This guide includes prewritten templates for software test cases, actual examples, and document samples that can be downloaded to suit your QA tasks.
Every day, I get several requests for a Test Case Template. I’m surprised to see that many testers still document test cases with Word docs or Excel files. But I’m sure that as the volume of your tests goes on increasing, you will find it extremely difficult to manage. No matter whether you are a beginner QA professional or a seasoned software tester.
The templates that I have provided in the following section are going to help you write better test cases, increase your test coverage, minimize your errors, and overall optimize your QA process.
If you are not using any Test case management tool, then I would strongly recommend, based on my 20 years of testing experience, that you use an open-source tool to manage and execute your test cases.
Table of Contents:
Template for Test Case Management
Test case formats may vary from one organization to another. However, using a standard test case format for writing test cases is one step closer to setting up a testing process for your project.
It also minimizes Ad-hoc testing that is done without proper test case documentation. But even if you use standard templates, you need to set up test cases writing, review & approve, test execution and most importantly test report preparation process, etc. by using manual methods.
Also, if you have a process to review the test cases by the business team, then you must format these test cases in a template that is agreed by both the parties.
Recommended Test Case Writing Tool
Before continuing with the Test case writing process, we recommend downloading this test case management tool. This will ease your test plan and test case writing process mentioned in this tutorial.
1) Testiny
Testiny – a new, straightforward test management tool. It is a fast-growing web-application built on the latest technologies and aims to make manual testing and QA management as seamless as possible. Its design is extremely intuitive, makes writing and maintaining test cases easy, and helps testers perform tests without adding bulky overhead to the testing process.
Don’t just take our word for it, take a look at Testiny yourself.
Testiny is perfect for small to mid-sized QA teams looking to integrate manual and automated testing into their development process.
Features:
- User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive and simple out of the box
- Flexible Test Case Creation: Write test cases using a rich-text editor, copy & paste screenshots, drag & drop to move items
- Customizable Templates: Choose between different test case templates; add your own custom fields to fit it to your needs
- Structured Test Organization: Organize tests in a tree-structure for better maintenance; easily search and filter for tests
- Test Planning and Execution: Manage test cases in test plans and test runs
- Tool Integrations: Powerful integrations (e.g. Jira, GitLab, Azure DevOps) for llinking requirements and defects
- Real-Time Collaboration: Instant updates for all browser sessions to stay in sync.
- Live Activity Tracking: Immediately see if a colleague made changes, completed a test, etc.
- Enterprise-Grade Security & Access: Powerful REST API, SSO, audit logs.
- Free for open-source projects and small teams with up to 3 people.
Here is how to make the manual test case management process a bit easier with the help of simple testing templates.
Note: I’ve listed the maximum number of fields related to the test case. However, it is advised to use only those fields used by your team. Also, if you think any fields used by your team are missing from this list, then feel free to add them to your customized template.
Standard Fields for a Sample Test Case Template
There are certain standard fields that need to be considered while preparing a Test case template.
Several standard fields for a sample Test Case template are listed below.
Test case ID: Unique ID is required for each test case. Follow some conventions to indicate the types of the test. For Example, ‘TC_UI_1’ indicating ‘user interface test case #1’.
Test priority (Low/Medium/High): This is very useful during test execution. Test priorities for business rules and functional test cases can be medium or higher, whereas minor user interface cases can be of a low priority. Testing priorities should always be set by the reviewer.
Module Name: Mention the name of the main module or the sub-module.
Test Designed By Name of the Tester.
Test Designed Date: Date when it was written.
Test Executed By Name of the Tester who executed this test. To be filled only after test execution.
Test Execution Date: Date when the test was executed.
Test Title/Name: Test case title. For example, verify the login page with a valid username and password.
Test Summary/Description: Describe the test objective in brief.
Pre-conditions: Any prerequisite that must be fulfilled before the execution of this test case. List all the pre-conditions in order to execute this test case successfully.
Dependencies: Mention any dependencies on other test cases or test requirements.
Test Steps: List all the test execution steps in detail. Write test steps in the order in which they should be executed. Make sure to provide as many details as you can.
Test Data: Use of test data as an input for this test case. You can provide different data sets with exact values to be used as an input.
Expected Result: What should be the system output after test execution? Describe the expected result in detail including the message/error that should be displayed on the screen.
Post-condition: What should be the state of the system after executing this test case?
Actual result: The actual test result should be filled after test execution. Describe the system behavior after test execution.
Status (Pass/Fail): If the actual result is not as per the expected result, then mark this test as failed. Otherwise, update it as passed.
Notes/Comments/Questions: If there are any special conditions to support the above fields, which can’t be described above or if there are any questions related to expected or actual results then mention them here.
Add the following fields if necessary:
Defect ID/Link: If the test status fails, then include the link to the defect log or mention the defect number.
Test Type/Keywords: This field can be used to classify tests based on test types. For Example, functional, usability, business rules, etc.
Requirements: Requirements for which this test case is being written for. Preferably the exact section number in the requirement doc.
Attachments/References: This field is useful for complex test scenarios in order to explain the test steps or expected results using a Visio diagram as a reference. Provide a link or location to the actual path of the diagram or document.
Automation? (Yes/No): Whether this test case is automated or not. It is useful to track automation status when test cases are automated.
With the help of the above fields, I’ve prepared an example test case template for your reference.
Format #1: Download Test Case Template with Example
– Test case DOC file template and
– Test case Excel file template
Also, here you can refer to a few more articles on writing effective test cases. Use these test writing guidelines and the above template to write and manage the test cases effectively on your project.
Sample Test Cases:
Tutorial #1: 180+ Sample Test Cases for Web and Desktop Applications
Format #2: Download Test Case Template with Example
Undoubtedly, the test cases will differ depending upon the functionality of the software that it is intended for. However, given below is a template that you can always use to document the test cases without bothering about what your application is doing.
Sample Test Cases
Based on the above template, below is an example that showcases the concept in a much understandable way.
Let’s assume that you are testing the login functionality of any web application, say Facebook.
Below are the Test Cases for the same:
=> Download the above Test case format with example data
Test Case Example for Manual Testing
Below given is an example of a live project that demonstrates how all the above-listed tips and tricks are implemented.
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Conclusion
Personally, I prefer to use a Test Case Management tool. You can start with an open-source tool. It will be a good addition to your efforts to set up the testing process and meanwhile, it will also save a lot of time instead of manually maintaining these documents.
We have also seen test case templates and a few examples using very good, quality documentation. I hope this article was helpful to you.
Research Process:
Total Time taken for research and publishing this guide: 40 Hours (Approx).
This guide is based on real testing practices used by QA professionals. We reviewed commonly used test case templates, examined how teams document test cases in day-to-day projects, and created examples that reflect practical testing scenarios. The templates were refined to ensure they’re easy to use, adaptable, and suitable for both manual and tool-based testing workflows.
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@ Muzaffar – Here is a list of some good open source test management tools. Remember when it’s open source there are very few choices and many tools have limitations for advance use. You can’t find every solution in one tool.
Use these tools and find which is best for your needs. I find TestLink good for small projects. Features – manage test cases, keywords, requirements, test plan, test case assignments, builds and many more good features.
TestLink (http://www.teamst.org/) – It’s a web based tool to manage test cases and requirements.
Bugzilla Testopia (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/testopia/) – It’s and extension to Bugzilla defect tracking tool.
TestCube – web based test case management
RTH-turbo (http://requirementsandtestinghub.wordpress.com/faq/) – One more web based test management tool
Testitool (http://www.majordojo.com//testitool/) – manage test plan and test cases
This should be enough for you to get started. I’ll cover more recommendations with details for both open source and commercial test case management tools in a separate post.
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