# US 2023/0053698 A1 · Method and system for managing life cycle iteration of test case, and medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0053698 A1 - Document ID: US20230053698A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/882,769 - Filed: 2022-08-08 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-19 - Assignees: Nio Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd - Applicants: Nio Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd - Inventors: Yan XIE; Fangli SUN; Dongxu ZHAO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230053698A1 ## CPC - G06F 11/3684: {for test design, e.g. generating new test cases} - G06F 11/368: {for test version control, e.g. updating test cases to a new software version} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract The disclosure provides a method and system for managing a life cycle iteration of a test case, where the method includes the following steps: writing a test case according to a mind map template; importing the written test case in batches based on the mind map template; storing the imported test case, and marking the test case, where the marking includes marking the test case as a manual test case; and creating an automated test case, and associating the automated test case with the manual test case. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for managing a life cycle iteration of a test case, wherein the method comprises the following steps: writing a test case according to a mind map template; importing the written test case in batches based on the mind map template; storing the imported test case, and marking the test case, wherein the marking comprises marking the test case as a manual test case; and creating an automated test case, and associating the automated test case with the manual test case. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises adding the manual test case associated with the automated test case. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises discarding the manual test case associated with the automated test case. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises updating an association between the automated test case and the manual test case by adding or discarding the manual test case associated with the automated test case. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the association is to use a number of the automated test case as a prefix of a number of the associated manual test case. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the method further comprises marking the test case as an automated test case or a manual test case by marking the test case with an “automated” tag or a “manual” tag. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the method further comprises marking the test case as a customized test case by marking the test case with a customized tag. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the customized tag comprises one or more of the following tags: an “automated” tag, a “manual” tag, an “API” tag, a “Web” tag, an “iOS” tag, an “Android” tag, an “implemented” tag, and a “not implemented” tag. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, wherein the method further comprises checking a tag and an association of the test case. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the method further comprises reporting the tag and the association of the imported test case by means of a push message. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the method further comprises collecting statistics about one or more of the following data: the number, tag, type of distribution, and association of the imported test case. ### Claim 12 A system for managing a life cycle iteration of a test case, wherein the system comprises: a mind map module configured to provide a mind map template to write a test case; a test case analysis module configured to import the written test case in batches based on the mind map template; and a test case management module configured to store the imported test case, and mark the test case, wherein the marking comprises marking the test case as a manual test case, and the test case management module is further configured to create an automated test case, and associate the automated test case with the manual test case. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system according to claim 12, wherein the test case management module is configured to add the manual test case associated with the automated test case. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The system according to claim 12, wherein the test case management module is configured to discard the manual test case associated with the automated test case. ### Claim 15 A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for managing a life cycle iteration of a test case, and the method comprises the following steps: writing a test case according to a mind map template; importing the written test case in batches based on the mind map template; storing the imported test case, and marking the test case, wherein the marking comprises marking the test case as a manual test case; and creating an automated test case, and associating the automated test case with the manual test case. ### Claim 16 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the method further comprises updating an association between the automated test case and the manual test case by adding or discarding the manual test case associated with the automated test case. ### Claim 17 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the association is to use a number of the automated test case as a prefix of a number of the associated manual test case. ### Claim 18 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the association is to use a number of the automated test case as a prefix of a number of the associated manual test case.