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Create a Task in a Manual Run
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Written by Doris Sooläte
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What Tasks Are

Within manual runs, tasks are configurations that specify 3 things:

  1. What tests should be executed.

  2. What build/website/other artifact should be tested.

  3. What device the testing is carried out on.

Create a Task

1. Add a Plan

First, define the scope of testing, meaning what tests are executed. On the Testlio platform, tests are organized into test plans that testers follow.

  1. Click Add plans.

  2. In the dialog that opens, search for one or more plans to use for testing.

  3. Select the plans to include by selecting the checkbox in front of the plan name.

  4. Click Add plan.

The plans are added to your run. If you selected multiple plans, each plan has its own task.

2. Add Builds to Your Task

Any artifact that is being tested is called a build. It can be a binary file, a website, a live stream, or something else. Each task can have multiple builds and different tasks can have different builds. See also how to create or upload a build.

To add builds to tasks, follow these steps:

  1. Select the tasks you want to add the build to. To add the same builds to all tasks, do not select any tasks.

  2. Click Add builds.

  3. Select the builds you want to assign or click Add new to add a new build and then select it.

  4. Click Add.

The builds you selected are added to the selected plans.

3. 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 a task, follow these steps:

  1. Select the tasks you want to add the devices to. To add the same devices to all tasks, do not select any tasks.

  2. Click Add people or devices.

  3. Select whether to add People or Devices

    • People: Use this option to select to specific people without specifying the device that they need to test with. This is useful, for example, when creating internal tasks within your organization. Find out more about allocating people.

    • Devices: This option enables you to use multiple different filters such as device and location and then specify the exact device sto be used for testing. Find out more about adding devices.

  4. Select the people or devices to add to the task.

  5. Click Add.

The selected resource is added to the selected tasks.

Well done, you have created your run configuration! You can edit it as much as you want while it is a draft. But to execute the tests, you need to schedule your run.

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