Deleting Shared Steps
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Deleting or removing a shared step removes the reusable shared-step definition from the area where the action is performed. If the shared step is used in test cases, Hawzu asks how those linked test cases should be handled.
Before You Delete
Section titled “Before You Delete”Open the shared step details view and review the Testcases tab. It shows the test cases that use the shared step and provides links to open them.
Reviewing usage helps you decide whether linked test cases should lose the shared step or keep a regular copy of its content.
Delete an Unused Shared Step
Section titled “Delete an Unused Shared Step”If a shared step has no linked test cases, Hawzu shows a simple confirmation.
For workspace shared steps, the confirmation action is Delete Shared Step. For project shared steps, the action may appear as Remove Shared Step.
Confirming removes the shared step. No test cases are changed because nothing is linked to it.
Delete a Used Shared Step
Section titled “Delete a Used Shared Step”If a shared step is used in test cases, Hawzu opens a deletion window with the impacted test-case count and handling options.
Choose one action before confirming.
Remove from Usages
Section titled “Remove from Usages”Use Remove from usages when the shared step should disappear from linked test cases.
This removes the linked shared-step reference. It does not add replacement step content, so affected test cases may need review afterward.
Convert to Regular Step
Section titled “Convert to Regular Step”Use Convert to regular step when test cases should keep the step content but no longer use the shared link.
Hawzu copies the shared step content into the linked test cases as regular steps. After conversion, future changes to the original shared step no longer affect those test cases.
This is usually the safer choice when the flow is still valid but should stop being centrally maintained.
What Deletion Does Not Do
Section titled “What Deletion Does Not Do”Deleting a shared step does not delete test cases. It only removes the shared-step definition and changes linked test cases according to the option you choose.
Deletion cannot be undone from the Shared Steps page, so review linked test cases before confirming.
Scope Impact
Section titled “Scope Impact”Deleting a workspace shared step can affect linked test cases across projects. Removing a project shared step affects linked test cases in the selected project area.
Workspace-level shared steps may be locked when viewed from a project. Manage them from the workspace Shared Steps page.