Test Case Life Cycle

Overview

Test case can fall into different states and is defined and based on the Test management tool used by the organization. In this tutorial we will use TestLink tool.

Test Case Life Cycle

Test Case Generation ( Create Initial Draft )
Test Case Review
Test Case Rework
Test Case Prioritization & Finalization
Test Case Evaluation

Test Case Generation

In this phase, testing team documents the application test cases. Test cases are created as initial draft.

Test Case Life Cycle

Test Case Review

Test cases that are prepared can be moved from draft to Ready for Review state. Testing team reviews the test cases.

Rework

Test cases with Review comments are reworked. Test cases with review comments can be moved to Rework state.

Test Case Finalization

Upon successful review, test cases are moved to Final state. This is an important step. Once test cases are finalized, we can version the test case artifacts and baseline them. Any further changes to them would undergo change management process.

Test Case Status

Test Case Importance

Test Case Finalization