Sharing Tests and Suites

Share a test, suite, or folder when you want to use the same test in several projects without creating separate copies.

One project remains the source of the shared test. Other projects use it as read-only content, while each project keeps its own test runs and results.

Use Share when the test should stay the same across projects. Use Copying Tests and Suites when each project needs its own version.

Note

Folders are used to organize shared content. The folder itself is not shared, but the tests and suites inside it can be.

Sharing Rules

A shared test follows a few simple rules:

• The source project owns the test content.
• The test is read-only in other projects.
• Each project keeps its own runs, results, and history.
• You can share the same test with multiple projects.
• Projects must use the same test type: BDD with BDD or Classical with Classical.

Note

Share is available on Professional, Enterprise, and Trial plans.

Allow Your Team to Share Tests

By default, only Owners and Managers can share tests and suites. You can allow all project members to use sharing.

1. Go to Settings in the sidebar.
2. Select Project.
3. Toggle the Share to other projects switch on.

The Sharing block also holds Share Living Docs and Enable Public Report. These are separate features - see Living Documentation and Share Report Publicly.

Setting	Who can share
On	All project members
Off	Owners and Managers

Only Owners and Managers can change this setting.

Shared Test Data

When you share a test, its test content becomes available in the target project. Run-related information stays in the project where it was created.

Data	Shared?
Title and description	Yes
Attachments	Yes
Labels and custom labels	Yes
Tags	Yes
Priority	Yes
Linked issues	Yes, when the integration is available
Assignee	Yes, when the user exists in the target project
Test author	Yes, when the user exists in the target project
Runs and results	No
History	No
Requirements	No
Comments	No

Synchronized Fields

After the first share, changes to title, description, and tags are synchronized from the source project to all linked projects.

New tests added to a shared suite are also available in linked projects.

Other shared fields are not updated after the initial share.

Note

Shared tests are read-only in target projects. To edit a shared test there, you must first unlink it.

Share a Test, Suite, or Folder

1. Go to the Tests page in the source project.
2. Open the test, suite, or folder you want to share.
3. Click (...).
4. Select Share to other projects.
5. Choose Other project for one project or Bulk selection project for several projects.
6. Select the target project or projects.
7. Click Share.

The shared item appears in the selected projects as read-only.

Note

Suites and folders shared in bulk are added to the Root of the target project. A single test can be shared with one project at a time.

Share Several Items

Use bulk sharing when you want to share multiple tests, suites, or folders at once.

1. Go to the Tests page.
2. Select the items you want to share.
3. Click Share in the toolbar.
4. Select the target projects.
5. Select the destination.
6. Click Share.

All selected items are shared using the same settings.

Share an Item With More Projects

You can share an item that is already shared with additional projects. The original source project remains the owner. The new project connects directly to that original source.

This means sharing does not create a chain between projects. All linked projects use the same source.

Run Shared Tests

Sharing the test content does not share its run history. When you run a shared test in another project, Testomat.io creates a run in that project. Its logs, status, and results stay there.

This lets different projects use the same test while keeping their own testing history.

Note

If the source test changes while a run is in progress, updates to the shared test content are applied to the linked projects.

Unlink a Shared Test

Unlink a test when you want to make it independent from the source project.

Caution

Unlinking is permanent for that connection. If you want the same test to stay synchronized with the source, keep it shared.

1. Open the shared test, suite, or folder in the target project.
2. Click (...).
3. Select Unlink share.

After unlinking:

• the item no longer receives updates from the source
• it becomes editable in the current project
• it works as a local test, suite, or folder
• the unlink action is recorded in History

Next Steps

• Test URL and ID
• Suites and Folders