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4.4Test Cycles and Test Plans

Test Cycles

A test cycle is a single execution of a set of test cases. You create a new cycle for each sprint, release, or regression run.

Sprint 23 Test Cycle
  Status: In Progress
  Start: 2024-01-15
  End: 2024-01-26
  Assigned: QA Team
  Test Cases: 145 total
    Passed: 98
    Failed: 12
    Blocked: 3
    Not Executed: 32

Test Plans

A test plan groups multiple test cycles for a release. It provides the big-picture view of test execution across sprints.

Release 2.4.0 Test Plan
  ├── Sprint 22 Cycle (Complete: 142/142 passed)
  ├── Sprint 23 Cycle (In Progress: 98/145 passed)
  ├── Regression Cycle (Not Started)
  └── Performance Cycle (Scheduled)

  Overall Progress: 240/432 (55.6%)
  Blockers: 3 (SHOP-789, SHOP-801, SHOP-812)