TestLink is a test management tool that allows users to: 1. Create projects, test cases, test plans, and specify builds to organize testing. 2. Execute test cases and view reports on results including charts tracking progress. 3. Tag test cases with keywords and link them to requirements to ensure coverage.

1. SEPTEMBER 2015
AUTHOR: IONUT DAVID
TestLink
Test Management
Tool
Version 1.9.10

2. • How to work with TestLink
• Step by step operations
• Additional features
• Benefits
• Q&A
Agenda

3. HOW TO WORK WITH TESTLINK
1. Create a Project
2. Create Test Cases (Test Suites) for this Project
3. Create Test Plan
4. Specify Build of the Project you are going to
test
5. Add Test Cases to the Test Plan
6. Assign Test Cases to Test Engineers
7. Execute Test Cases (Test Engineers)
8. See Reports and Charts

4. HOW TO WORK WITH TESTLINK
Additional facilities:
•Assigning Keywords (we may form a group of
Test Cases for Regression tests)
•Specifying Requirements (we may bind them
with Test Cases in the many-to-many relation
and see if our Test Cases cover our
requirements)
•Events log (you can see here the history of all
the changes)

5. TESTLINK MAIN SCREEN
Here is how the main page of Test Link looks like:

6. STEP 1: CREATE A PROJECT
To create a project go to the Test Project
Management section

7. STEP 1. CREATE A PROJECT

8. STEP 1. CREATE A PROJECT.
Important fields:
• Name: Project name
• ID: used for forming a unique Test Cases ID. E.g.
DT-03 means that the Test Case is created for
Dummy Test project and it has ID=3
• Description: what is the aim of the Project, what
is the target group, what is the business logic,
what is the Test Environment.

9. STEP 1. CREATE A PROJECT.
Enhanced features:
 Requirements feature – we may specify
requirements and see if they are well-covered
by Test Cases
 Testing priority – we may assign priority to Test
Cases (high, medium, low)
 Test Automation – we may specify whether the
test should be performed manually or
automatically
 Inventory – to tell the truth, I didn’t understand
what it means

10. STEP 1. CREATE A PROJECT.
You can now set the Project that you will work on:

11. STEP 2. CREATE TEST CASES
Test Cases will be create in Test Specification section:
Accessible also from the desktop:

12. STEP 2. CREATE TEST CASES
Test Suites are created using the following button:

13. STEP 2. CREATE TEST CASES
Test Suite details can be specified in the form:

14. STEP 2. CREATE TEST CASES
The newly create Test Suite will be available on the left
menu:

15. STEP 2. CREATE TEST CASES
For a better management we could create
multiple sub-sections

16. STEP 2. CREATE TEST CASES
The tree structure can be seen on navigation
panel:

17. STEP 2. CREATE TEST CASES
How to create a Test Case:

18. STEP 2. CREATE TEST CASES
Important fields:
•Test Case Title
•Summary
•Preconditions
•Status
•Keywords

19. STEP 2. CREATE TEST CASES
Here we add steps to our Test Case:

20. STEP 2. CREATE TEST CASES
We could have multiple steps in a Test Case:

21. STEP 2. CREATE TEST CASES
We may also import and export Test Suites or Test
Cases (in the XML format)
We could import them from other projects
Unfortunately, for now it’s the only way to transfer
them from one project to another.

22. STEP 3. CREATE TEST PLAN
TestLink won’t allow you to execute Test Suites if
you don’t create a Test Plan and specify the Test
Build.
Let’s begin with the Test Plan, so let’s get back to
Desktop

23. STEP 3. CREATE TEST PLAN

24. STEP 3. CREATE TEST PLAN
Current Test Plan will appear in the top right
browser corner
After you’ve added a Test Plan, menu appear.

25. STEP 4. SPECIFY BUILD
Create a new build from the menu.
A build is identified by its title.
Each build is related to the active Test Plan.
Description should include: list of delivered
packages, fixes or features, approvals, status, etc.

26. STEP 4. SPECIFY BUILD
A build has several attributes:

27. STEP 5. ADD TEST CASES TO A
PLAN
Select a Test Case to add:

28. STEP 5. ADD TEST CASES TO A
PLAN
Only Test Cases, not Test Suites or the whole Test
Specification can be added to a Test Plan.
So, until you don’t select one separate TC the
button “Add to Test Plans” will not appear

29. STEP 5. ADD TEST CASES TO A
PLAN
Then you can choose what Test Plan you want to
add the selected TC to:

30. STEP 5. ADD TEST CASES TO A
PLAN
Test Case can be assigned to Test Plans from
Desktop:

31. STEP 5. ADD TEST CASES TO A
PLAN
Multiple selection is possible:

32. STEP 6. ASSIGN TC EXECUTION TO
USERS
Before assigning TC to testers you should create
users with appropriate roles here:
Add/Create users:

33. STEP 6. ASSIGN TC EXECUTION TO
USERS
Then you can assign TC execution here:

34. STEP 6. ASSIGN TC EXECUTION TO
USERS
This page allows test leaders to assign users to
particular tests within the Test Plan.

35. STEP 7. EXECUTE TESTS
To start executing tests Test Engineers should go to
Test Execution section:
In this section the user can register the results of the
tests and track execution progress:

36. STEP 7. EXECUTE TESTS
The page has four main areas:
- General information

37. STEP 7. EXECUTE TESTS
- Execution history, where the user can see past
results of the test execution:

38. STEP 7. EXECUTE TESTS
- Test case details, where the user can see the
execution steps:

39. STEP 7. EXECUTE TESTS
- Test result, where the user can set the result of the
execution:

40. STEP 8. SEE REPORTS AND CHARTS
After the test case execution is finished you may see
the results by accessing the Test Reports section from
here:
Or from here:

41. STEP 8. SEE REPORTS AND CHARTS
You’ll have available a range of preset reports:

42. STEP 8. SEE REPORTS AND CHARTS
Test Plan Report – the document has options that
define the content and the document structure.

43. STEP 8. SEE REPORTS AND CHARTS
Example:

44. STEP 8. SEE REPORTS AND CHARTS
Test Report – this document includes also the test
results.
Example:

45. STEP 8. SEE REPORTS AND CHARTS
Test Result matrix – This report shows the last test case
execution result for each build.

46. STEP 8. SEE REPORTS AND CHARTS
Charts

47. STEP 8. SEE REPORTS AND CHARTS
Charts

48. STEP 8. SEE REPORTS AND CHARTS
General Test Plan Metrics – this page shows you the
most current status of a Test Plan

49. STEP 8. SEE REPORTS AND CHARTS
Blocked, Failed and Not Run – this report shows all of
the currently blocked, failing or not executed test
cases.

50. ADDITIONAL FEATURES: KEYWORDS
1. Go to the “Keyword Management” section
2. Select or create new Keywords

51. ADDITIONAL FEATURES: KEYWORDS
Now you can add Keywords both to Test Suites and
Test Cases, either all (>>) or only one Keyword (>)

52. ADDITIONAL FEATURES: KEYWORDS
Then you’ll be able to see such a usefully chart
demonstrating the Result by Keywords

53. ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
REQUIREMENTS
You open the section in this way:
Or like this:

54. ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
REQUIREMENTS
You can create requirement documents:

55. ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
REQUIREMENTS
You can create requirement specification (where
multiple requirements can be managed):

56. ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
REQUIREMENTS
You can create individual requirement documents:

57. ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
REQUIREMENTS
You can create (or import) individual requirement
documents:

58. ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
REQUIREMENTS
Requirements can be detailed here:

59. ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
REQUIREMENTS
There are different stages of requirement document:
There are also different types of requirements:

60. ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
REQUIREMENTS
Then requirements can be assigned to Test Cases:
Select Test Suite or Test Case and assign it to one or
more Requirements:

61. ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
REQUIREMENTS
Then requirements can be assigned to Test Cases:
Select Test Suite or Test Case and assign it to one or
more Requirements:

62. ADDITIONAL FEATURES: EVENTS
LOG
Can be accessed from the main top menu:
A selection of filter is available to customize the
events:

63. ADDITIONAL FEATURES: EVENTS
LOG
After the filters are set, the user can see below the list
of events:

64. TESTLINK BENEFITS:
• We have all the documents structured and
organized
• We solve the problem of version management
• We can control the testing process (events log +
different type of reports)
• We can see if all the requirements are covered with
Test Cases
• We can select Test Cases for different type of
testing (Regression, Acceptance, Smoke)
• We can see the results of testing in a very clear and
easy-to-use form
• We can track in real time the status of the testing
process

65. Q&A

66. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION!