Key concepts of test case design

Before you get started with test case design, let's go through a few key concepts. They'll help you better understand your tasks.

Test case template

A blueprint based on an existing test case. You'll use your template to quickly generate test cases in bulk.

Test sheet

A test sheet is a table of input values that tells Tosca Cloud how many test cases to generate and what values to use.

Attribute

An attribute represents an element you want to test. For example, a control in your application.

Each attribute has one or more attribute instances, which define the allowed values for it.

Attribute instance

An attribute instance is one specific input value for an attribute. For example, if your attribute represents a name field, your attribute instances are different names you want to use in your tests. Together, the attribute instances across all attributes define the full range of values your tests will cover.