Assign testers from the Visual Task Board

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title: Assign testers from the Visual Task Board
description: Assign the test case to a tester from the Visual Task Board \(VTB\).
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Test Management
classification: test-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Assigning testers to test cases, Setting up the manual testing process, Test Management 1.0, Test Management applications, Strategic Portfolio Management]
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# Assign testers from the Visual Task Board

Assign the test case to a tester from the Visual Task Board \(VTB\).

## Before you begin

Role required: tm\_test\_manager or tm\_tester

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Test Management** > **Test Execution** > **Test Plans**.

2.  Open a test plan.

3.  Click the **Show View Task Board** related link.

    The VTB displays lanes for test case statuses. A card for each test case appears in the appropriate lane based on its status. Test cases that are not assigned to any user display Unassigned on their cards.

    \[Omitted image "unassigned-test-case.png"\] Alt text: Unassigned test case card on the Test Plan Visual task Board.

4.  Click the Unassigned card to open the test case form.

5.  Click **ASSIGNED TO** from the right side panel.

6.  Click **Add Primary Assignee** and select a user.

7.  Close the card by clicking the close icon \(\[Omitted image "close-icon.png"\] Alt text: Close icon.\).


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