Test Case Bulk Operations – Management Guide

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Bulk operations in Hawzu allow you to manage multiple test cases at once, saving time and reducing repetitive work. You can bulk edit properties, delete test cases, export data, and quickly create test runs from selected test cases.

Bulk actions are available directly from the Repository when one or more test cases are selected.

Selecting Test Cases

Selecting Individual Test Cases

Click the checkbox next to a test case to select it
Selected test cases are highlighted in the list
Click again to deselect

Selecting Multiple Test Cases

Select multiple checkboxes manually
Selection works across the currently visible list
Selection remains active while scrolling

Select All

To select all test cases in the current folder view:

Click the checkbox in the list header

Note
Only test cases visible in the current folder and filter context are selected.

Bulk Actions Bar

Once test cases are selected, a bulk actions bar appears at the top of the list.

Available actions include:

Bulk Edit
Delete
Export
Create Test Run
Clear Selection

The bar also displays the number of selected test cases.

The Bulk Actions Bar appears when one or more test cases are selected

Bulk Edit Test Cases

Bulk Edit allows you to update common properties across multiple test cases at once.

Select one or more test cases.
Click the Edit icon in the bulk actions bar.
The Bulk Edit Test Cases modal opens.
Select the fields you want to update.
Apply the changes.

Only the fields you explicitly select will be updated.

Supported Bulk Edit Fields

You can bulk update:

Priority
Severity
Test Type
Automation Status
- Manual
- Automated
- To Be Automated
- Automation In Progress
Parent Folder — moves the selected cases into another folder

Fields that are not selected remain unchanged.

Requirements and labels cannot be bulk edited. Update those on individual test cases, or from the requirement’s own linking view.

Bulk Edit Test Cases Modal — The Bulk Edit Test Cases modal allows you to update common properties across multiple test cases at once

Bulk Delete

Bulk Delete removes multiple test cases at once.

Select the test cases to delete.
Click the Delete icon in the bulk actions bar.
Confirm the deletion.

Bulk Export

You can export selected test cases for reporting, backup, or migration.

How to Export

Select one or more test cases.
Click the Export icon.
Choose an export format.

Supported Export Formats

Excel (.xlsx)
CSV (.csv)
JSON (.json)

Excel and CSV use the same fourteen columns as the Generic Excel import template, so an export re-imports cleanly: Title, Priority, Severity, Description, Test Type, Parent Folder, Requirements, Automation Status, Precondition Description, Precondition Output, Step Description, Step Output, Step Data and Is Gherkin.

Two things don’t survive that flat format:

Shared steps become ordinary steps. The spreadsheet has no shared-step column, so a re-import brings them back as normal steps.
Step Data exports empty. Imported Step Data is added to the step description, so the Step Data column exports empty.

JSON keeps both, along with labels and custom fields, which the spreadsheet formats don’t include. Use it when you want a copy that keeps everything, rather than something to edit in a spreadsheet.

Create Test Run from Selected Test Cases

Bulk selection provides a fast way to create a test run.

How to Create a Test Run

Select the required test cases.
Click Create Test Run.
Enter test run details.
Create the test run.

Create Test Run from Selected Test Cases — Create a test run from selected test cases

Important Notes

Test runs created this way are standalone executions
Test runs are not tied to releases
Selected test cases are added automatically

This is useful for:

Ad-hoc regression runs
Smoke or sanity executions
Exploratory testing sessions

Clearing Selection

To clear all selected test cases:

Click the Clear Selection icon

This hides the bulk actions bar and resets the list state.

Best Practices

Apply filters first, then use Select All
Double-check selections before deleting
Use bulk edit for consistent metadata updates
Export test cases before large deletions
Prefer bulk test run creation for quick execution cycles

Permissions

Bulk operations depend on project role:

Project Manager – Full access to bulk operations
Project Coordinator – Can bulk edit and create test runs
Project Member – Limited bulk actions based on permissions
Project Viewer – Read-only access

Custom roles may further restrict or allow specific bulk actions.