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Adding manual steps to a test case
Add preconditions, steps with descriptions, expected behavior, clipboard data, and postconditions to a manual test case in Test Manager.
Manual steps are defined on the Manual Steps tab of a test case. The tab contains an optional Precondition section, the list of steps, and an optional Postcondition section. You can add a maximum of 250 test steps to a manual test case.
Prerequisites
A project in Test Manager. If you do not have a project yet, see Creating a Project.
Steps
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Open your project in Test Manager.
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In the left navigation panel, go to Test Cases.
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Select the test case key to open it.
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Go to the Manual Steps tab.
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Optional: In the URL field, enter the address of the web application under test. This field is only required if you run the test case autonomously on a web application. For details, see Running Autonomous Test Execution.
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Optional: Expand Precondition (optional) and list the tasks you must complete before the testing starts. The precondition applies to the whole test case. It isn't part of the test case workflow.
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Under Steps, select Add test step.
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Expand the step and configure the following details:
- Description: Add a short and concise description. To use a parameter, enter it between double curly braces, for example
{{parameter-name}}. For details, see Using parameters in manual testing. - Expected Behaviour: State whether something is expected to happen or to be verified (for example,
VAT is displayed as 32.44). - Clipboard data: Define a clipboard value so you do not have to manually type into the input fields. For a specific use case scenario, see Copying clipboard values. Clipboard data can also be set or updated programmatically through the Test Manager Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools (Bulk add test steps, Bulk update test steps), for example, when generating test cases through Autopilot chat (agent) or Delegate. (For Cloud Commercial and Cloud Public Sector only) The character limit for the Clipboard data field is 8000 characters.
Note:- Consider adding a single action for each step.
- To duplicate, delete, and reposition the steps, select the vertical ellipsis next to a step and choose an action from the dropdown list.
- Description: Add a short and concise description. To use a parameter, enter it between double curly braces, for example
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Select Add test step again to add more steps to your test case.
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Optional: Expand Postcondition (optional) and specify the expected state of the application after the test case was executed. The postcondition applies to the whole test case and is part of the test case workflow. The manual tester has to confirm whether or not the postcondition has been fulfilled.
Result
The manual steps are added to the test case and saved automatically. The test case is ready for manual execution, with preconditions, step descriptions, expected behaviors, and postconditions visible to the tester.