Xray allows Project Managers to configure fields to be available in Manual Test Steps
Configuration
Native fields
Action, Data, and Expected Result fields are native fields, i.e, they are present by default. Data and Expected Result can be disabled.
Actions available
Native fields can be:
- enabled
- disabled
- set as required
Custom fields
Create
A project manager can create custom fields to be available when designing Manual Tests
Type of fields Available
Available step fields:
- Toggle
- Date Picker
- Date Picker
- Number field
- Radio button
- Select lists (single choice and multi choices)
- Text field (single and multi-line)
Actions available
Custom fields can be:
- enabled
- disabled
- set as required
- deleted
Limit of Fields
Xray allows up to 6 fields enabled for a step. The Action field is always present and cannot be disabled. All others fields can be disabled and or delete.
Impact of configuration changes on existing executions of Tests
Please be aware that a change on a custom field that is being used in a Test already being executed may request an action to reset or merge the test definition: Updating the definition of the Test after execution started
Configuration changes made on Test Steps Custom Fields or native fields (Data & Expected Result) will be reflected on issues history, but only for issues that have values for that fields in their test steps. The following actions will are the ones that are reflected in history:
- Delete/Remove field: all affected Tests' history will reflect the deletion of the field;
- Disable field: all affected Tests' history will reflect the deletion of the field;
- Enable field: all affected Tests' history will reflect the return of this field.