table entry corresponding to the status
- Confirm, by clicking on "Delete"
Note: whenever deleting a global Test Type option, all Tests in projects using global Test Types can be affected if they're using the same Test Type.
Changing the order of a Test Type
The order by which the Test Type options appear in the Test Type selection dropdown in a Test issue can be changed by using the arrows available in the "Order" column.
One Test Type can be set as being the default. The default Test Type is the one used whenever creating Test issues.