Write it yourself

Skip the assistant and write the test as plain text; the tester plans from it at run time.

The plain editor#

In New test, choose Write the steps myself. Fill in:

• Title, for example "Add a product to the cart".
• Web, Android or iOS, and the Start URL (websites) or the app.
• What should the tester do and check? Plain English. One step or check per line works best. Say what counts as a pass.

1. Open the home page
2. Search for "linen shirt" and open the first result
3. Add it to the cart
4. Check the cart shows 1 item and the total equals the product price

Show options opens the test options and the sign-in accounts.

How it runs#

A text test has no confirmed checklist: on its first run the tester derives one from the text ("Derived by the tester") and follows it. A test with a plan from the assistant follows that plan as written instead. You can switch any time: Draft it with the assistant instead, or, when editing, Revise it with the assistant.