Assign Test Package to a Tester 

Use

A test package is usually assigned to one tester. The tester finds this test package as a work list in the test transaction. You can also lock or delete a test package for a tester.

The test package assignment is client-specific.

Prerequisites

You have started the test plan management.

Procedure

Assign Test Package to Tester

To assign a test package to a tester:

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       1.      Select a test plan and choose Manage Test Packages.

       2.      Select a test package.

       3.      Choose .

       4.      Enter the tester’s user name in the Assign Test Package dialog box and choose Continue.

The tester assignment is put in the hierarchy.

To reset a tester assignment, position the cursor on the name of the tester and choose .

If you assign a test case to several testers the test case result is displayed as follows:

●        If several testers have tested the same automatic test case in different test packages, the status entry of the last tester applies.

●        If several testers have tested the same manual test case in different test packages, the worst result applies.

●        If several testers are to test the same manual test case in different test packages and there are the test statuses ‚OK‘ and ‚open‘, the result is ‚OK‘.

If you want to test a test case twice, independently, you must copy the test package and assign each package to a different tester. For automatic test cases which run in the background the four eyes principle is superfluous because the test case run is so defined that any tester would get the same result.

Delete Test Package from Tester‘s Worklist

If you want to remove test packages from the tester worklist without losing the tester assignment, you can lock the assignments. This is useful above all when a test is finished and the tester should not change the status any more.

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       1.      Select a test plan and choose Manage Test Packages.

       2.      Mark the tester in the test packages.

       3.      Lock the test packages with the  pushbutton or Goto → Lock Assignment.

The assignment status symbol changes from  (Assignment Released) to  (Assignment Locked).

To reset a lock, mark the tester and choose the  pushbutton or the menu Goto → Release Assignment.

Delete Test Package Assignment

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       1.      Select a test plan and choose Manage Test Packages.

       2.      Mark the tester in the test packages.

       3.      Choose Goto → Delete Assignment.

You should not delete the assignment of a test package to a tester if it has already been processed because you would lose information.