Regulated Cycles

Panaya supports regulatory compliance organizations in streamlining and digitizing manual testing processes.

You can set a Cycle as Regulated so that only Reviewed Tests will be available for execution.

For a Regulated Cycle, users cannot run Steps (Run & Document, Manual Run) or Report Defects until the Test is marked as Reviewed and signed with a username and password (e-signature).

For signed tests, users cannot add, edit, or delete test attachments.

For signed steps, users cannot add, edit, or delete step-level attachments.

1. From within a Project, hover over the Tests tab and select Test Tree.

   

2. Highlight any Cycle in the tree and select the General tab.
   

   • Regulated
     To set the cycle as regulated, set Regulated to Yes, then click on Switch.

   • Runs must be signed by
     Define whether passed test runs should be signed by the actual tester (Tester) or any user (Anyone with e-sign permissions).

   • Runs must be performed by
     Define whether runs must be performed by the assigned tester or anyone.
     Upon completion of the test run, the tester will be notified to e-sign the step(s).

   • Restricted data
     Panaya allows restricted data access for selected cycles. Use this option to control data access for tests on your production system or restrict sensitive data from specific users.
     Learn more about Restricted Cycles

   • Enforce ready to test rule

     You can enforce the Ready to Test rule to strengthen process control. When enabled, only “Ready to Test” steps can be executed, and all other run actions are disabled.