TFS 2015 & 2017 Bulk Copy Test Cases for Microsoft Test Manager

A while ago I had written a blog post Microsoft Test Manager Test Case Versioning on how to manage Test Cases over multiple releases which required you to manually copy test cases individually.

Now there is a tool to help with the bulk copying of Test Cases and updates the Iteration field at the same time. In the example below I am copying my Test Cases from Iteration 1 to Iteration 2.

Instructions

Click on Connect to TFS Team Project
Select Project Collection and Team Project
Find Query (e.g. "Test Cases Iteration 1")
Double-click to Run Query
The Query Results will display on the right
Select Options - Copy Options are now a simple toggle on(Aqua color) and toggle off(White color). By default all the options are turned on.
- Copy Links - When the option is checked the tool will copy links. When the option is unchecked the tool will not copy links.
- Copy Attachments - When the option is checked the tool will copy attachments. When the option is unchecked the tool will not copy attachments.
- Copy Shared Steps - When the option is checked the tool will copy shared steps work item and update any copied test cases referencing the newly created shared steps work item. When the option is unchecked the tool will keep the reference to the original shared step.
Select Target Iteration for the release you would like to copy the test cases to (e.g. "Iteration 2)
Click Copy Test Cases
You will then receive a confirmation "Copied 2 Test Cases Successfully"
Now I have copied all the Test Cases I need for Iteration 2
When you create a query for Test Cases Iteration 2 you will see
- A newly generated Work Item ID
- The Iteration Path has been updated to Target Iteration

Enjoy!

Anna Russo

ALM TFS QA Consultant

ImprovingSoftwareQuality.com