How to edit an approved test case in Jira?

Question

Hi,

I have a couple of old testcases in a testset which need to be updated. But since the testcase was approved long back, I'm unable to edit them. Does anyone know if deactivating the test case will set it back to the draft status where it can be edited and approved again? Or is cloning the testcase and editing the cloned one the better alternative?

Thank you!

Alex Koxaras -Relational- · Answer

...or you can speak to your jira admin and amend the workflow.

Akash Musku_wahpul · Answer

Hi Alex, we follow this workflow:

Draft -> In use -> Approved -> Deactivated.

The test case I'm trying to edit is already approved. I just created a trial ticket and tried the workflow from start to finish. After a ticket is approved / deactivated, there is no option to go back to draft / in use (a test case can only be edited in these two stages). At least I don't have the requisite permissions to do this.

I guess I'll just clone the test case and replace the original one with the edited clone version in the test set.

Thanks for your input. Have a nice day :)

Alex Koxaras -Relational- · Answer

@Akash Musku according to the official documentation https://docs.getxray.app/display/ON/Cloud+Editing+a+Test editing a test should be easy while opening the issue. Is your tests follow a custom workflow?