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# Trigger Test Executions

## What Is Test Execution?

Test Execution is the process of running preconfigured test pipelines and observing results over time (live progress, final status, and history).


> **Info**
>
> Running individual test cases directly is not supported. Test execution is always triggered through a trigger method.


## Trigger Methods

Testany currently supports three trigger methods:

1. Plan
2. Manual Trigger
3. Gatekeeper

Each method serves a different operation model.

### Plan (Scheduled)

Use Plan when execution should happen automatically on schedule.

Typical scenarios:

- daily/weekly regression
- off-hours recurring checks
- long-term stability monitoring

Guide: [Manage Test Trigger Methods - Plan Trigger](https://docs.testany.io/en/docs/managing-test-plan.md)

### Manual Trigger (On Demand)

Use Manual Trigger when you need immediate, user-initiated execution.

Typical scenarios:

- post-fix verification
- controlled reruns during incident handling
- ad-hoc validation before release decisions

Guide: [Manage Test Trigger Methods - Manual Trigger](https://docs.testany.io/en/docs/managing-test-manual-trigger.md)

### Gatekeeper (Event-Driven Inbound)

Use Gatekeeper when execution should be triggered by external systems (CI/CD, monitoring, incident platforms) via webhook.

Typical scenarios:

- deploy-complete auto validation
- alert-driven diagnostic tests
- integration checks on external events

Guide: [Manage Test Trigger Methods - Gatekeeper Trigger](https://docs.testany.io/en/docs/managing-test-gatekeeper.md)

## View and Analyze Results

After execution starts, you can track and analyze results in the **Execution** page.

For a page-level walkthrough of Execution List and Execution Detail, read:
[How to Read Execution List and Execution Detail](https://docs.testany.io/en/docs/how-to-read-execution-list-and-detail.md)

To understand status definitions in detail, read:
[Understanding Statuses on Testany Platform](https://docs.testany.io/en/docs/understanding-statuses-on-testany-platform-your-co.md)

## Glossary terms on this page

- [Test Execution](https://docs.testany.io/en/docs/glossary.md#test-execution)
- [Test Pipeline](https://docs.testany.io/en/docs/glossary.md#test-pipeline)
- [Test Case](https://docs.testany.io/en/docs/glossary.md#test-case)
- [Plan](https://docs.testany.io/en/docs/glossary.md#plan)
- [Manual Trigger](https://docs.testany.io/en/docs/glossary.md#manual-trigger)
- [Gatekeeper](https://docs.testany.io/en/docs/glossary.md#gatekeeper)
- [Execution](https://docs.testany.io/en/docs/glossary.md#execution)