Promote Acceptance Test

Move a completed acceptance test from tests/acceptance/ to tests/regression/ or tests/smoke/.

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Workflow

1. Locate the acceptance test — search e2e/tests/acceptance/ for the ticket key or file path
2. Determine the target suite — regression (default) or smoke (if user specifies)
3. Check for an existing spec in the target directory for the same feature
   • If one exists, merge the tests into the existing test.describe block
   • If not, create a new spec file
4. Apply the promotion changes (see checklist below)
5. Delete the original acceptance spec from tests/acceptance/
6. Run the test in its new location:

   npx playwright test --project="chromium:regression" {feature}.spec.ts
   

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Promotion Checklist

1. Rename the File

Remove the ticket key prefix:

BEFORE: e2e/tests/acceptance/PROJ-456-bulk-export.spec.ts
AFTER:  e2e/tests/regression/bulk-export.spec.ts

If the feature already has a regression spec (e.g., vault.spec.ts), merge the tests into that file instead of creating a new one.

2. Update test.describe

Remove the ticket key from the describe block:

// BEFORE
test.describe('PROJ-456: Bulk Export', () => {

// AFTER
test.describe('Bulk Export', () => {

If merging into an existing spec, add the tests inside the existing test.describe block (or create a nested test.describe if the feature area is distinct).

3. Verify POM JSDoc

Ensure all POM methods added for this ticket have complete JSDoc:

• Summary line
• Steps block (numbered)
• @param tags for all parameters

4. Run Tests

Verify the tests pass in their new location:

# For regression
npx playwright test --project="chromium:regression" {feature}.spec.ts

# For smoke
npx playwright test --project="chromium:smoke" {feature}.spec.ts

# Across all browsers
npx playwright test --project="*:regression" {feature}.spec.ts

5. Delete the Original

Remove the acceptance spec from tests/acceptance/ after confirming the promoted version passes.

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Decision: Promote, Merge, or Delete?

Scenario	Action
Feature is permanent, no existing regression spec	Promote to tests/regression/{feature}.spec.ts
Feature is permanent, regression spec already exists	Merge tests into the existing regression spec
Feature is on the critical path	Promote to tests/smoke/{feature}.spec.ts
Feature is fully covered by existing tests	Delete the acceptance spec
Feature was reverted	Delete the acceptance spec

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Example: Full Promotion

Before (acceptance)

File: e2e/tests/acceptance/MANT-123-vault-bulk-delete.spec.ts

import { test } from '../../fixtures/base';
import { VaultPage } from '../../poms/vault.page';

test.describe('MANT-123: Vault Bulk Delete', () => {
    test.beforeAll(async ({ browser }) => {
        const context = await browser.newContext({
            storageState: 'e2e/.auth/user.json',
        });
        const page = await context.newPage();
        const vault = new VaultPage(page);
        await vault.setUp();
        await page.close();
        await context.close();
    });

    test('should select and delete multiple items', async ({ page, testData }) => {
        // ...
    });
});

After (regression)

File: e2e/tests/regression/vault.spec.ts (merged into existing spec, or new file)

import { test } from '../../fixtures/base';
import { VaultPage } from '../../poms/vault.page';

test.describe('Vault Tests', () => {
    test.beforeAll(async ({ browser }) => {
        const context = await browser.newContext({
            storageState: 'e2e/.auth/user.json',
        });
        const page = await context.newPage();
        const vault = new VaultPage(page);
        await vault.setUp();
        await page.close();
        await context.close();
    });

    // ... existing tests ...

    test('should select and delete multiple items', async ({ page, testData }) => {
        // ... (promoted from MANT-123)
    });
});

Original file e2e/tests/acceptance/MANT-123-vault-bulk-delete.spec.ts is deleted.