Test execution distribution

See how execution work is spread across users for manual or automated test runs, and find uneven workload before a run closes.

The test execution distribution widget draws one horizontal bar per user. Each bar is that user’s execution count, split into segments by execution status. Use it to find uneven workload before a run closes.

Summary of widget data and visualization

The widget plots users on the vertical axis and execution counts on the horizontal axis. Rows are sorted from the highest execution count down to the lowest. The busiest user is always first.

Key metric information and visualization

The following table describes each element of the chart:

Test run type

Test run type decides which executions the widget counts. Set it first, because it changes both the Group by options and the filter list. The following table shows what each type covers:

Switching the test run type clears the filters you already added. Each type carries its own filter set.

Group by

Group by decides what each row represents. Choose one of the following options:

• Assignee groups executions by the user the test case is assigned to. This is the default for manual runs.
• Last Executed By groups executions by the user who ran the test case most recently.

Manual executions that have no assignee are grouped under Unassigned.

Available filters

Filters narrow which executions the widget counts. The filter list depends on the Test run type you selected.

To add a filter, click Add filter and select the filter you want. To reuse a filter set from another widget on the dashboard, click Import from other widgets. After you add the first filter, Clear filters appears next to Filters. Click it to remove every filter.

Some filters carry a match operator to the left of the filter name. Use it to set how multiple values combine. Matches any one value (OR) is the default, and it counts an execution that matches any value you selected. When a filter also offers Matches all values (AND), that option counts only the executions that match every value you selected.

Some filters also cap how many values you can select. When a cap applies, the widget states it under the filter as soon as you add the filter.

Filters for manual test runs

Apply the following filters when Test run type is set to Manual:

Use the Folders filter to read distribution for one module instead of a whole project. Click Select Folders, choose a project, then select the folders you want. Selecting a parent folder also selects every folder inside it.

Filters for automated test runs

Apply the following filters when Test run type is set to Automated:

Drill down for more information

The chart answers who holds the work. To find which projects and runs that work sits in, open the breakdown for one segment:

1. Hover over a bar segment.
2. Select View breakdown in the tooltip.

The Test Execution Distribution Drilldown panel opens a project-wise breakdown of the segment you selected. The top of the panel repeats the row label, the execution count, and the status.

Under Projects, each project shows its matching test count. Expand a project to list its test runs, each with its own matching test count. Select View tests on a run to open that run in a new tab, with the status filter already applied.

Interpreting test data

The following patterns come up most often in the chart:

Next steps

To keep building your dashboard, read the following pages:

• Test Management-specific dashboard widgets
• Active test runs widget
• Statistics cards widget
• Test Execution Distribution widget in Test Reporting & Analytics