Test Director Notes

What are folders?
Folders are structures that are used to arrange your test case. Similar to what you do on your file system where you separate files into logical folder structures, folders in TestDirector are a logical equivalent.


CREATING A NEW FOLDER

Note: This must be done in the 'Plan Test' tab

1. Select the folder in which you want the new folder to be placed in, or select the root folder if you want to create a root level folder.
2. Click on Folder->New button at the bottom left corner of the page(5.0 or 6.0 version)
3. Type in the name of the folder in the dialog box that is loaded, then click on the OK button


DELETING A FOLDER

Note: This must be done in the 'Plan Test' tab

1. Select the folder you want to delete by clicking on it once.
2. Click on Folder->Delete button at the bottom left corner of the page
3. Confirm your action on the confirmation dialog presented

You can also delete folders by using the context menu that is activated by right-clicking on the folder name.



TEST CASES

The folders that we created exist simply to structure our test cases in a logical manner. Our test case is the document that actuals contains our test. The test case contains several pieces of information including

* Details
- Meta-information about the test that can be used to locate the test case, track the creation of the test case, provide a description etc
* Design Steps
- Step wise information that describes each step in a test and the expected result that should occur after each step.
* Test Script
- An automated test script in one of the 3 technologies supported by TestDirector. These technologies include
WinRunner
QTP
LoadRunner
* Attachments
- Attachments of files or URL that hold additional information useful to anyone that will use this testcase


CREATING A NEW TEST CASE

Note: This must be done in the 'Plan Test' tab

1. Select the folder in which you want the new test to be placed in.
2. Click on test->New button at the bottom left corner of the page
3. Choose the type of test you plan on creating from the dialog provided
4. Type in the name of the test in the appropriate space.


DELETING A TEST CASE

Note: This must be done in the 'Plan Test' tab

1. Select the test you want to delete by clicking on it once.
2. Click on Test->Delete button at the bottom left corner of the page
3. Confirm your action on the confirmation dialog presented


CAUTION

1. Test vs. TestCase vs. Test Script
Although the terms test, testcase and test script are used interchangeably, they are quite different.

* A test script is a part of a test case.
* In Test Director, the term 'Test' refresh to a TEST CASE
* In Winrunner, QTP & LoadRunner, the term 'Test' refers to a TEST SCRIPT

2. Validations
You can put any information you want in the fields of a test case. Be careful when you do this though as it may make it ver