What permission level do you need in VSTS to create Test Plans

Question

According to the Microsoft documentation, you need to have Basic access in VSTS in order to create Test Plans, however, when I log in with a user having Basic access, the link for adding a Test Plan is not there.

What additional access does this user need to be able to create Test Plans? The user is also an administrator of the team to which Test Plans need to be added.

Screenshots showing the MS documentation, the particular user's access level, how it should look according to MS and how it does look (with the "+" icon to add Test Plans not appearing when logging in as the user in question with Basic access).

That does not appear to be what this MS article indicates. docs.microsoft.com/en-us/vsts/manual-test/…. It shows that a user with Contributor access should be able to Manage Test Plans and Test Suites (presumably without having to install the Test Manager extension). — user3329073
Without the Test Manager extension, those capabilities aren't present at all. marketplace.visualstudio.com/… — Daniel Mann

starian chen-MSFT starian chen-MSFT · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-09T03:07:49

That article introduce the testing permission and access, not for the way (UI) to manage test (e.g. Create test plan)

With basic access level and Contributors permission, you can create test plan. There are many ways to create test plan, such as Microsoft Test Manager (client software), REST API. But you can’t do it in Test tab without Test Manager extension, which is used to manage test online (test tab).

To conclude, if you want to create test plan on online (test tab), you need to install Test manager extension. You can build a custom extension to manage test through calling REST API in order to manage test online without install Test manager extension.

What permission level do you need in VSTS to create Test Plans

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