If you have created a run task but need to change something, you can edit the task before it is approved.
When You Can Make Changes
You can make changes to run tasks until they have been approved. For run tasks that have not yet been started (are not In Progress), you can change anything about them, though note that changes to allocated tasks may mean they get reallocated.
When a run task is In Progress, you can only change the following:
Title
Description
Start and due date
Estimate
How To Edit a Task
To edit a task, follow these steps:
In the run view, click the plan.
Click the task that you want to edit.
Click ✎ Edit.
Make the necessary changes.
Click Save.
What You Can't Do
Two fields are never editable in run tasks:
Task type – This is always set to Test Execution.
Time Estimate – This is set based on the plan. To edit the estimate, update the plan.
What You Can Do
Remove Plans from a Run
You can only remove plans from a run when the run is in a Draft state. Once the run is scheduled, you can no longer remove plans and should cancel the task.
To remove a plan, follow these steps:
In the run view, click the plan that you want to remove to expand it.
Click 🗑️ Remove.
Add Additional Devices/Testers or Builds
To add more devices or builds to a plan, follow these steps:
In the run view, select all of the plans where you want to add devices/testers or builds.
Click Add builds or Add people or devices.
Add what you want and click Add.
Cancel a Task
If you need to make changes to your compiled testing team, you can do so by cancelling an allocated task. Follow these steps:
In the run view, click the plan.
Click the task that you want to cancel.
Click Cancel.
Cancelling a task with an allocated tester sends an email to the tester informing them of the cancellation. The tester is no longer able to start working on the task or continue already-started work. Any testing results are lost. To re-allocate a tester from one plan to another, add them to the new plan before cancelling the original task. Tasks cannot be cancelled after a tester has already submitted work.
Edit Allocated Tasks
When a task is In Progress or Ready to Start, it is allocated to a tester. Changes are still possible (though only some parts if it is In Progress), but may require the task to be reallocated.
Tasks are reallocated if:
The start date changes by more than 2 hours.
The testing window is decreased (for example, the due date is moved 1 hour earlier).
In these cases, testers are notified and the tasks are reallocated.