In the "Demo1" template, the development of the Test Plan, Test Design and Test Cases has been hierarchical, because this is an easy and intuitive way to plan and manage your tests. However, Test Procedures can require the linking of test cases from multiple different Test Designs, and so do not naturally form a continuation of this hierarchy. The "Demo1" template therefore groups Test Procedures in a separate category. Procedures can be cataloged under user defined folders identifying the type of test, e.g. Stress Tests, Load Tests, Functional Tests and so on.

In Test Lead a Test Procedure contains a list of Test Cases to be run, an (optional) estimated run time and details of any special implementation issues.