diff --git a/samples/SimpleCases/CaseWithError/TestCase.sh b/samples/SimpleCases/CaseWithError/TestCase.sh
index 688b71b..65e8094 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleCases/CaseWithError/TestCase.sh
+++ b/samples/SimpleCases/CaseWithError/TestCase.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
-STEPS=( 'mytest' )
-FINS='mytestfin'
+#--variantList='step step2 prep'
 
-# Demonstrate the execution of the finalization function
-function mytestfin {
-	echo "----- $FUNCNAME Execute finalization of the test step -----"
+echo "Variant step demonstrate an failed test case step with a function that returns a value not equal zero"
+echo "Variant step2 demonstrate an failed test case step with an external command that returns a value not equal zero"
+echo "Variant prep demonstrates an failure during test preparation"
+echo "Both variants execute finally the testFinalization function"
+
+PREPS='myprep'
+STEPS='mytest'
+FINS=( 'echo "----- $FUNCNAME Execute finalization of the test step -----"' )
+
+myprep() {
+	if [[ "$TTRO_variantCase" == "prep" ]]; then
+		echoAndExecute myFailedFunction
+	fi
 }
 
-function mytest {
+mytest() {
 	echo "----- Guard a function or command that may fail $FUNCNAME -----"
 	if myFailedFunction; then
 		echo "----- The called function return success -----"
@@ -14,12 +23,18 @@ function mytest {
 		echo "----- The called function returned failure code $? -----"
 	fi
 	echo "----- If this function not guarded, the test case exits -----"
-	echoAndExecute myFailedFunction
-	#this statement is nopt reached
+	if [[ "$TTRO_variantCase" == "step" ]]; then
+		echoAndExecute myFailedFunction
+	fi
+	if [[ "$TTRO_variantCase" == "step2" ]]; then
+		/bin/false
+	fi
+	#this statement is not reached
+	echo "*********** This must not be seen ********************************"
 	return 0
 }
 
-function myFailedFunction {
+myFailedFunction() {
 	echo "----- Hello $FUNCNAME this function returns an error -----"
 	return 55
 }
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diff --git a/samples/SimpleCases/CaseWithFailure/TestCase.sh b/samples/SimpleCases/CaseWithFailure/TestCase.sh
index 52c66f3..2b55177 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleCases/CaseWithFailure/TestCase.sh
+++ b/samples/SimpleCases/CaseWithFailure/TestCase.sh
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
-#--variantList='failure error'
+#--variantList='step prep'
+
+echo "Variant step demonstrate an failed test case step"
+echo "Variant prep demonstrates an failure during test preparation (This should not happen, but is is tollerated)"
+echo "Both variants execute finally the testFinalization function"
 
-# Variant failure demonstrate an failed test case
-# Variant error demonstrates an failure during test preparation
-# which is turend into an error
-# Both variants execute finally the testFinalization function
 testStep() {
-	if [[ "$TTRO_variantCase" == "failure" ]]; then
-		echo "----- Execute test and fail -----"
-		setFailure "CUSTOM FAILURE"
+	if [[ "$TTRO_variantCase" == "step" ]]; then
+		echo "----- Execute test and set failure -----"
+		setFailure "CUSTOM FAILURE during STEP"
 	fi
 }
 
 testPreparation() {
-	if [[ "$TTRO_variantCase" == "error" ]]; then
-		echo "----- Execute test and fail -----"
-		setFailure "CUSTOM FAILURE"
+	if [[ "$TTRO_variantCase" == "prep" ]]; then
+		echo "----- Execute preparation and set failure -----"
+		setFailure "CUSTOM FAILURE during PREPS"
 	fi
 }
 
 # Demonstrate the execution of the finalization function
 testFinalization() {
-	echo "----- $FUNCNAME Execute finalization of the test step -----"
+	echo "----- $FUNCNAME Execute finalization of the test -----"
 }
diff --git a/samples/SimpleCases/CaseWithSuccess/TestCase.sh b/samples/SimpleCases/CaseWithSuccess/TestCase.sh
index 4fd000e..7a282d5 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleCases/CaseWithSuccess/TestCase.sh
+++ b/samples/SimpleCases/CaseWithSuccess/TestCase.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,38 @@
-#Here we use a function for the test case
-# execution
-function testStep {
+#Here the function for test case preparation: must succeed
+testPreparation() {
+	echo "$FUNCNAME"
+	return 0
+}
+
+#Here we use a function for the test case execution
+testStep() {
 	echo "$FUNCNAME Demonstrate a successful test execution"
 	echo "Guard a function that maiy fail during test preparation, execution of finalization"
-	if myFailedFunction; then
+	if myFailedFunction 55; then
 		echo "Function return success"
 	else
 		echo "Function returned failure $?"
 	fi
+	echo "Or expect the failure of the function and evaluate the result code"
+	echoExecuteAndIntercept myFailedFunction 56
+	echo "Function returns $TTTT_result"
+	echo "Or expect failure and store the output for furthere evaluation"
+	executeLogAndError myFailedFunction 57
+	echo "Function returns $TTTT_result"
+	echo "The output is logged in file \$TT_evaluationFile=$TT_evaluationFile"
+	cat "$TT_evaluationFile"
 	return 0
 }
 
-function myFailedFunction {
-	echo "Hello $FUNCNAME this function returns an error"
+#Here we use a function for the test case finalization
+testFinalization() {
+	echo "$FUNCNAME goes here! It should not faikl and it should not set failure conditions. But it may fail and it may set failures, which are ignored"
+	echo $-
+	setFailure "Failure to be ignored"
 	return 1
+}
+
+myFailedFunction() {
+	echo "Hello $FUNCNAME this function returns an $1 as return code"
+	return $1
 }
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diff --git a/samples/SimpleCases/README.md b/samples/SimpleCases/README.md
index 862ab15..667f5fe 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleCases/README.md
+++ b/samples/SimpleCases/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 Demonstrate a test collection 
-with one successful, one failed and one test case with an error result
-and two skipped test case
+with successful, failed and test cases with an error result
+and two skipped test cases
+expected result is:
+cases  executed=8 failures=2 errors=3 skipped=2
 
diff --git a/samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCase/TestCase.sh b/samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCase/TestCase.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCase2/TestCase.sh b/samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCase2/TestCase.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 0086bc5..0000000
--- a/samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCase2/TestCase.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# Set the skip condition in test initialization
-setSkip
diff --git a/samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCaseDynamic/TestCase.sh b/samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCaseDynamic/TestCase.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de700ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCaseDynamic/TestCase.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Set the skip condition dynamically in test initialization
+# depending on some  conditions
+if true; then
+	setSkip "Some Condition met"
+fi
+
+STEPS='true'
+
diff --git a/samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCase/SKIP b/samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCaseFile/SKIP
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCase/SKIP
rename to samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCaseFile/SKIP
diff --git a/samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCaseFile/TestCase.sh b/samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCaseFile/TestCase.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a42f208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/SimpleCases/SkippedCaseFile/TestCase.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# This test is skipped unconditional
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diff --git a/test/jobtest/Suite1/TestSuite.sh b/test/jobtest/Suite1/TestSuite.sh
index 5d28c5b..03a0126 100644
--- a/test/jobtest/Suite1/TestSuite.sh
+++ b/test/jobtest/Suite1/TestSuite.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ PREPS=myPrep
 
 myPrep() {
 	echo "expected result is in parallel mode:"
-	echo "executed=4 failures=0 errors=1 skipped=0"
+	echo "executed=4 failures=0 errors=2 skipped=0"
+	echo "Test case error for case Case0ReadFromConsole"
 	echo "Test case error (timout) for case Case1EndlessSync"
 	echo
 	echo "in serial mode:"