Test Key

In the Coverage API, the key under which a set of raw data generated by a particular measurement is stored.

Technically, a test key plays a similar role to a test group in the Coverage Analyzer, transaction SCOV. Both are keys to raw data on code coverage. For this reason, a measurement cannot record data for a user if the user is registered to a test group in transaction SCOV. Similarly, two started measurements cannot track the same user.

Unlike test groups, whose names you assign by hand in transaction SCOV, names of test keys are generated automatically by the Coverage API.

Tip: You can use a test key to display Coverage API data in the Details Display of the Coverage Analyzer. If you are a Quality Manager, you can let your developers view a Coverage API measurement by giving them the test key and telling them to use it in the Detail Display.