The following table describes the steps that you need to perform to define test case coverage for your user stories.

Assigning Reviewers to an Epic

Only the project manager or administrator can assign reviewers to epics. The reviewers are responsible to review the test case acceptance criteria for the epic.

To assign reviewers to an epic:

1. Click the User Stories menu.

2. Select an epic.

3. Click Assign Reviewers.

4. Select the users that you want as reviewers for this epic.

5. Click Save.

Qualitia Design Studio sends a notification e-mail to the users that they are selected as reviewers for the epic.

Adding the Test Case Acceptance Criteria

Perform the following steps to add the acceptance criteria for a user story.

To add the test case acceptance criteria:

1. Click the User Stories menu.

2. Select an epic.

3. Under the Validation column, click the Acceptance Criteria button for the user story.

4. Enter the acceptance criteria.

5. Click the Notes tab to add any important notes.

6. Click Map to map the associated test cases from the User Story Detailed screen.

The acceptance criteria for a user story can be mapped to the new test cases that you create for the user story. For more detailed information, refer to Create a New Test Case.

Requesting Test Case Acceptance Criteria Review

After you add the test case acceptance criteria for an epic, you must request the reviewers for a review.

To request the test case acceptance criteria review:

1. Click the User Stories menu.

2. Click the appropriate user story.

3. Optionally, click Validations, Notes to view and edit acceptance criteria.

4. Click Request Review.

Qualitia Design Studio sends an notification e-mail to the reviewers assigned to the epic.

When the reviewers start providing suggestions and comments, you can respond to those suggestions. For more information, see Managing the Review Comments.

Reviewing the Test Case Acceptance Criteria

You can review the test case acceptance criteria added by the test case author and provide your feedback and suggestions.

To review the test case acceptance criteria:

1. Click the Review menu.

2. Under Status, click the user stories which are open.

3. You can add, edit, or delete acceptance criteria.

4. Click the Notes tab to provide your feedback and suggestions. 

5. You can filter the acceptance criteria as per the users and their test case mapping status.

6. Switch to Epic Review to add suggestions for the acceptance criteria associated with the epic.

Managing the Review Comments

You can modify the test case acceptance criteria for the user stories and epics based on the feedback received from the reviewers.

To manage the review comments:

1. Click the User Story menu.

2. Click the appropriate user story.

3. Click Manage Review.

4. Modify the acceptance criteria as per the suggestions given by the reviewers.

5. Click the Notes tab to add any important notes. 

6. Click Map to map the acceptance criteria with the test cases.
   Note: You can filter the acceptance criteria as per the users and their test case mapping status.

7. Switch to Epic Review to do the following actions:

   1. Add the acceptance criteria for the epic.

   2. Click Map to map the acceptance criteria with test cases.

Approving the Test Case Acceptance Criteria

After all the feedback and suggestions from the reviewers are incorporated, you can go ahead and approve the test case acceptance criteria.

The acceptance criteria for a user story is marked as Approved only if the project manager or administrator approves it, or all the reviewers associated with the epic approve it.

To approve the test case acceptance criteria:

1. Click the Review menu.

2. Under Status, click the user stories for which acceptance criteria are open.

3. Click Approve.

Qualitia Design Studio sends an approval notification e-mail to the test case author, project manager, and all the reviewers.