When testing a feature, you often repeat the same steps across multiple tests. Keeping those steps in sync becomes a maintenence burden whenever they need updating. Reusable tests allows users to have the same test steps in many places - reuse anywhere, update once.
When to use reusable tests
A reusable test is a good fit when both of these are true:
Common - the steps will be used in more than one tests (e.g., shared set-up steps)
Isolated - the steps can run on their own. They execute regardless of the initial screen, and don't depend on any information defined outside of the test.
Note: a reusable test cannot contain test cases, and any variables used in a reusable test are only accessible within that test.
Adding a reusable test to another test
You can either insert an existing test at the start of a test by clicking on 'Insert existing test':
Or you can insert a test in the middle of another test:
Then, select one or more tests to insert:
Note: only eligible tests appear here. Tests that reference other tests, or contain multiple test cases, are hidden.
Updating reusable tests
Changing a step in a reusable test impacts all future runs of every test that uses it, so check the affected tests before making changes.
To see where a reusable test is used, click Usages at the top of the page:
Each entry lists a test that uses this reusable test, along with how many times it references it:
