Tricentis Explain Tosca Cloud test case
Plain-language summary of a test case's purpose and steps. Read-only. Hybrid: toscactl + tn.
Prerequisite: tosca-cloud-connect. For step tree: tn configured (configure_tn_connection.py).
Runtime: tn for Builder step-tree read — see runtime-routing.md.
Session checklist
Explain Cloud test case:
- [ ] Resolve test case [toscactl]
- [ ] Read step structure [tn]
- [ ] Summarize purpose, steps, verifications
- [ ] Present structured walkthrough
toscactl (default) — discovery
toscactl assets find --type testCase --name "<name>" --json --silent
Use returned metadata (name, id, tags, folder) in summary.
tn (gap fallback) — step tree
echo "/tosca — Explain test case '<name>': resolve via inventory search, read Builder structure, summarize purpose and steps. Read-only." | tn
Requires tn + /tosca. See references/read-path.md.
Fast path
- [toscactl] Resolve —
assets find --type testCase --name - [tn] Read structure — inventory +
getModulesSummary/ Builder via/tosca - Summarize — purpose, preconditions, steps, verifications; state confidence when inferred
- Report — structured walkthrough
Output template
## <Test case name>
**Purpose:** <one sentence>
**Preconditions:** <list>
**Steps:**
1. <action> — <expected>
...
**Key verifications:** <list>
Read-only — do not mutate unless user asks to remediate.