# Azure DevOps Series - Azure Test Plans


Azure Test Plans is a test management module within Azure DevOps that lets users manage test plans, test suites, and test cases for everyone in the software development process.

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Using test plans, you can Azure Test Plans also provides a browser extension for exploratory testing and gathering feedback from stakeholders.

Activate the azure test plan trial period enable **Organization + User side**

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User level change

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Changes made

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# **Access level**

* You should have **Basic + test plan** access to execute, create, and publish test cases
    
* To execute the **test cases using Test Runner**, you should have at least basic access
    
* To **run exploratory testing with the Feedback extension**, you should have stakeholder access
    

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Create a Plan

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A test suite is a set of tests designed to **check the functionality and performance of the software**. It collects individual test cases based on their specific purpose or characteristics.

The Azure Test Plans contain and **configure test suites and individual test cases**. Test suites are the collection of test cases. So, when you create a test plan, you must create test suites within it. Three types of test suites…

* **Static-based**: You can use these test cases to group out other test suites or test cases.
    
* **Requirement based:** These test suites are the basic test suites. They pull all the test cases for a given requirement.
    
* **Query based:** these test suites pull a group of test cases from your project as per the requirement.
    

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Create some dummy data for azure test plan

Azure Bioards → Create a new work item → Epic

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Save the Epic

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Go to the azure boards → Select Epic

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Change the name Testing instead of UI Testing

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Goto the azure test suite and change the work item type “**Microsoft.EpicCategory**”

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Run a query → Create suites

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Add the test case

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Another one test case created

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Assign the test case for someone (users)

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The **test hub** provides a central place for all test planning, execution, and analysis. Test hub **displays the results of test runs**. This includes all test runs, both manual and automated.

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Goto the azure board check the work item. The test case reflected to the board.

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First install the test & case feedback extension. I already add

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Connect to the dev azure portal

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Select the project

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Execute the test case

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Manually stop the test case

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Capture the screenshot

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Finally check the test case

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Again run the second test case

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Go to the azure board check the work item

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Finally check the report

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