How to structure test library vs test sets?

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A Test is supposed to check the quality, performance or reliability of something, so you test different parts of your application. The Login test can be a test step or a Test, depending on your requirements. You can reuse the Tests and Test Steps you created in the Test Library. 

In QAComplete you can organize Tests into folders, and place related Tests into Test Sets. Folder structure allows organization by release or feature. 

Test Sets allow you to document what Tests need to run together in what order. Tests in the Test Set should be a logical collection of Tests that you run sequentially.

Test Sets let you organize your tests in the same way that you organize your work into cycles or tasks. A Test Set is a group of tests that belong to specific tasks or feature, or have some other reason to be run together.
Good candidates for Test Sets can be, for example:

• Tests that focus on a certain part of the system, such as GUI or Database
• Tests that belong to a certain task, such as Regression or Sanity

The following articles can be useful for you:

Testing Best Practices: http://www.softwareplanner.com/testbestpractices.pdf

Test Scripts, Test Cases, and Test Scenarios: Understanding the Difference: https://smartbear.com/learn/software-testing/test-scripts-test-cases-test-scenarios/

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OPTIONS: https://support.smartbear.com/training/

QACOMPLETE FREE TRAINING: https://support.smartbear.com/qacomplete/training/free-training/