Delete an iteration when you no longer need that round of testing in a Test Plan. Review the iteration and its results before confirming because deleting it changes the active plan view and reporting scope.
Before you begin
Confirm the Test Plan key and iteration number.
Review the runs and evidence you may need to keep. Export the relevant report first if your process requires a record. See Export Test Plans and Results.
Make sure you have the Vansah permission to delete Test Plan iterations.
The current interface requires at least one iteration to remain. You cannot delete the only iteration through Manage Iterations.
Delete the iteration
Open the Test Plan.
Open the iteration selector and choose Manage Iterations.
Find the iteration you want to remove. Use its delete control; check the iteration number in the tooltip or confirmation.
Read the confirmation and select Delete only when it identifies the correct iteration.
Refresh the plan and confirm that the removed iteration is no longer listed.
If you delete a different iteration from the one currently open, the current iteration remains selected. If you delete the current iteration, Vansah opens an available remaining iteration.
What deletion changes
The iteration is removed from the active plan. Vansah recalculates the plan’s dates and updates related reporting data. This action does not delete the Test Case definitions themselves.
Do not treat this action as a permanent-erasure guarantee for every underlying record. The deletion path marks the iteration deleted rather than deleting every related run and log record. Verify the active plan and reports after the change.
If Delete is unavailable or fails
Situation | What to do |
Only one iteration remains | Keep that iteration, or review the separate plan deletion workflow if the entire plan is no longer needed. |
Permission message | Ask an administrator to review Delete Test Plan Iteration permission and Jira space access. |
Error or timeout | Refresh the iteration list and check whether deletion saved before retrying. |
Deletion is different from starting a new round of testing. Create a new iteration when you need another execution cycle in the same plan.