<rss version="2.0" xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Inflectra Customer Forums: Manage old test cases (Thread)</title><description> What is the best way to manage old test cases and to avoid that they are used in new test sets?  You can set the status to obsolete but that doesnt block them to be still used.  Is there a way to block future usage?  Thanks </description><language>en-US</language><copyright>(C) Copyright 2006-2026 Inflectra Corporation.</copyright><managingEditor>support@inflectra.com</managingEditor><category domain="http://www.dmoz.org">/Computers/Software/Project_Management/</category><category domain="http://www.dmoz.org">/Computers/Software/Quality_Assurance/</category><generator>KronoDesk</generator><a10:contributor><a10:email>support@inflectra.com</a10:email></a10:contributor><a10:id>http://www.inflectra.com/kronodesk/forums/threads</a10:id><ttl>120</ttl><link>/Support/Forum/spiraplan/best-practices/2796.aspx</link><item><guid isPermaLink="false">threadId=2796</guid><author>kim vijle (kvij@idirect.net)</author><category domain="http://www.inflectra.com/kronodesk/thread/tag">test case</category><category domain="http://www.inflectra.com/kronodesk/thread/tag"> obsolete</category><title>Manage old test cases</title><description> What is the best way to manage old test cases and to avoid that they are used in new test sets?  You can set the status to obsolete but that doesnt block them to be still used.  Is there a way to block future usage?  Thanks </description><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 09:08:16 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2024-11-12T19:03:43-05:00</a10:updated><link>/Support/Forum/spiraplan/best-practices/2796.aspx</link></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">messageId=6128</guid><author>David J (adam.sandman+support@inflectra.com)</author><title> Hi Kim,  Id recommend:   Using the  test case workflow  status to mark test cases as Obsolete  Insi</title><description> Hi Kim,  Id recommend:   Using the  test case workflow  status to mark test cases as Obsolete  Inside the test case workflow editor,   make the field  Execution Status  disabled for the status Obsolete   Now the test cases cannot be executed while in that status (either directly or inside a test set). </description><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 16:10:57 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-05-24T16:10:57-04:00</a10:updated><link>/Support/Forum/spiraplan/best-practices/2796.aspx#reply6128</link></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">messageId=6227</guid><author>Tasmania DoH (spiraplanadmin@health.tas.gov.au)</author><title> Hi  This solves a problem for me in restricting old test cases. From the test case detail screen th</title><description> Hi  This solves a problem for me in restricting old test cases. From the test case detail screen the execute function is greyed out.  However, from the test case list screen the execute function is still there, and when I select it, it generates the crytic message:  You need to pass in at least one test case. </description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 00:31:59 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2023-11-14T00:31:59-05:00</a10:updated><link>/Support/Forum/spiraplan/best-practices/2796.aspx#reply6227</link></item></channel></rss>