# Explore Cases and saved queries

Source: https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/test-management/explore · Last updated: 2026-10-27

Search and filter every test case of a Qualflare project on Explore Cases, switch to the AI filter, and save, load and update filters as saved queries.

To search every test case of a Qualflare project, whatever its suite, open **Explore** and filter the list; saving the filters as a named query needs the Editor role or higher in the project. The page is titled **Explore Cases**; qualflare.com calls it the Test Case Explorer.

## Before you begin

Requires the Viewer role or higher in the project.

* Saving queries and editing or cloning cases need the Editor role or higher, and deleting cases needs the Owner role.
* For the filter syntax, see [Search, filters and shortcuts](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/get-started/search-and-filters).

## Filter the cases

Click **Explore** in the project sidebar (compass icon). You see a searchable, sortable table of all test cases with filtering controls. The filter bar includes:

| Filter         | Options                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **State**      | Active only, today. The other options, Pending, Inactive and Archived, are not case states and match no case. To filter Draft, Review or Outdated cases, use the **State** filter on a suite's **Test Cases** tab. |
| **Priority**   | critical, high, medium, low                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **Test Type**  | unit, regression, integration, e2e, api, performance, smoke, and more                                                                                                                                              |
| **Automation** | automated, manual                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **Search**     | text search on case name                                                                                                                                                                                           |

Select one or more values in each filter to narrow results. Filters combine with AND logic — all conditions must match.

*Figure: Filter every case of the project by priority, test type, automation or name. State matches only Active today.*

> **Tip:** For natural language filtering, click the Quo icon at the right end of the filter bar, or type / in the empty bar, to switch to AI filter mode. See [AI-Powered Filtering](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/ai/ai-filter).

*Figure: Click the Quo icon, or type / in the empty bar, to describe a filter in plain language.*

## Work with the results

The results table shows each case's **Name** (with its status icon and number), **Priority**, **Suite** (a link to the suite), **Date Created** and **Date Updated**. Click a case name to open the case panel. The row ⋯ menu has **Edit** and **Clone** (Editor role) and **Delete** (Owner role).

Select cases with their checkboxes for bulk actions. Bulk **Delete** asks you to confirm. **Archive** isn't available on Explore yet.

## Save a query

Requires the Editor role or higher in the project.

1. Apply your desired filters to the table
2. Click **Save Query** (purple button next to the filter bar)
3. Enter a name for the query
4. Click **Create**

Saved queries belong to the project: everyone who can open it sees them in **Saved Queries**, sorted by name.

*Figure: Save the current filters as a named query that everyone in the project can load.*

> **Warning:** You can attach a saved query to a test plan on its **Dynamic Queries** tab, but it doesn't add cases to the plan's runs yet. See [Test Plans Reference](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/test-management/test-plans).

## Load a saved query

1. Click the **Saved Queries** dropdown (next to the Save button)
2. Search or scroll for your query
3. Click it to apply the filters

## Update a saved query

After loading a saved query, adjust the filters. Two options appear:

* **Update Query** — overwrites the saved query with the current filters
* **Save As** — creates a new query with a different name, leaving the original unchanged

## Sort and page through results

Click any column header to sort. Use the pagination controls at the bottom to navigate large result sets.

## Verify

The **Saved Queries** button shows the query's name, and the filter bar shows its filters.

## Troubleshoot

* **State** Pending, Inactive or Archived returns no cases: those options are not case states. Use the **State** filter on a suite's **Test Cases** tab.
* Bulk **Archive** answers `Archive coming soon`: archive cases from Browse or a suite's **Test Cases** tab instead.
* **Save Query** is greyed out: saving needs the Editor role or higher in the project.

## Next steps

* [AI-powered filtering](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/ai/ai-filter)
* [Test plans](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/test-management/test-plans)
* [Test cases: fields, states and steps](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/test-management/test-cases)
* [Glossary: saved query](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/reference/glossary#saved-query)