Creating a new custom category

You can create custom categories in addition to the existing Basic category in the HCL OneTest Server catalog. You can save the custom generators under various custom categories with unique names.

Before you begin

You must be a member of the project with the Owner or Tester role.

Procedure

  1. Log in to HCL OneTest Server.

    The team space that contains your project is displayed.

  2. Click Active projects > My projects > project_name to open the project that contains the test assets.

    The Overview page of the project is displayed.

  3. Click Author > Catalog.
    The Catalog page is displayed.
  4. Select the branch where you want to store the custom category from the Branch list.
  5. Click the icon in the Catalog page, and then click Add new category.
    Based on the selected Branch, the following dialog is displayed:
    • Edit Branch: If you selected a branch other than the edit branch.
    • Add new category: If you selected the edit branch.
  6. Perform one of the following actions in the Edit branch dialog, if you selected a branch other than the edit branch:
    Action Steps Result
    Select an edit branch
    1. Select an edit branch from the Select branch list if the edit branches already exist.
    2. Click Ok.

    The Add new category dialog is displayed.

    Create an edit branch
    1. Select Create new branch.
    2. Enter a name for the edit branch.
    3. Click Save.

    The Add new category dialog is displayed.

  7. Perform the following steps in the Add new category dialog:
    1. Enter a unique name in the Category name field.
    2. Select a color from the available range of colors so that you can identify the new category easily.
    3. Select the location to create the new category in the selected folder.

      For example, if you entered MyFolder/MyCategory in the Category name field, and then selected Location as the location to create the category in the folder, then the category is created under the Location/MyFolder/MyCategory path.

    4. Click Create.

    The new category is added in the Catalog page.

Results

You created a custom category in the Catalog page.

What to do next

You can perform the following tasks: