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Test Case Property Inheritance Rules

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Chapter 2 - Planning Tests
The following table lists the rules for inheriting test case properties:
Configured test cases also inherit test inputs and test case suspicion from their parent
test cases. For information, see Inherited Test Inputs on page 54 and Inherited Test Case
Suspicion on page 58.
Test Case Property Inheritance Rules
If
And Then
You create a configured test
case
you do not manually change
the property of the
configured test case in the
Configured Test Case dialog
box
the configured test case
inherits the property from
the parent test case.
You create a configured test
case
you change the property of
the parent test case in the
Test Case dialog box
the configured test case
inherits the property change
from the parent test case.
You create a configured test
case
you manually change an
inherited property of a
configured test case in the
Configured Test Case dialog
box
the configured test case no
longer inherits this property
from the parent test case. If
this property changes in the
parent test case, it does not
change in the configured test
case.
You associate an iteration
with a test case
you create a configured test
case
the configured test case
inherits the iteration from
the parent test case.
You create a configured test
case and the parent test case
does not have an associated
iteration
you associate an iteration
with the parent test case
from the shortcut menu
TestManager asks you if you
want to apply the
association to all of the
existing children. If you click
Yes
, all existing and all new
children inherit the
association from the parent
test case.
You create a configured test
case and the parent test case
does not have an associated
iteration
you associate an iteration
with the parent test case
from the Test Case dialog
box
all new children inherit the
association from the test case
folder. Existing children do
not inherit the association
from the parent test case.