> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.aximo.autify.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.aximo.autify.com/test-execution-and-plans/plans-overview.md).

# About plans

A plan is a feature for managing multiple cases together and running them in bulk. Including scheduled execution and notification settings, you can use a plan as a unit for continuous test operations.

## Overview

A plan can include multiple cases and run the same combination repeatedly. Plans are suited for routinely running a grouped set of checks, more than for running cases individually.

Since each plan can have its own API trigger, schedule, notifications, and mobile execution settings, you can organize the execution method and notification destinations as part of the plan.

## What you can do with plans

Plans mainly let you do the following:

* Group multiple cases into a single unit
* Run all cases as a batch per plan
* Start plan execution from the API
* Set a recurring schedule
* Configure notifications to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, or a custom webhook

## When to use plans

Plans suit cases where you want to continuously operate multiple tests.

* When you want to run a fixed check set every time before a release
* When you want to run tests in batches at night or at a scheduled time
* When you want to notify the team of results after execution completes

## Further reading

* [Manage plans](/test-execution-and-plans/test-plan-specifications.md)
* [Save as case](/test-case-creation/session-results/save-session-as-case.md)
* [Run cases and plans with API triggers](/test-execution-and-plans/api-cicd-integration.md)