Overview
To get the most out of qTest Manager, try learning these quick tips and tricks.
Tips and Tricks
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are a great way to speed up creating, deleting, and saving. To view the keyboard shortcuts, click the Keyboard shortcuts link at the bottom left of the navigation toolbar. The keyboard shortcuts may vary depending on the area of the application (e.g. Test Design keyboard shortcuts, Test Execution keyboard shortcuts, etc.).
The following table shows an aggregate view of all keyboard shortcuts.
Hotkey |
Page |
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Test Plan |
Requirements |
Test Design |
Test Execution |
Defects |
Reports |
|
Ctrl+S |
Save object |
Save object |
Save object |
Save object |
Save defect |
X |
Ctrl+G |
Save object & go to next item (same level on the object tree) |
Save object & go to next item (same level on the object tree) |
Save object & go to next item (same level on the object tree) |
Save object & go to next item (same level on the object tree) |
X |
X |
Shift+D |
Create release |
Create module |
Create module |
Create test cycle |
X |
X |
Shift+Delete, Shift+X |
Delete object(s) |
Delete object(s) |
Delete object(s) |
Delete object(s) |
X |
X |
Shift+C |
Create build |
Create requirement |
Create test case |
X |
X |
X |
Shift+S |
X |
X |
X |
Create test suite |
X |
X |
Shift+R |
X |
X |
X |
Create test run |
X |
X |
Ctrl+E |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Save & close defect |
X |
Next Steps: Setting up and using qTest Manager is easy. For a step-by-step checklist to navigate your first qTest experience, please refer to the Quick Start Guides.
Use Friendly Object URL's
You can access qTest objects with the friendly URL format: [your qTest URL]/p/[project-ID]/portal/project#key=[Object PID]
Note: PID is case-sensitive.
Utilizing Toggle ID
Every object in qTest Manager, such as Release, Module, Requirement, Test Case, Test Run, etc. has a unique ID attached to the object's name. You can show or hide an object's IDs on the Navigation tree using the Toggle option on the top tool bar. To show or hide an object's IDs:
- Go to a menu you want to show or hide the object's IDs.
- Click the Toggle icon on the top toolbar.
- Check objects you want to show IDs or uncheck to hide IDs.