Hi, thanks for posting.

Explicit tests have a special status with NCrunch. Unlike other tests, the following rules will apply to them:

1. Explicit tests will never be run automatically due to changes made to a solution
2. Explicit tests will never be run when the 'Run all tests' option is selected
3. Explicit tests WILL be run when they are explicitly selected for execution (i.e. right click the test and choose to run)
4. Explicit tests WILL be run if they are selected for execution via the 'Run all tests visible here' option, as this option will explicitly select all tests visible in the tests window for execution in the same manner as though they were selected and set to run.

There is an edge case where an explicit test can also be run incidently by the engine due to status changes. This is because of the timing in which the test is marked as explicit. If you create a new unexplicit test, NCrunch will place it in the pipeline as soon as the test is detected. If you then add an [Explicit] flag to the test, NCrunch will still execute the originally placed test in the pipeline because the analysis step has not yet reported the test as explicit. From the next time any changes are made to the solution, the test will be considered explicit and won't be run automatically.