What's New

This page describes recent changes in Validation and Verification Strategy.

This page discusses:

R2022x FD01 (FP.2205)

Batch Operations Support

You can now multiselect and modify multiple test objects simultaneously.

Validation and Verification Strategy now supports multiselection and batch lifecycle operations so you can quickly modify multiple test objects simultaneously. In addition, the app now eases the restrictions on linked test scripts and test cases. You can now link unreleased test scripts to test cases.

Multiselection lets you promote or demote the maturity state of test specifications, test cases, test executions, and test results. You can also revise multiselected test specifications and test cases. In the following figure, you have multiselected FS Test Case 01 and FS Test Case 02. The Revise action displays the New Revision dialog box, which allows you to change the revision of all multiselected objects at the same time:

Another improvement allows you to access test assets directly from 3DSearch. From the search results, there is an Open with option to open the test object in the applicable app.

In addition, Validation and Verification Strategy now displays higher revision information in the test specification tree, and creates objects ready to go in the “In Work” state.

Benefits: You can now perform recurrent reviews and validation with a minimum of actions while managing a high volume of objects.
For more information, see Interface Basics Revising Test Cases Changing the Test Case Maturity Level

Test Strategy Navigation

You can now navigate and manage multiple levels of test management objects connected to test artifacts, such as projects, test requirements, and test scripts.
These enhancements allow you to:
  • View and modify the relationships between nested test management objects in greater detail from the multilevel tree, as shown in the following figure:

    In previous releases, you could visualize only two levels of nested test specifications.

  • Use 6WTags to filter the test specification type that displays in the Review pane.

    In previous releases, you could filter only on test cases.

  • Create dependencies without linking to test specifications at any level.

    You can now create dependencies by dragging the test specifications or test cases to the Prerequisites or Dependents fields of the Dependencies tab, as shown in the following figure:

  • View the relationships of dependencies and prerequisites linked to test specifications and test cases. The Relations Explorer displays the selected test management object and all linked test management objects in an interactive panel, as shown in the following figure:

    In addition, there is now a Test Management Relations profile added to the Relations Explorer. You can select this profile in Customize Relations to view relations relevant only to test management objects.

Benefits: Navigational improvements and enhancements to the Relations Explorer provide a graphical overview of your test management objects that helps you assess the complete testing protocol at a glance.
For more information, see Interface Basics Searching for Test Specifications Creating Dependencies Accessing the Relations Explorer

R2022x GA

Support for Revising and Reusing Test Data Objects

You can reuse standard test case definitions across multiple test specifications.
You can now:
  • Copy existing test cases from one test specification to another.
  • Link existing test cases with one or multiple test specifications.

    Establishing these links allows you to run multiple test executions on a single test case residing in two or more test specifications.

    In the following example, test specification TS-New is linked to Test Spec A. TS-New contains four test cases: TC1, TC2, Copy of TC1, and Copy of TC2. Test Spec A contains three test cases: Test Case 01, Test Case 02, and TC1.

    Test case TC1 is shared between both TS-New and Test Spec A, yet the shared test case has different test executions assigned from each test specification. The Details pane displays the shared test case status in the informational note highlighted in blue.

  • Revise a test case and use the latest revision in the same test specification or a different test specification.

    Revised test cases retain the original links to the set of requirements and retain all dependencies. However, Validation and Verification Strategy does not retain test executions because test executions might not be valid in the context of the new revision.

  • Revise a test specification that retains all the test cases, test executions, and test results from the previous revision.

    Validation and Verification Strategy retains any links to other test specifications and carries all dependencies forward. Revising a test specification retains the test executions and test results.

Benefits: Reusing existing test plans and test specifications saves time and improves traceability. Linking a test case to multiple test specifications allows you to run a standard test case for many different scenarios. Revising a test specification preserves the original as a snapshot while you iterate on a testing plan.
For more information, see Copying Test Cases Linking and Unlinking Test Cases Revising Test Cases