How do you automatically trace between your Manual and Automation Test Cases.
Managing Test Cases for Test Automation can be a task of its own. Different companies used different Tools. Some go for open source tools whereas others are after big brands. Some opt for MS Excel Sheets & others try to use whatever tool they have been using for manual test case management.
To generate/create an automation script, the first thing an Test Automation Developer like myself requires, is a Test Case/Script. Generally, the development is based on the test case candidate and consequently transition into the regression production program.
But, what if I want to link the results of the automation test script to the test case in the foreign tool? Will the tool have external API's ??? I have done this in the past, linking TestComplete with TestLink. And trust me, it is rigid.
Thanks to STP, now all you need to do is create a testcase in STP, which is exactly a clone of your manual testcase. Grab the TCID generated for that testcase in STP, and link all log calls in your scripts with that test case ID. Whats more, you can at any time manage different versions for each testcase, add attachments & my favourite - viewing all automation executed test logs filtered for each test case. This is true automated traceability between manual and automation test cases!
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