Test management tools (Jira, TestRail) in Testing Fundamentals - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test checks if a tester can successfully create a new test case in a test management tool (like Jira or TestRail) and verify that it appears in the test case list.

Test Code - Selenium

Testing Fundamentals

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
import unittest

class TestCreateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.driver = webdriver.Chrome()
        self.driver.get('https://example-testmanagement.com/login')
        self.wait = WebDriverWait(self.driver, 10)

    def test_create_test_case(self):
        driver = self.driver
        wait = self.wait

        # Login
        username = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, 'username')))
        username.send_keys('tester')
        password = driver.find_element(By.ID, 'password')
        password.send_keys('password123')
        login_button = driver.find_element(By.ID, 'login-btn')
        login_button.click()

        # Wait for dashboard
        wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, 'dashboard')))

        # Navigate to Test Cases section
        test_cases_tab = driver.find_element(By.ID, 'test-cases-tab')
        test_cases_tab.click()

        # Click 'Add Test Case'
        add_button = wait.until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.ID, 'add-test-case-btn')))
        add_button.click()

        # Fill test case form
        title_input = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, 'test-case-title')))
        title_input.send_keys('Verify login functionality')
        description_input = driver.find_element(By.ID, 'test-case-description')
        description_input.send_keys('Test that user can login with valid credentials')

        # Save test case
        save_button = driver.find_element(By.ID, 'save-test-case-btn')
        save_button.click()

        # Verify test case appears in list
        test_case_list = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.ID, 'test-case-list')))
        test_case_titles = test_case_list.find_elements(By.CLASS_NAME, 'test-case-title')
        titles = [t.text for t in test_case_titles]
        self.assertIn('Verify login functionality', titles)

    def tearDown(self):
        self.driver.quit()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()

Execution Trace - 9 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts and opens browser	Browser window opens at login page https://example-testmanagement.com/login	-	PASS
2	Finds username and password fields, enters credentials, clicks login	Login form filled with username 'tester' and password, login button clicked	-	PASS
3	Waits for dashboard page to load	Dashboard page visible with element ID 'dashboard'	Check presence of dashboard element	PASS
4	Clicks on 'Test Cases' tab	Test Cases section displayed	-	PASS
5	Clicks 'Add Test Case' button	Test case creation form appears	Check 'Add Test Case' button is clickable	PASS
6	Fills in test case title and description	Form fields filled with title 'Verify login functionality' and description	-	PASS
7	Clicks 'Save' button to create test case	Test case saved and form closes	-	PASS
8	Verifies new test case appears in test case list	Test case list shows 'Verify login functionality' among titles	Assert 'Verify login functionality' is in test case titles list	PASS
9	Test ends and browser closes	Browser window closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: New test case does not appear in the test case list after saving

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What action confirms that the test case was successfully created?

A The new test case title appears in the test case list

B The login button is clicked

C The dashboard page loads

D The add test case button is clicked

Key Result

Always verify that the test waits for page elements to load before interacting, and confirm that the expected data appears after actions to ensure the test case creation works end-to-end.