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Create component test suites

A component test suite is a container for one or more test cases. When you create a test suite, you can choose to initially create it without any test cases and then later define some test cases for it. Or, you can choose to create the test suite and simultaneously define some test cases for it by selecting either operation-level testing or scenario-based testing. If you choose operation-level testing, a test case is generated for each selected operation. If you choose scenario-based testing, a single test case is generated for all of the selected operations.

The following topics provide detailed information on creating component test suites.

• Create test suites without test cases
  When you create a test suite, you can choose to initially create it without any test cases. This enables you to defer the process of defining test cases for the test suite until a later time.
• Create test suites with operation-level test cases
  When you create a test suite and select operation-level testing, a test case is automatically generated for each operation that you select for testing and the test case makes a single invocation on the component.
• Create test suites with scenario-based test cases
  When you create a test suite and select scenario-based testing, a single test case is automatically generated for all of the operations that you select for testing. The test case makes a series of invocations on one or more components that make up the scenario.

  You can choose the order in which you want the operations to be tested and the operations will be tested in sequence.

Manage test suites