# Import and export test cases Source: https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/test-management/import-export · Last updated: 2026-10-27 Import test cases from Qase, TestRail, Testmo or Allure TestOps, and export your suites as a ZIP of CSV files. Qualflare can't re-import its own export. To move test cases into Qualflare, export them from Qase, TestRail, Testmo or Allure TestOps and import the file from **Browse**; files up to 20 MB import in the background, and you need the Editor role or higher. ## Before you begin Requires the Editor role or higher in the project. Qualflare doesn't import generic CSV or spreadsheet files, or its own export. ### Supported sources | Source | File formats | | ------------------ | -------------- | | **Qase** | CSV, JSON, XML | | **TestRail** | CSV, XML | | **Testmo** | CSV | | **Allure TestOps** | CSV | Allure TestOps means the test management product. Allure Report, the open-source reporter, has no test case export to import. Menu paths differ between tools and versions, so follow the source tool's own export guide. ## Import test cases 1. In **Browse**, open **Browse actions** (⋮, next to **Create Suite**) and choose **Import**. In a project with no suites, you can also click **Import** in the empty state. 2. In **Import Test Cases**, choose the tool you're importing from. 3. Upload the file and click **Import**. Qualflare shows `Import queued — we'll notify you and the project when it's done.` and closes the dialog. *Figure: Import and Export are in the Browse actions menu next to Create Suite.* *Figure: Pick the tool your file came from. Each card lists the file types it accepts.* *Figure: Files up to 20 MB are accepted, and the import runs in the background after you click Import.* When the import finishes, project members get the notification `Import finished: `, reading ` cases created in new suites, skipped.`, or `Import failed: ` with the reason. Qualflare also emails project members who haven't turned off this project's emails, unless **Import finished** is turned off in **Project Settings** > **Notifications** (see [Notifications](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/administration/project-settings#notifications)). *Figure: When an import finishes, project members get a notification with the cases created and skipped.* ### What gets imported * Suites, test cases and their steps. Qualflare adds cases to suites with the same name and creates the suites that don't exist yet. * Expected results become steps of type Expected Result. * Cases from Qase, Testmo and Allure TestOps keep their state when it matches a Qualflare state: Draft, Review, Active or Outdated. Qase's Actual becomes Active, and Deprecated or Obsolete becomes Outdated. TestRail cases, and states Qualflare doesn't recognize, start as Draft. * A case whose name already exists in its suite is skipped, so importing the same file twice doesn't create duplicates. * Tags, custom fields and attachments aren't imported. ### Limits | Limit | Maximum | | --------------- | ------- | | File size | 20 MB | | Suites per file | 200 | | Cases per file | 1,000 | | Steps per file | 5,000 | | Steps per case | 100 | The dialog rejects a file over 20 MB. A file over any other limit fails, and the notification names the limit. Descriptions longer than 1,024 characters and step text longer than 256 characters are shortened. ## Export test suites 1. In **Browse**, open **Browse actions** (⋮) and choose **Export**. 2. In **Export Test Cases**, pick the suites to export, or none to export every suite. 3. Click **Export**. Qualflare prepares the file in the background. 4. When **Export Complete** appears, click **Download**. If you see **Export Failed**, click **Try Again**. * Starting an export needs the Editor role or higher. **Export** also shows for Viewers, but their export fails with `Failed to start export. Please try again.` * Qualflare emails a link to the export's download page to project members who haven't turned off this project's emails. The page starts the download with a link that works for 10 minutes; if it expired, click **Download again**. * **Export files:** deleted 30 days after the export is created. See [Data retention](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/administration/project-settings#data-retention). ### Export format The export is a ZIP archive with two CSV files: * `cases.csv`: one row per case, with the columns Seq, UID, Name, Description, State, Priority, TestType, Automation, SuiteName, CreatedAt and UpdatedAt * `steps.csv`: one row per step, with the columns CaseSeq, CaseName, SuiteName, Position, StepType, Instruction and SharedStepName Suites appear only in the SuiteName column. An expected result is a step with the StepType `expected_result`. > **Warning:** You can't import a Qualflare export back into Qualflare. Import accepts files from Qase, TestRail, Testmo and Allure TestOps only, so an export can't restore deleted cases or copy suites to another project. ## Verify * After an import: the `Import finished: ` notification shows the counts, and the suites show in **Browse**. * After an export: the ZIP holds `cases.csv` and `steps.csv`. ## Troubleshoot | Message | Cause | Fix | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `Invalid file type. Accepted: …` | A type the source doesn't take | Use a [supported format](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/test-management/import-export#supported-sources) | | `File size exceeds 20 MB limit.` | Over 20 MB | Export fewer suites | | `Import failed: ` with `The file could not be read as a … export: …` or `The file is over an import limit: …` | Not an export of that source, or over a [limit](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/test-management/import-export#limits) | Pick the right source, or export fewer suites | | `Import failed: ` with `The file failed the virus scan and was not imported.`, `The import was cancelled because access to the project changed.`, `The import did not finish in time. Please try again.` or `Something went wrong on our side. Please try again.` | The scan, an access change, a timeout or a server error | Fix the cause, then import again | | `Failed to start export. Please try again.` | The Viewer role, or a failed request | Ask for the Editor role, or retry | | `This export is no longer available or is not ready yet` | Not ready, deleted after 30 days, or another project's | Wait, or export again | | `You don't have access to this project` | No access to its project | Ask to be added | ## Next steps * [Test suites and Browse](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/test-management/test-suites) * [Test cases: fields, states and steps](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/test-management/test-cases) * [Collect test results](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/cli/collect) * [Run manual tests with the Test Wizard](https://docs.qualflare.com/docs/runs/manual-testing)