Choose the status values you wish to use as filters during test runs: Filter
Action
error Selects any test that JavaTest could not execute the last time it was included in a test run. These errors usually occur because the test environment is not properly configured.
failed Selects any test that failed the last time the test was executed
not run Selects any test that has never been previously executed
passed Selects any test that passed the last time the test was executed

You can use the Test Manager window to determine a test's current status two ways:
image The color of the test's icon in the Test Tree pane:

image = error

image = failed

image = not run

image = passed

image Select a node that contains the test in the Test Tree pane and look in the Passed, Failed, Error, and Not Run tabs. All tests hierarchically beneath the node are listed in the appropriate tab based on their status.

image
It is often useful to choose all of the status values except "passed" for the first few test runs, then refine the filtering to reduce the number of tests in subsequent runs.

Prior status is evaluated on a test-by-test basis using information stored in result files (.jtr) written in the work directory (see the JavaTest online help for more information). A result file is written in the work directory for every test that is executed. If you change the work directory between test runs, the result files will not be found and JavaTest behaves as if the test suite has never been run.