Every test run carries metadata: the language it was run in, the test case it belongs to, the market and the outcome (Complete, Screenout, Over Quota ...). Usually SurveyTester fills these in by itself. But sometimes a whole batch is wrong - testers started with the wrong market selected, a test case was created after the runs, or a series of runs ended in an outcome you want to correct.
Fixing such a batch run by run is slow. With Bulk Edit you select all affected test runs in the test run list and change them in one step.
What Bulk Edit changes
| Field | What happens |
|---|---|
| Language | The runs and all texts captured during them move to the new language. |
| Test Case | The runs are assigned to the test case, or to no test case. The "!" marker for an unexpected outcome is recalculated. |
| Market | The runs and the issues reported on their pages move to the new market, or to no market. |
| Outcome | The final status of the runs is set, or removed. |
Fields you do not touch keep their current value on every run.
How to bulk edit test runs
Step 1: Select the test runs
Open Test Runs. Tick the checkbox at the start of each run you want to change. Hold Shift while clicking to select a whole range. The checkbox in the header selects or deselects all runs currently shown - combine it with the search box or a result filter to select exactly the runs you need.
As soon as one run is selected, a bar appears below the list showing how many runs are selected.
Step 2: Open Bulk Edit
Click Bulk Edit in the bar. Every field starts with -- Keep Existing Value --.
Step 3: Pick the new values
Choose a new value for each field you want to change. For Test Case, Market and Outcome you can also choose No Test Case, No Market or No Outcome to clear the field. The X next to a field sets it back to "Keep Existing Value".
Step 4: Apply
Click Change N Test Runs. The list is refreshed with the new values and the selection is cleared.
Good to know
- You need the permission to edit test runs. Users without it do not see the checkboxes.
- Closed projects are read-only: the checkboxes are not shown there.
- To change the name of a test run, open the run and use Edit - names are changed one run at a time.