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Track test status - manual testing in VSTS |
Track test status with charts and graphs using VSTS |
cd74abc1-44c0-4390-8d5d-4d1afbd4606c |
devops |
devops-test |
conceptual |
douge |
ahomer |
alexhomer1 |
04/09/2018 |
>= tfs-2015 |
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Quickly view the status of your testing using lightweight charts. For example, find out how many test cases are ready to run, or how many tests are passing and failing in each test suite. You can pin these charts to your home page, then all the team can see the progress at a glance.
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Use test results charts to track how your testing is going. Choose from a fixed set of pre-populated fields related to results. By default, a pie chart is created for each test plan. This chart is grouped by the outcome field to show the latest results for all the tests in the test plan.
View this default chart from the Charts tab.
Add your own charts for test results to visualize what's important for your team. If you already know how to add a chart, jump to the examples below of charts that you can create.
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Select the test plan or test suite for your chart in the Test plan tab. Then create a new chart.
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Select the chart type. Based on the chart, configure the fields that you want to use to group by, or for rows and columns.
All charts roll up the information for any child test suites of the test plan or test suite that you selected.
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Save the chart. Now it will be displayed in the charts tab for the test plan or test suite that you selected.
What's the test status for a specific test suite?
Select the test suite from the Test plan tab and add a test results pie chart. Group by outcome.
What's the test status for user stories that my team's testing this sprint?
If you have created requirement-based test suites in your test plan for your user stories, you can create a chart for this.
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Group these requirement-based test suites together in a static test suite.
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Select this static test suite in the Test plan tab.
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Add a test results stacked bar chart. Choose Suite as the rows pivot and Outcome as the columns pivot.
How many tests has each tester left to run?
Select your test plan from the Test plan tab and add a test results pivot table chart. Choose Tester as the rows pivot and Outcome as the columns pivot.
How can I check quality based on the configuration?
Use either a stacked bar chart or a pivot table chart. Choose Configuration as the rows pivot and Outcome as the columns pivot.
How can I track why tests are failing for my team?
For failure analysis, use either a stacked bar chart or a pivot table chart. Choose Tester for the rows and Failure type for the columns. (Failure type for test results can only be set using Microsoft Test Manager.)
How can I track the resolution for failing tests for my team?
For resolution analysis, use either a stacked bar chart or a pivot table chart. Choose Tester for the rows and Resolution for the columns. (Resolution type for test results can only be set using Microsoft Test Manager.)
Use test case charts to find out the progress of your test case authoring. The charts for test cases give you the flexibility to report on columns that you add to the Tests tab. By default, test case fields are not added to the view in the Tests tab.
If you already know how to add a chart, jump to the examples below of charts that you can create for test cases.
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Add any fields you want to use for your test case chart from the Tests tab with Column options. Then the fields will appear as choices in the drop-down lists for grouping for your test case charts.
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Select the test plan or test suite for your chart in the Test plan tab. Then add a test case chart.
All charts roll up the information for any child test suites of the test plan or test suite that you selected.
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Select the chart type. Based on the chart, configure the fields that you want to use to group by, for rows and columns, or the range (trend charts only).
You can't group by test suite for the test case charts.
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Save the chart. Now it will be displayed in the charts tab for the test plan or test suite that you selected.
How can I track burndown for test case creation?
Use a stacked area trend chart to view the burndown for how many test cases are ready to be run. Choose State for the stack by field and Ascending for the sort field.
How can I track burndown for automation status?
Use a stacked area trend chart to view the burndown for how many test cases have been automated. Choose Automation status for the stack by field and Ascending for the sort field.
If multiple teams own test cases in my test plan, can I see how many each team owns and the priorities of the tests?
If your teams are organized by area path, then your can use a test case pie chart. Choose Area path for the group by field.
If you want to know the priorities of these tests, then create a stacked bar chart. Choose Area path for rows and priority for the columns.
How can I track test creation status by team members?
Test case owners are tracked by the Assigned to field. Use a stacked bar chart or a pivot table chart. Choose Assigned to for rows and status for the columns.
Pin a chart to your team's dashboard for all the team to view. Use the chart's context menu.
You can configure the dashboard widget to show a range of chart types. You must be a team administrator to do this, but team members with Stakeholder access can view the charts on the dashboard.
Learn more about dashboards. Or learn more about team administration.
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