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Test statuses — Draft, Ready, Archived

Every test has a status marking where it is in its lifecycle. It’s an organizational label — it helps you and your team filter the Tests list and signal intent, but it does not change whether the test runs.

The three statuses

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StatusBadgeWhat it means
Ready(no badge)The default. The test is active and finished. New tests start as Ready, and Ready shows no badge — it’s the normal state.
Draftamber DraftA work in progress you haven’t finalized. It still runs; the badge just flags that it isn’t done.
Archivedgrey ArchivedA test you’ve retired but want to keep around. It still runs — if it shouldn’t, Skip or delete it.

Setting a status

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  • One test: open the test and change its status in the test’s properties.
  • Many at once: select tests on the Tests page and use the bulk action bar to set their status in one go.

Filtering by status

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The Tests page has a status filter — All / Draft / Ready / Archived. Use it to focus on unfinished work (Draft) or to hide retired tests (view only Ready). Archived tests are not hidden automatically; filter them out if you want them gone from view.

Status vs. Skip vs. Delete

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These three are easy to confuse — they do different things:

  • Status (Draft / Ready / Archived) — a label for organization and filtering. No effect on execution.
  • Skip — actually stops the test from running (and keeps it out of your monthly quota), with a reason shown on reports. Use this for a test that’s broken or temporarily shouldn’t run.
  • Delete — removes the test and its definition entirely.

So: reach for Archived to tidy up a test you’re done with but want to keep; reach for Skip when a test must not run; reach for Delete to get rid of it for good.

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