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Test Case Results Tab

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Chapter 6 - Evaluating Tests

Test Case Results Tab

From the Test Log window, click the Test Case Results tab to get the overall results of
each test case--did it pass or fail? The Test Case Results tab displays the results of
running a test case or a suite that contains one or more test cases. If you run a test
script from TestManager, ManualTest, or from Robot, even if the test script is an
implementation of a test case, the Test Case Results tab will be empty. You must run a
test case to get results in the Test Case Results tab.

Interpreting Test Case Results

When you first open a test log and click the

Test Case Results

tab, it displays the same

values for actual results and interpreted results: pass, fail, informational, or warning.
An actual result is the test case result returned and logged when the test case was run.
The actual result also appears in the Interpreted Result column as the default
interpreted result. You may want to interpret a test case result if you possess
additional knowledge about it and want to correct it.

For example, a test case may fail because the software has a defect. In this situation,
the failure is valid, and you do not need to interpret the results. However, a test case
may fail under other situations, including:

The application-under-test has changed, and you must modify the related test
scripts.

There is a problem with the test automation--for example, a test script ran in the
wrong order.

In either situation, the failure is misleading, and you may want to change the
Interpreted Result column in the Test Case Results tab to Pass or Informational.

Test Case Results tab