Manually sort test cases in test plans and runs

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Current status

In test plans (and test runs) all test cases are sorted first by their folder and then any other sorting criteria.

Also see: Is is possible to order test cases in a test plan/run - Support - Testiny Forum

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Why the request is relevant

Often, folders are used to collect test cases by topics. In test plans, test cases from many different folders may be collected. During the test run, the order in which the test cases are tested might be crucial.

Feature request

The order of test cases in a test run and test plan should be manually adjustable.

This request builds upon the existing feature request Show test cases in test run without folders - App Feedback - Testiny Forum

Example

In our case, folders represent processes. Test cases cover different process variants und sub-processes. Test plans are used to string together many sub-processes and process variants. They represent end-to-end processes which jump between different processes and include loops back to “former” processes. As a result, it is necessary to order the test cases regardless of their folder.

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Thanks for your suggestion!

As of now, the order of the test cases and test case folders are determined by the order set in the Test Cases section.
So, you can change the order of the test cases as well as order of test case folders, but only for all test plans at once.

As I understand your request, you would like to “override” that behavior per test plan, correct?

If somebody reads this request and would also like to have this feature, make sure to vote for this topic. We do consider the number of votes for feature requests in our roadmap and priority planning.

Best regards,
Alex

That is correct. A change according to my feature request would significantly add value to test plans in all cases where the order of test cases is relevant.

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Similar need, different angle: we want to share test cases between QA and UAT plans rather than duplicate them. QA order is thoroughness-driven; UAT order follows the user journey — same cases, different logical order per plan. Right now we either pick one global order or duplicate cases per plan, which is the exact overhead we're trying to avoid by sharing them. +1 for a per-plan override — even simple manual reordering scoped to one plan, leaving the global folder order untouched, would solve this.

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