Canceling scheduled test runs

You might want to cancel a scheduled test run, scheduled recurring test runs, or multiple scheduled test runs when you realized that you did not configure all the settings for the runs, want to change a few settings, or do not want those tests to run.

You must have scheduled runs for one or multiple test assets from the Execution page.

You can cancel a scheduled test run, all instances of a scheduled recurring test runs, or multiple scheduled tests from the Progress page.

  1. Preform any of the following actions:
    • Click Scheduled under the Next Run column on the Execution page.

      The test is displayed on the Progress page. If you selected a test that was scheduled as a recurring test, then all the tests that ran and the next scheduled test run are displayed.

      Go to Step 2.

    • Go to the Progress page and identify the tests in any of the following ways that you want to cancel:
      You can select the tests that satisfy the following conditions:
      • The test must be in the Scheduled state.
      • The Cancel icon Image of the cancel icon in the Actions column must be enabled for the test.
      • The checkbox must be enabled for the test.

      Go to Step 2.

  2. Perform the actions in the following table:
    If... Action...
    You want to cancel any test run that is scheduled. Perform any of the following actions:
    • Click the Cancel icon Image of the cancel icon in the Actions column of the test that displays Scheduled as the status.
    • Click the checkbox in the row of the test that is scheduled, and then click Stop selected.

    The Cancel scheduled execution dialog is displayed.

    Go to Step 3.
    You want to cancel all scheduled instances of the recurring test runs.
    You want to stop multiple test runs that are scheduled Perform any of the following actions:
    • Click the checkbox in the row of the selected tests, and then click Stop selected.
    • Click the Select all checkbox in the header row, and then click Stop selected.
      Note: All scheduled tests are selected when you click the Select all checkbox.

    The Cancel scheduled execution dialog is displayed.

    Go to Step 3.
  3. Click Yes in the Cancel scheduled execution dialog.
    .

    A notification is displayed that the scheduled test runs are canceled.

You have successfully canceled a scheduled test, all instances of the scheduled recurring tests, or multiple scheduled tests. The canceled test runs are displayed on the Progress page with the status as Canceled. The canceled test runs are not displayed on the Results page and are not considered in the count of tests executed that are displayed on the Overview page.

You can re-initiate the test run from the Execution page by completing the configurations that you want for the test.