Configuration FAQs
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These answers cover reusable project and workspace configuration: labels, custom fields, parameters, and shared steps.
What are labels used for?
Section titled “What are labels used for?”Labels categorize supported work items and help with filtering, scanning, and reporting.
Renaming or recoloring a label updates how it appears wherever it is used.
Learn more in Labels Overview.
When should I use custom fields?
Section titled “When should I use custom fields?”Use custom fields when your team needs structured metadata on test cases, requirements, releases, or defects.
Workspace fields are reusable definitions. Project fields are local project configurations.
Learn more in Workspace vs Project Scope.
What are parameters?
Section titled “What are parameters?”Parameters are reusable rich-text variables. Use them for non-secret values that appear in test cases, shared steps, requirements, defects, or running views where the editor supports variables.
Learn more in Where Parameters Appear.
What are shared steps?
Section titled “What are shared steps?”Shared steps are reusable groups of step descriptions and expected outputs.
They help keep common flows consistent across repository test cases.
Learn more in Using Shared Steps.
What happens when reusable configuration is deleted?
Section titled “What happens when reusable configuration is deleted?”Deletion behavior depends on whether the item is used.
Labels are removed from linked work items. Used custom fields, parameters, and shared steps may offer safer retirement, replacement, or conversion choices depending on the feature.
Review usage before deleting.