Link Test Cycles

Users can link existing Test Cycles with Test Plans.

Steps

Open the test plan detail page.
Open the Test Cycles tab and click on Link Test Cycles.

The Link Test Cycles screen opens.

Filter Test Cycles

A. You can browse Test Cycles as per the test cycle folder on the tree. It will help you narrow down the test cycle search.

B. You can also apply filters to the list and search individual test cycles by "Key" or “Summary” through the search box.
C. You can also apply additional advanced filters like Priority, Status, Fix Versions, etc. to narrow down the search criteria. Fix Versions and Sprint also display cross-project values to filter out test cycle records of multiple projects.

D. Hide Already Linked Test Cycle: Check the Hide Already Linked Test Cycle to avoid the display of those test cycles on the screen which are already linked to the test plan. It prevents linking of the same test cycles with the test plan again.

Link: You can link the selected test cycles with the test plan. Select the test cycles to be linked with the test plan and click on the Link button. Once test cycles are linked, the Link Test Cycles screen still remains open to let you link further test cycles.
Link & Close: You can link the selected test cycles with the test plan and close the pop-up. Select the test cycles to be linked with the test plan and click on the Link & Close button.

You can see the test cycle(s) are linked to the test plan.

Hover over the Execution Result to view the Execution Result Summary.

Execution Summary (Tabular)

To view execution summary of the linked test cycles, open the Columns drop-down and select the Execution Summary (Tabular) option.

The Execution Summary gives users a quick idea of execution results of the test cycles on the screen.

The execution status columns with unique execution count are displayed on the screen.

If the test cycle is linked from a single project, then the execution status (system as well as custom) of current project are considered.
If the test cycle is linked from multiple projects, then the execution status (system as well as custom) of current project and other projects (only those statuses which have values) are considered.

Unlink Test Cycles

You can unlink a single test cycle or multiple test cycles at a time.

A. Unlink a Single Test Cycle: Hover the mouse over the linked test cycle record. The unlink icon becomes visible. Click on the unlink icon.

B. Unlink Test Cycles in Bulk: Select the test cycles that you want to unlink and then click on the Unlink Test Cycles button.

The warning message pops up on the screen. Click Unlink to proceed.