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Hi Koncz Hedvig Edina! It sounds like you’re in the Test Plans hub in Azure DevOps and a few of your test cases have mysteriously disappeared even though you didn’t move or delete anything. A handful of things can “hide” test cases from view:
- Filters in the Test Plans directory
- The new Test Plans “All” view has a team filter and persistent filters. If you’ve got a filter applied (even unknowingly), some plans, suites or cases will be hidden. Try clearing all filters or clicking the “Show All” link at the top.
- Licensing & Permissions
- You need Basic + Test Plans (or higher) to see and manage test plans, suites and cases. Stakeholder-level access won’t show test artifacts, and missing work-item permissions on the area path can also block you. Double-check your access level and test-specific permissions here: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/devops/test/manual-test-permissions
- Service Enabled/Disabled
- It’s rare, but if the Test Plans service is turned off for your project, you won’t see suites or cases. Go to Project Settings → Overview and make sure “Test Plans” is toggled on.
- Test Points vs. Test Cases
- On the Execute tab you’re actually looking at test points (a combination of case, configuration & tester). If a case has no active test points (no configs assigned, etc.), it won’t show up there even though it still exists in the suite.
- Soft-deleted Artifacts
- If someone accidentally soft-deleted a suite or case via the API or UI, it lives in the Test Plan Recycle Bin for 14 days. You can restore it with the Test Plan/Test Suite Recycle Bin REST APIs: https://learn.microsoft.com/rest/api/azure/devops/testplan/test-plan-recycle-bin
To help narrow it down, can you share:
- Which view are you using in Test Plans? (All/Tree/Grid/Execute)
- Do you have any filters applied at the top of the Test Plans directory?
- What access level (Stakeholder/Basic/Basic + Test Plans) do you have, and are you a project admin?
- If you switch to the Tree view, do the “missing” cases still show up under their suite?
With that info we can drill in on exactly what’s hiding your test cases! Let me know in comments.
References:
- New Test Plans directory (filters, sorting, team filter)
- Manual testing permissions & licensing
- Test Plan Recycle Bin APIs
- Understanding test points vs. test cases
Note: This content was drafted with the help of an AI system.