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Create suite
Test Suites to Create suite. Name it like the spreadsheet tab: “Checkout,” not “Misc.” The list always creates a top-level suite.
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Add First Case
Title a real user action: “Guest can complete checkout with a valid card.” Not “Checkout works.”
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Fill only what you'll use
Description, preconditions, expected outcome, priority (
low | medium | high | critical), module, tags, persona, estimate in minutes, status (draft | active | deprecated).4
Add steps
Each step: instruction, expected result, notes, evidence required. That’s the procedure column split into something you can pass/fail.
A good first case
- Title: Guest can complete checkout with a valid card
- Preconditions: Staging URL from the environment. Empty cart. Test Visa from Acme’s sandbox sheet.
- Steps: Open storefront to add in-stock SKU to checkout as guest to pay to see order number
- Expected outcome: Order number shown; cart empty; no generic error
- Priority:
critical - Status:
active
How to run it
Cycles, testers, pass/fail.
Organize more tests
Suites, tags, modules, deprecating unused tests.

