You use Team Foundation Server (TFS) build and test data fields to perform the following actions:
Associate bugs with the builds where they were found or fixed.
Mark test cases as either manual or automated, and store information to support automated test cases.
For test cases and shared steps, define the action and validation steps and the data that are used to perform tests.
Test Manager and the test work item types (WITs) use the following fields to track test plans, progress, and results. The availability of the WITs is based on the version of TFS installed on your application-tier. To learn more about using these WITs, see Plan Manual Tests using Team Web Access.
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To learn more about upgrading an existing team project to get WITs that your team project currently doesn't have, go here.
Build and test data fields that appear on work item forms
The following table describes the fields that are defined in one or more of the test WITs. For information about data types and field attributes, see
To customize a field or pick list, see Modify or add a field to support queries, reports, and workflow.
Field name | Description | Reference name | Data type | Default value of the reportable type attribute | Default value of the index attribute |
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Automation Status (See Note 1) | The status of a test case. You can specify the following values:
To run automated tests, see Automate a test case in Microsoft Test Manager. | Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.AutomationStatus | String | Detail | False |
Found In (Note 2) | Product build number, also known as a revision, in which a bug was found. | Microsoft.VSTS.Build.FoundIn | String | Dimension | False |
Integration Build (Note 2) | Product build number that incorporates the code or fixes a bug. | Microsoft.VSTS.Build.IntegrationBuild | String | Dimension | False |
Issue | Indicates that the Shared Steps is associated with an expected result. Allowed values are Yes and No. (Shared Steps only) | Microsoft.VSTS.Common.Issue | String | Dimension | False |
Parameters(Note 3) | Contains the parameters to use when running a manual test. (Shared Parameters, Shared Steps, and Test Case) | Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.Parameters | HTML | None | False |
Steps | The action and validation steps that are required to perform the test. | Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.Steps | TestStepsControl | None | False |
System Info | Information about the software and system configuration that is relevant to the test. | Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.SystemInfo | HTML | None | False |
Steps to Reproduce | The steps that are required to reproduce unexpected behavior. | Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.ReproSteps | HTML | None | False |
Test Suite Type (Notes 1 and 4) | The test suite category. Allowed values are:
For more information, see Plan Manual Tests using Team Web Access. | Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.TestSuiteType | String | Dimension | False |
Notes
Do not customize the pick list for these fields. The system accepts only those values listed.
By adding a GLOBALLIST element to the FIELD definition, you can provide a drop-down menu of builds that users can choose from. To learn how, see Fields that support integration with test, build, and version control.
Requires TFS 2013.2 or TFS 2013.3 to be installed on the application-tier server and existing team projects to be updated to support Shared Parameters. To learn more, see Configure features after a TFS upgrade.
Requires TFS 2013.3 to be installed on the application-tier server and existing team projects to be updated to support Test Plan and Test Suite.
Additional fields
The following fields do not appear on work item forms, but these fields are tracked for test cases or test suites. You can use some of these fields to filter queries and create reports.
Field name | Description | Reference name | Data type | Default value of the reportable type attribute | Default value of the index attribute |
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Automated Test Storage | The assembly that contains the test that automates the test case. | Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.AutomatedTestStorage | String | None | False |
Automated Test Type | The type of test that automates the test case. | Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.AutomatedTestType | String | None | False |
AutomatedTestId | The ID of the test that automates the test case. (Test Case only) | Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.AutomatedTestId | String | None | False |
AutomatedTestName | The name of the test that is used to automate the test case. (Test Case only) | Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.AutomatedTestName | String | None | False |
LocalDataSource | The local data source that supports the test. (Test Case only) | Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.LocalDataSource | HTML | None | False |
Query Text | Field used to capture the query defined for a Query-based suite type. | Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.QueryText | PlainText | None | False |
Test Suite Audit (See Note 1) | Tracks additional operations performed when modifying a test suite, for example: adding tests to a test suite or changing configurations. This field can be viewed through the History tab or through a separate query. There will be a consolidated history view, including changes performed to work items field and changes resulting from related artifacts such as test points and configurations. | Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.TestSuiteAudit | Plain Text | None | False |
Test Suite Type ID (Note 1, 2) | A system assigned value that corresponds to the test suite category and only applicable to test suites. Assigned values are:
| Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.TestSuiteTypeId | Integer | None | False |
Notes
Requires TFS 2013.3 to be installed on the application-tier server and existing team projects to be updated to support Test Plan and Test Suite.
Do not customize the pick list for these fields. The system accepts only those values listed.
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