Updated on 2025-08-19 GMT+08:00

Managing a Mind Map

Constraints

A maximum of 20 MB mind map files can be imported. A maximum of 100 mind maps in a compressed package can be imported.

Basic Operations on Mind Map

In addition to editing nodes, you can perform the following operations.

Operation

Description

Rename

Click in the upper left corner of the mind map. In the displayed dialog box, rename the mind map.

Delete a mind map

In the upper right corner of the mind map page, click , select Delete Mind Map, and click Confirm to delete the current mind map.

The deleted mind map is moved to the recycle bin.

Manage the recycle bin (on mind map)

Click in the upper right corner of the mind map and select Recycle Bin from the drop-down list. In the displayed dialog box, view the list of deleted mind maps.

For mind maps in the recycle bin, you can perform the following operations:

  • Click and Confirm to restore the mind map in the corresponding row.
    NOTE:
    • Restoring the mind map will replace the content on the current page. Exercise caution when performing this operation.
    • Once a record in the recycle bin is restored, the record is removed from the list.
    • You are advised to create a blank mind map to restore the mind map in the recycle bin.
  • Click to view details about the mind map in the corresponding row.
  • Click and Confirm to permanently delete the mind map in the corresponding row. Deleted mind maps cannot be restored. Exercise caution before performing this operation.

Recycle bin (on the Testing Design page)

In the lower left corner of the Testing Design page, click Recycle Bin. In the displayed dialog box, see the list of deleted mind maps.

For mind maps in the recycle bin, you can perform the following operations:

  • Click and Confirm to restore the mind map in the corresponding row.
    NOTE:
    • The mind map will be restored to the directory.
    • Once a record in the recycle bin is restored, the record is removed from the list.
  • Click to view details about the mind map in the corresponding row.
  • Click and Confirm to permanently delete the mind map in the corresponding row. Deleted mind maps cannot be restored. Exercise caution before performing this operation.

Import

Click on the toolbar above the mind map, and then click Confirm. In the displayed dialog box, select a local .xmind file to import.

NOTE:
  • A file whose size does not exceed 20 MB can be imported.
  • A maximum of 100 .xmind files in a compressed file can be imported.
  • The imported content will replace the mind map on the current page. Exercise caution when performing this operation.
  • After the mind map is imported successfully, the root node is not changed.

Export

Click on the toolbar above the mind map, select the PDF, PNG, or HTSM format, and click OK to export the mind map to the local computer.

Backup

Click on the toolbar above the mind map. In the displayed dialog box, enter the name and description, and click Confirm to create a backup for the mind map on the page.

Restore

Click on the toolbar of the mind map. In the displayed dialog box, select a backup and click . In the displayed dialog box, click Confirm to restore the backup mind map to the current page.

NOTE:
  • Restoring the mind map will replace the content on the current page. Exercise caution when performing this operation.
  • Before the mind map is restored, the content of the current mind map is automatically backed up.

Undo

Click on the toolbar above the mind map to cancel the last operation on the page.

Redo

Click on the toolbar above the mind map to restore the latest undone operation.

Expand all

Select a node with and click on the toolbar above the mind map to expand all subnodes under the node. The icon next to the node changes to .

Collapse all

Select a node with and click on the toolbar above the mind map to collapse all subnodes under the node. The icon next to the node changes to .

Collecting Node Statistics

On the left of the mind map page, the statistics of each type of node are displayed, including the total number of scenarios, test points, cases, and reviews.

Click any statistical value. A drawer expands from the right, showing the node details.

Click any node name in the list to locate the corresponding node in the mind map and view the node details.

Managing a Mind Map Template

Saving a Mind Map as Template

A mind map can be saved as a template.

  1. Access a mind map and edit the mind map as required.
  2. Click Template on the toolbar of the mind map and choose Save As.
  3. In displayed the dialog box, enter a name and click Confirm.
  4. Click in the upper left corner to return to the test design list. Click Templates in the upper left corner of the page, and click the Custom Templates tab. The saved template is displayed in the dialog box.

Editing a Template

Members can edit the templates saved by themselves.

  1. Go to the Testing Design page and click Templates in the upper left corner of the page.
  2. Click the Custom Templates tab. In the displayed dialog box, select a template and click .

  3. Edit the template as required. After the editing is complete, click in the upper left corner of the page.
  4. Click Templates in the upper left corner of the page. Click the Custom Templates tab. In the displayed dialog box, locate the edited template and click Preview to view the modified template details.

Searching for Nodes

In the upper right corner of a mind map, enter a keyword in the search box and click to find the node containing the keyword. The found node is marked in a blue box.

On the right of the search box, you can see the number of matched items and the sequence number of the matched item of the current node. You can click the up or down arrow to shift to other matching items.

Renaming a Node

  1. Enter a mind map. In the upper right corner of the map, click on the left of the search box.
  2. In the search box, enter a node name.
  3. In the text box below the search box, enter a new name.
  4. Click to replace the name of a node with the new name. The next node to be renamed is marked in a blue box. After all nodes are renamed, a message is displayed indicating that all the nodes have been renamed.

    Click to rename nodes in batches. A progress dialog box is displayed on the page.

Adjusting Layout

By default, the mind map is in the center view. That is, the root node is in the center, and subnodes are distributed on both sides of the root node.

Click the toolbar in the lower right corner of the mind map to adjust the layout of the mind map.

  • Click to adjust the subnodes to the left of the root node.

  • Click to adjust the subnodes to the right of the root node.

  • Click to adjust the view to the default center view.
  • Click or to zoom out or zoom in the mind map.

Shortcut Keys

You can use the following shortcut keys to edit the mind map during test design.

Operation

Shortcut Key

Align Center

End

Move View

W/A/S/D

Expand/Hide

F

Zoom In/Out

+/-

Edit Node

F2 or Space

Add Line Break

Alt+L/Shift+Enter/Ctrl+Enter

Copy

Ctrl+C

Paste

Ctrl+V

Cut

Ctrl+X

Undo

Ctrl+Z

Redo

Ctrl+Y

Add Sibling

Enter

Adding Child

Ins or Tab

Remove Node

Del

Select Root Node

Ctrl+Home or Home

Select Parent Node

Backspace

Move Selected Node

↑/←/↓/→

Move Node

Ctrl+↑/←/↓/→

Add Scenario

Alt+C

Add Test Node

Alt+P

Add Prerequisite

Alt+O

Add Step

Alt+T

Add Expected Result

Alt+X

Add Action Factor

Alt+Shift+A

Add Data Factor

Alt+Shift+D

Add Case Level

Ctrl+0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Find/Replace

Ctrl+F

Add Image

Ctrl+I

Add File

Ctrl+D

Set Tag

F3

View Shortcut Keys

Ctrl+Shift+L

Click Shortcut Keys in the lower left corner of the mind map to view the shortcut key list.

Copying a Mind Map in a Project or to Other Projects

Copy and paste a mind map within the same project or to other projects.

  1. Go to the Testing Design page.
  2. Locate the row of the mind map to be copied, click in the Operation column, and click Copy.

    To copy multiple mind maps, select them and click Batch Copy in the tool bar below the list. Up to 10 mind maps can be copied each time.

  3. In the mind map list page of the current project or other project, click in the upper right corner of the list.

Changing Mind Map Creator

  1. Go to the Testing Design page.
  2. Locate the target mind map and click in the Operation column.
  3. Click Change Permission.
  4. In the displayed dialog box, click the drop-down list and select the project member to whom you want to transfer the mind map permissions.
  5. Click OK.