Creating Azure DevOps work items

You can create Azure DevOps work items for the tests that ran in HCL OneTest™ Server. The issues are created in the project in Azure DevOps that you configured in HCL OneTest™ Server.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

About this task

When you want to create a Azure DevOps work item on HCL OneTest™ Server, the fields that display in the Create a work item dialog depends on the configuration done by the Azure DevOps administrator.

Procedure

  1. Log in to HCL OneTest™ Server.

    The team space that contains your project is displayed.

  2. Click Active projects > My projects > project_name to open the project that contains the test assets.

    The Overview page of the project is displayed.

  3. Click Analyze > Results.
    The Results page is displayed and all the test assets that were run earlier are displayed in tabs, as listed in the following table:
    Tab Description
    SUITES Lists all suites, compound tests, JMeter tests, JUnit tests, Postman tests, Rate Schedules, Selenium tests, or VU Schedules that are in the selected branch of the repository.
    TESTS Lists all API tests, functional tests, or performance tests that are in the selected branch of the repository.
    ADVANCED Lists all assets that are displayed when custom filters are applied for assets in the selected branch of the repository.
    Note: You can click the relevant tab to view the tests that were run earlier.
  4. Perform any of the following actions to identify the test asset:
    • Scroll through the list.
      Tip: You can hover over the icon in the Type column to know the type of the test asset.
      Note: You can also identify the type of the asset from the icon that represents the test type as shown in the following table:
      Icon Represents Listed in the SUITES tab Listed in the TESTS tab Listed in the ADVANCED tab
      API test image of checkmark image of checkmark
      Functional test image of checkmark image of checkmark
      Performance test image of checkmark image of checkmark
      AFT Suite image of checkmark image of checkmark
      API Suite image of checkmark image of checkmark
      Compound Test image of checkmark image of checkmark
      HCL AppScan CodeSweep image of checkmark image of checkmark
      JMeter Test image of checkmark image of checkmark
      JUnit Test image of checkmark image of checkmark
      Postman test image of checkmark image of checkmark
      Rate Schedule image of checkmark image of checkmark
      image of the selenium test icon Selenium test image of checkmark image of checkmark
      VU Schedule image of checkmark image of checkmark
    • Search for the test by entering any text that is contained in the test asset name in the Search field.

    • Select the time interval within which the test was run.

      For example, you can select the Last 24 hours option to view the tests that were run in the previous 24 hours.

    • Select the range of dates within which the test was run.

      You can click the calendar icon Image of the calendar icon. to select the date in the first image as the start date, and then select the date in the second image as the end date.

      Note: You can select the range of dates only when you select the time interval as Custom.

    • Click the Filter icon Image of the filter icon in the SUITES or TESTS tab, and then select the test type.

      All the tests based on the selected test type are displayed.

      For example, you can select API Suite in the SUITES tab to display all the API suites or you can select Functional Test in the TESTS tab to display all the functional tests.

    • Click the Filter icon Image of the filter icon in the ADVANCED tab, and then perform the following actions to create a filter query:
      1. Click New filter.
      2. Enter a name for the filter.
      3. Select an operator, and then select Add rule to add a rule or Add group to add a group of rules.
      4. Select or enter the relevant parameters, and then either select or enter the condition and the criteria for the condition.
        You can select a parameter from the following list:
        • ID
        • Type
        • Test
        • Version
        • Result
        • Started on
        • Finish on
        • Duration
        • Status
        • Verdict
        • Labels
        • Locked
        • Repository
        • Branch
        • Text
      5. Click Save.

        The filter query is saved and all the tests that match the filter criteria are displayed.

    • Perform the following actions in the ADVANCED tab to retrieve and apply a previously saved filter query:
      1. Click the Filter icon Image of the filter icon.

        All the filter queries that you created and saved earlier are displayed.

      2. Click the filter query that you want to apply.

        All the tests that match the filter criteria are displayed.

    You have identified the test that you want to use.

  5. Perform the following actions on the test that was run to create a work item:
    1. Click the Azure: Create work item icon that is under the Actions column in the row of the test.

      Alternatively, you can click the test under the Test column to view the results panel, and then click the Azure: Create work item icon that is displayed in the panel.

      The Create a work item dialog is displayed.

    2. Perform the actions indicated in the following table for each of the fields:
      Field Description Action
      Project The name of the Azure DevOps project. Select the Azure DevOps project from the drop-down list.
      Work item type The type of work item. Select the work item you want to assign for the test asset.
      Title A title that identifies the work item. Specify a title for the work item.
      Description A detailed description of the work item. Enter a description of the work item.
      Note: The other fields selected as Required fields on the Azure DevOps project are displayed in the Create a work item dialog.
    3. Enter the information for all the required fields, and then click Create.
      Note: You can create multiple work items for the same test result, if required.

Results

You created work items in the Azure DevOps project for the test results from HCL OneTest™ Server.

The work items are created in the Azure DevOps project and the links to the work items are displayed in the Details panel of the test result on the Results page.

What to do next

You can perform any of the following tasks: