Copying test artifacts while viewing a list

Use the artifact list views to copy test artifacts to the same project area or to a different project area. You can choose to duplicate artifacts with references to related artifacts, or leave the default options to generate an empty artifact with no references.

1. Open the list view for a test artifact. For example, open the list view for a test plan from the main menu by clicking Planning > Browse Test Plans.
2. Select one or more test artifacts to copy.
3. Click the Action Menu () for one of the selected artifacts and click Duplicate Artifact type.
4. In the Duplicating dialog box, select the project area.
   If you select a different project area and your test artifacts contain fields that must be mapped, you will later be prompted for additional information to map the fields, such as category values.
5. Depending on the artifact, if you are copying to the same project area, select an option for the test artifacts that are associated with the copy:
   • Include links to the same artifacts that the original artifacts link to: By default, links are created in the duplicated artifact to the artifacts that are associated with the original artifact. To prevent these links in the duplicated artifact, select another option. This option is available for test cases and test suites.
   • Include links to duplicates of the artifacts that the original artifacts link to: Artifacts associated with the duplicated original are also copied and links between the associated duplicates are generated. This option is available for test cases.
   • Do not include links to other artifacts: The duplicated artifact is a basic copy and will not contain links to other artifacts. This option is available for test cases.
6. Click OK. If you selected a different project area to duplicate to and your test artifacts contain fields that must be mapped, a second dialog box, Duplicating to New Project - Cross-Project Area Mapping, is displayed. The destination project must have an equal or greater number of category types than the source project. Select the values in the target project area that correspond to the values in the original project area, and then click Finish.

   When the test artifact is duplicated, the progress indicator at the end, shows the status as Completed. Test artifacts copied to the same project area have Copy of preceding the name.