Update test cases with Ask AI

Update existing test cases with the Test Case Maintenance Agent in Ask AI when a requirement or dataset changes, and approve each change in Test Management.

In Ask AI the Test Case Maintenance Agent updates the test cases you already have. It reads the change you describe, finds the test cases in scope that the change affects, and drafts the updates. You approve them in the chat or in the review panel. This agent does not write missing coverage. Ask AI offers it to the Test Case Generator Agent after the updates.

What the agent updates

Three kinds of change start an update. The following table lists them with a prompt for each.

The agent updates system fields only. Custom fields stay as they are.

Update test cases

Follow these steps from the folder that holds the affected test cases:

1. Open your project, go to Test Cases, and open the folder that holds the affected test cases.

2. Click Ask AI at the bottom of the page. The context chip above the prompt box names the open folder.

   

3. Click + and select Upload file to attach the requirement. Or turn on a connector and reference the issue in your prompt. See Add context to Ask AI requests.

   

4. Type a prompt such as Update test cases for the attached requirement and click Send.

   A progress card titled TEST CASE MAINTENANCE shows the current step. For example: 1/2 · Checking existing coverage against the requirement. The agent reads the test cases in the folder in the context chip and drafts the changes.

   

When it finishes, a result card reads N test cases to update. The reply lists each test case it changed and what changed. It also says whether the requirement leaves coverage gaps. Nothing is saved at this point.

1. Click View to check each change in the review panel, or read the summary in the chat.
2. Click Update all test cases to apply every change. Click Ignore the selection to leave the test cases as they are.

Review the changes

Click View on the result card to open the review panel beside the chat.

The following table lists its controls.

Clear the checkbox on a row to leave that test case unchanged, then click Update. Rejected suggestions are discarded and the test case keeps its current content.

Choose which test cases to update

By default the scan covers the folder in the context chip. To narrow or widen the set:

• Name the test cases in the prompt, for example Update TC-1012 and TC-1015. You can name any test case in the project, including test cases outside the open folder.
• Open a different folder before you send the prompt.
• After the first result, type a follow-up such as Also update the refund test cases. The agent reworks the set without starting over.

After the update

Updated test cases rarely cover a whole new requirement. Ask AI reports the gaps and offers new test cases for them. The Test Case Generator Agent writes them in the same chat, and you approve them separately. See Run several agents in one Ask AI request.

Compare with the Generate Test Cases panel

Both paths run the same agent. In the panel you turn on Update test cases under Generation modes and pick Target Folders. In Ask AI the open folder sets the scope and the prompt sets the instructions. Both paths show you every change before it is applied. The panel adds a side-by-side comparison with a Reason for update note for each suggestion. See Test Case Maintenance Agent.

Limits

These limits apply to updates made in Ask AI:

• Existing test cases are updated. The agent does not create new ones and does not archive any.
• The agent updates system fields only. Custom field values are not generated.
• In this release, Ask AI does not read the project’s AI Agent Knowledge Base or AI Agent Instructions.

Next steps

Continue with one of these pages:

• Run several agents in one Ask AI request: See where the updates sit between datasets and new test cases.
• Generate test cases with Ask AI: Fill the coverage gaps the agent reports.
• Test Case Maintenance Agent: Run the agent from the Generate Test Cases panel.