Generate Test Cases

Write your prompt, click Generate with AI, and Atto builds your test cases.

This article covers how to trigger test case generation in Ad-Hoc and what Atto does during the process. Before generating, make sure you have attached your context sources and written your prompt. See Attach Context Sources and Write Effective Prompts.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that:

• The Playground is open from QI Home > Adhoc. See Attach Context Sources and Write Effective Prompts if you have not done this yet.
• You have attached at least one context source and written your prompt.

Trigger Generation

1. From the left navigation bar, go to QI Home.
2. The Adhoc tab opens by default. Click Generate with Atto.
3. In the Playground, attach your context sources and write your prompt.
4. Click Generate with AI.

Atto begins generating test cases. The generation log appears in the left panel, showing each step as it progresses.

What Happens During Generation

After you click Generate with AI, Atto begins building your test cases. You can watch the progress in the left panel as each step completes. Generation typically takes 5–10 minutes depending on the amount of context attached.

Review the Generation Summary

When generation completes, the left panel shows a summary of what Atto produced.

The summary includes:

• Test type breakdown: The number of test cases by type: Functional, Non-Functional, User Experience, and Integration.
• Scenarios with full test cases: A table listing each scenario, its mapped story, and the number of test cases generated.
• Reusable Step Groups proposed: Step groups Atto identified from your test library that apply to the generated scenarios.
• Remaining Scenario Outlines: Scenarios that have been created as stubs but not yet fully filled. These are organized by area (for example, Search, Filters, Checkout). You can fill them later using the Playground.

After Generation

Once generation completes, QI Home updates to show your new Ad-Hoc session in the left sidebar with the session title, total test case count, and In Progress status.

The main area switches to the session detail view with three tabs: Tests, Coverage, and Test Plan.

From here you can:

• Review and accept test cases from the Tests tab. See Review and Accept Test Cases.
• Add more context or generate additional test cases by clicking Open Playground. See Use Playground.
• Track coverage and gaps from the Coverage tab. See Coverage and Gaps.