You can use the
Mark By Query dialog box to mark a set of tests in a test plan based on a query which is constructed out of a combination of attributes,
symbols, the script, the test case, and the test data. This dialog box is only available when a test plan window is active.
To open the
Mark By Query dialog box click
.
The dialog box includes the following controls:
- Control
- Description
- Query name
-
Optional: The name of the query. Named queries are stored by default in the
testplan.ini file. The
.ini file is specified in the
Data File for Attributes and Queries field in the
General Options dialog box.
- Unmark all before query
- Check to clear all marks before running the query. Uncheck to retain existing marks. By default this check box is checked
and all marks are cleared.
- Mark
- Click to close the dialog, run the query against the test plan, and mark all tests in the test plan that are returned by
the query.
Test Execution tab
Use the
Test Execution tab to select the script, test case, and test data in the test plan for which the query should search.
- Control
- Description
- Script
- Specify the full path of the script for which the query should search. To browse for the correct script, click
Scripts.
- Testcase
- Specify the name of the test case for which the query should search. To browse for the correct test case, click
Testcases. To query for test cases in a specific script you must specify the script before you can specify the test case. To build
a query that marks only manual tests, type the keyword
manual into the
Testcase field.
- Test data
- Specifies the data values for which the query should search. Separate each value with a comma.
Test Attributes tab
Use the
Test Attributes tab to add attribute values in the test plan to the query.
- Control
- Description
- Category
- Select a
Category value to add the tests which belong to this category to the query.
- Component
- Select a
Component value to add the tests which have this component to the query.
- Developer
- Select a
Developer value to add the tests which are developed by this developer to the query.
Symbols tab
Use the
Symbols tab to add symbols in the test plan to the query.
Note: Do not type the dollar sign ($) prefix before the symbol name. The wildcard characters * (asterisk) and ? (question mark)
are supported for partial matches: * is a placeholder for 0 or more characters, and ? is a placeholder for 1 character.
- Control
- Description
- Edit
- Select a symbol from the list and then click
Edit to modify the symbol in the text box below the list. Click
Replace after you have made your modifications.
- Remove
- Select a symbol from the list and then click
Remove to remove the symbol from the query.
- Add
- Type the symbol definition in the box below the list of symbols, and then click
Add. The newly-defined symbol appears in the list and is added to the query.