# Test Evidence Task

A **Test Evidence Task** is a task in a release pipeline that collects and stores evidence of successful test execution to ensure release quality and compliance before deployment.  A **Test Evidence Task** can be added as follows:

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Fill in the required details:

| **Name**                      | Enter any name of your choice for the approval task being created. **Note:** Only letters, numbers, underscores (\_), and periods (.) are permitted.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| **Description**               | Any message that is to be conveyed to the task performer can be mentioned here.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **Assign To**                 | <p></p><ul><li><p><strong>User:</strong><br>Select a specific user from the available list.</p><ul><li>The selected user will be responsible for reviewing and approving the Test Evidence task.</li><li>Use this option when approval must come from a designated individual.</li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Role:</strong><br>Select a role instead of a specific user.</p><ul><li>Any user assigned to the selected role can approve the Test Evidence task.</li><li>This option is useful when approvals are role-based rather than individual-specific.</li></ul></li><li><p><strong>Custom:</strong><br>Allows greater flexibility by letting you define custom component-role mappings for approval.</p><ul><li>The Test Evidence task can be approved by any user associated with the custom-defined roles for each component.</li><li>Different components can have different approver roles, depending on project requirements.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Note:</strong> The following options are available <strong>only</strong> under the <strong>Custom</strong> assignment type.</li><li><strong>Export Roles:</strong><br>This feature allows you to download and save the current role assignments (i.e., the list of components and their associated roles) as a file. </li><li><strong>Import Roles:</strong><br>This option allows you to upload a previously exported roles file in another release pipeline. </li><li><p><strong>Add Component and Role (+ Button)</strong></p><p>Click the <strong>“+” (Add)</strong> button to open a popup window.</p><p>In the popup:</p><ul><li><strong>Select the Component</strong> for which you want to define roles.</li><li><strong>Add one or more Roles</strong> (separated by commas) that should be assigned to the selected component.</li><li>Click the <strong>Add</strong> button to save the custom component-role mapping.</li></ul></li></ul> |
| **Message**                   | Any message that is to be conveyed to the task approver can be mentioned here.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Approval Message Required** | <p>When this option is enabled, the approver is required to enter a mandatory comment while approving or rejecting the stage in the <strong>My Tasks</strong> section.<br></p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

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**Note:**   In the **My Tasks** section, you can add links within the **Test Evidence** task, allowing users to attach and manage reference links efficiently.
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