View and edit test logs

Whenever you complete a test run, qTest creates a test log. You can change the test run after you execute it. Those changes affect future executions, but they don't change the test log from executions that already happened.

Each executed test run adds another log, so one test run can have multiple logs on the Execution History tab. The test log with the highest number is the latest execution.

On the Execution History tab, each completed test run appears as a test log listed with its status, time, and linked defects

Before you start

To edit test logs, make sure you have the right permissions in your User Profile.

You must be one of the following:

• The assigned tester with the permissions to Modify Test Logs (executed by others).

• A user with the permissions to Modify Test Logs (executed by others).

Open a test log

To find a test log for a completed test run, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Test executions tab.

2. In the tree panel, select the object that contains the test run, such as a release, a test cycle, or a test suite.

3. On the Statistics tab, select the ID of the test run you want to view.

4. On the Execution History tab, view all test logs for completed test runs.

5. Select the test log you want to view. Then, check out the following sections: 

Edit test logs

You can still change the test log after a test run is completed. For example, to add a defect or some extra notes.

Note that you can't change every field. For example, you can't add test steps or edit any descriptions.

To edit a test log, follow these steps:

1. Open the test log you want to edit and select Edit in the Action column to open it in the TestPad.

2. Use the TestPad window to edit your test log.

   Here's what you can edit on each tab:

   Field	Description
   Execute Steps	Edit the Status for both the test run and the test steps, Actual Results, Attachments, and Defects. If you edit a status, the executed end date of the test log automatically updates to the date you edited the status.
   Test Log	Edit the Execution Type, Planned Start Date, and Planned End Date. Note that you can't edit the Status from this tab.
   Attachments	Add or remove test log and test case attachments.
   Notes	Edit or add notes to your test log.
   Time Tracking	Edit Planned Time and Actual Time for the historical test run.

3. Save your changes.

Add defects to a saved test log

If you didn't submit a defect during the test run, add or link one from the saved test log. Use this when you report failed results from automation, including scheduled test automation.

To add a defect from Execution History, follow these steps:

1. Open the test log that needs a defect.

2. Select the defect icon for the log or for a test step:

   • On the test log line in the Execution History grid, to add a defect to the whole test log.

   • In Test Log Details, to add a defect to an individual test step.

3. In the Add Defects window, search for an existing defect, or enter a defect ID and select Link. Or, select New to create a new defect.

4. Close the window when you finish.

To remove a linked defect from the test log, select the Delete icon in the Add Defects window.

You can also open the test log in the TestPad and add defects from Execute Steps, the same way you do during a live run.

View edit history of test logs

After you edit a test log, an asterisk appears next to the test log number on the Execution History tab. Go to the History tab to review a summary of changes made to test logs.

What's next

Create and manage defects on the Defects tab when you need an ad-hoc defect, a clone, or an Excel import.