3.9.5. Working with IDs for Test Cases and Test Suites
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### 3.9.5. Working with IDs for Test Cases and Test Suites

Each Test Case and Test Suite in a Project has a unique ID which can be used to refer to this Test Case or Test Suite within the Project and from external systems.

#### 3.9.5.1. Copying the ID of a Test Case or Test Suite to the clipboard

1. Select the Test Case or Test Suite whose ID you want to use from the Test Case Browser or Test Suite Browser.

   | Make sure you select the original specification of the element, not a place where it has been reused. Press »F6« to find the original specification of a selected element.

2. Select:

   Copy ID to clipboard

   from the context-sensitive menu.

3. You can now paste the ID into your external system.

#### 3.9.5.2. Opening an element based on an ID in the clipboard

1. Copy the ID you want to find from your external system.

2. In the ITE, press »Shift+F9« to open the Test Case Editor or Test Suite Editor for the element with the ID from the clipboard.