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Adding folders

Add folders to organize related items. TestTrack includes public and private folders. Public folders can be accessed by other users and are helpful for organizing items for your team. Private folders cannot be accessed by other users and are helpful for organizing items related to your work.

Different folder types may be used in the project to control the type of information displayed for a group of folders. Ask the TestTrack administrator if you need help selecting the correct folder type to use.

1. In the Folders list, select the folder to add the new folder to.

2. Click the add folder button and select a folder type from the list.

Note: You can change the folder type before saving the folder.

The new folder information is displayed on the Details tab.

3. Enter or select the following information. The available fields depend on the selected folder type.

Field Description
Name Folder name. You can enter up to 127 characters.
Access Sharing access for parent folders created in the root Public folder. Public folders can be accessed by other users. Shared with security groups folders are only shared with users in the selected groups. This value cannot be changed for private folders or child folders.
Description Folder description. You can enter up to 255 characters.
Path Path to the folder that the new folder will be created in. Click Browse to select a different folder. See Moving folders.
Type Folder type.
Task board Task board to display for the folder. See Using task boards. The default task board for the folder type is selected by default. Select <not set> if you do not want to make a task board available for the folder. This field is not displayed if task boards are not enabled for the folder type.
Web address Default web page related to the folder. For example, you may want to include a link to a wiki that provides additional project information. Click Open to open the web page in a new browser window or tab.
Notes Additional information about the folder. For example, you may want to provide links to additional project resources or general notes about the project. Use the formatting toolbar to apply formatting and add images and tables. See Formatting Text Fields.

4. Click the Release Planning tab to calculate the required release effort. See Entering release planning information.

Note: The information on the History tab is read-only. See Viewing folder history.

5. Click Save.

The folder is added. To organize related items, add them to the folder. See Adding items to folders.