Add clear documentation directly inside your tests
Automation should not become a black box. As your test pack grows, clarity becomes just as important as coverage.
The Test Comment step in DoesQA allows you to insert structured notes directly into your flows. These comments are visible in the Flow Designer and in test results, helping anyone reviewing the run understand what is happening and why.
This keeps your automation readable, maintainable, and easier to collaborate on.
Make complex flows easier to understand
Modern test packs often include:
Multi-step user journeys
Conditional paths
Backend validations
Environment-specific logic
Performance or accessibility checks
Without documentation, even well-built automation can become difficult to interpret.
Test comments help you:
Explain the purpose of a section
Clarify why a specific workaround exists
Highlight known limitations
Document assumptions
Mark temporary logic
Instead of relying on external documentation, the context lives alongside the test itself.
Improve collaboration across teams
DoesQA is designed for collaboration between:
Automation engineers
Manual testers
Developers
Product owners
Stakeholders reviewing results
Not everyone reading a test result will know the reasoning behind each step. Comments provide helpful context without changing behaviour.
For example:
Explaining why a cookie banner is handled in a specific way
Noting that a performance threshold is temporary
Clarifying why a certain negative test is expected to fail
This reduces back-and-forth and increases shared understanding.
Support long-term maintainability
As your application evolves, tests will evolve too. Months later, it can be difficult to remember why something was structured in a particular way.
By adding comments at key points, you future-proof your test pack. When revisiting a flow, your past decisions are documented and easy to understand.
This is particularly valuable in larger teams where ownership of flows may shift over time.
Structure and organise large flows
Comments can also be used as visual separators inside the Flow Designer to:
Divide logical sections
Group related actions
Signal transitions between user states
Highlight critical assertions
This makes long branching flows far easier to scan and reason about.
Lightweight, zero impact on execution
Test comments do not affect test behaviour. They:
Do not change outcomes
Do not impact performance
Do not alter runner behaviour
They exist purely to improve clarity and communication.
Clear documentation inside your automation makes it more professional, more collaborative, and far easier to scale.