What Is a Task?
Within manual runs, tasks are configurations that specify 3 things:
What tests should be tested.
What build/website/another artifact should be tested.
What device is the testing carried out on.
Creating a Task
Add a Plan to a Run Task
First, you need to add the scope of testing, i.e. the tests that are being tested. On the Testlio platform, tests are organized into test plans that testers follow.
Click on "Add plans", this will open a new modal.
Search for one or multiple plans that you want to use for testing. We currently support one plan per task, but there is no limit to how many tasks you can make.
Select the plans you want to include by selecting the checkbox in front of the plan name.
Click "Add plan" to add these into your run. If you select multiple plans, each has its own task.
Add Builds to Your Task
We call any artifact that is being tested a build. This can be a binary, a website, a live stream, and so on. There can be multiple builds per task and different builds between different task as well.
To add a build to a task, check the task that you want to add the build to and click "Assign build"
Hint: If you want to assign the same build to all plans, you can quick-assign by clicking on "Assign build" without checking a plan. This acts the same as if all of them were selected.You are shown the assign build modal. You can use this to see previously uploaded builds, edit builds, or even create or upload new builds.
Select the builds you want to assign by clicking the checkbox in front of them
Click "Assign" to make the assignment. If you selected multiple builds, then each of them will be added to all of the plans that you had selected.
See also - How to create or upload a build
Add Devices to Your Tasks
Testlio tests on real devices. These can be operated by members of the Testlio organization, a client's internal team members, or members of our Network of Freelancers from around the world. You can add multiple devices per plan.
To add devices to be tested on to a task, check the task where you want to add the devices to and click "Add people or devices".
You are shown a menu with two options - People, Devices.
Add People - Use this option to select to a specific person without specifying the device that they need to test with. It's super handy when making internal tasks within a client organization, for example, and allowing the tester to decide which device they use. Find out more about how to quickly add people.
Add Devices - This option is more advanced as it lets the user search for testers based on multiple different filters like device and location and then specify the exact device to be used for testing. Find out more about how to add devices.
Regardless of which option you chose, you can use the respective modal to select the resource you want to add and click "Add". The selected resource will be added to each selected task.
Well done, you have created your run configuration! You can edit it as much as you want while it is a draft. But in order to have your run configuration executed, you need to schedule your run.
Next Steps