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QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.1.3

Release Date:2020-12-19

Summary: Improvements & Bug Fixes

Exploratory Testing Extension v1.4.5

Improvements

• Refined New Design and Logo for Exploratory Testing extension.
• Support for Jira custom issue types & custom fields while creating a bug. 
• Improved image editor with features like rich text mark up, crop/resize/rotate image, blur sensitive text, replace & merge images. 
• Option to cancel a recorded session or delete session with in-progress status. 
• Easily search a project by its key or name.
• Default project for Exploratory Testing with be auto set same as the current project selected in QMetry.
• Extended search capability on document tab for test data and expected results fields.

General Improvements 

• New icons for Test case, Test Cycles, Test Plan and Test Reports.
• Audit log now captures details of test cases exported from Exploratory Testing session.
• Assigning sprint to the test assets would now require selection of board and then the sprint.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented generating Test case - Manual vs Automated report when filtered by Test Case folder.  
• Fixed a bug that prevented bulk update of test case on execution screen when test cases were selected across pages. 
• Fixed a bug that did not list Jira defects on execution screen when Jira Project Name matches with the other Jira Project Key. 
• Fixed a bug that prevented export of test case component values that contained comma.
• Fixed a bug that prevented export of traceability report for some users when generated for large number of test cases.
• Fixed a bug that did not display folder structure while linking test cases from other project to a test cycle. 
• Fixed a bug that did not preserve sorting of folders on the tree structure. 
• Fixed a bug that displayed duplicate issues types on the exploratory testing extension. 
• Fixed a bug that displayed reporter as mandatory in Exploratory Testing even its optional in Jira. 
• Fixed a bug that prevented creation of bug from the exploratory testing extension when issue type is renamed.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the loading of QMetry screen intermittently when opened in new tab.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.1.2.2

Release Date:2020-12-12

Summary : Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug caused slowness while loading QMetry screen when sprint count on Jira instance is big. 

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.1.2

Release Date:2020-11-07

Summary: Improvements & Bug Fixes

Improvements

• Import test cases from excel to multiple folders.
• Introduced a new custom field Multi-select user picker.
• Save filters applied to columns on Test Cycle and Test Plan as public or private. 
• Clone the associated test case version directly from the Story page. 
• Perform bulk operations like update/delete/link on up to 1000 test assets. 
• Audit logs now include the bulk update and clone operations.
• The test case sequence will be preserved as per the order of selection while linking to the story.
• Enable/disable all field columns except Sequence No, Key, Summary, Execution status in all module grids.
• Select multiple test asset in a range using shift key + control/command key
• Added emoticons and special characters support for all rich text fields like description, test steps, comments, and actual results.
• Execution assignee and build can be set as unassigned on the execution screen
• Count of defects are now available on the following screens

1. Story page >> Test case/Acceptance Criteria >> Execution Tab
2. Test case details >> Execution Tab
3. Added a shortcut that enables testers to navigate to Jira Issue search from the above screens. 
• Redesigned clone test cycle screen & added test case filter on execution assignee while cloning a test cycle. 
• Comments can now be sorted in ascending/descending order based on the created time.
• Sync project-key changes using the re-index operation. 

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that showed an incorrect count of test assets when the filter was applied upon multiple custom fields.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the creation of a defect from the execution screen if the priority field is set a blank.
• Fixed a bug that showed a blank report page when incorrect filters were applied.
• Fixed a bug that did not display the execution time as per the time zone set on the user profile. 
• Fixed a bug that prevented the loading of QMetry on the Safari browser if website tracking is enabled.

Release Date:2020-08-08

Summary : Improvements & Bug Fixes

Improvements to Test case Section

• View/Add/Modify/Delete/Clone Test case steps directly from the Test case list view.
• QMetry automatically classifies test cases as Manual or Automated based on how they are created.
• Now execute Test cases linked to test cycles from Test Execution Tab.

 Improvements to Test Cycle & Test Execution Section

• All New Test Execution Screen - List View. 
• Improvements to Existing Test Execution Section – Grid View.
  • Test case details tabs display all test cases system fields.
  • Execution tab (default) displays the test cases and steps execution. This allows testers to directly reach the execution section.
  • Execution tab now has 4 sections that can be re-ordered – Test Steps, Bugs, Attachments, and Comments.
  • Attachments uploaded while authoring test cases/steps are now available on the execution screen.
• Revamped Test Execution Grid View now has two tabs - Test case details & Execution.
• Bugs and Attachments added at test steps during execution are now also displayed at the test case level. 
• Bulk Execute, Assign Testers, Update Build & Environment details for Test cases from the execution screen. These options have been shifted from the Test Case tab to the Test Cycle execution screen.
• Delete an existing Test Execution.
• Get a warning about the changes to test steps. Auto Sync test case steps directly from the execution screen (Replaces Sync Steps option).
• QMetry automatically classifies test cycles/executions as Manual or Automated based on the execution method.
• Test Cycle Summary on Test Execution Screen now displays all Bugs and Attachments associated to the test case/steps execution. 
• Export Test cycle execution details for Latest or All Executions along with Test Steps and associated bugs details.
• Added Execution Summary(tabular) column on Test Cycle List view to show the count of test case execution based on status.
• View/Add/Modify/Delete/Clone Test case steps directly from Test Cycle >> Test Case tab.
• Renamed option label - “Add Test Case” as “Link Test Case” on Test Cycle >> Test Case tab.

Improvement on Story Detail Page

• Now View/Modify/Delete test steps directly from Story Page.
• Reorder sequence of Test cases on “Test Case/Acceptance Criteria” section.
• Create Test Cycle directly from the Story Page. This feature automatically links all test cases associated with the story to the test cycle.
• Execute associated test cases directly from the “Test Case/Acceptance Criteria” section.
• Link multiple versions of a Test case to the Story to get end to end traceability.
• Renamed Option Labels :
• “Create New Test case” as “Link New Test case”
• “Reuse Test case/Test cycle” as “Link Existing Test case/Link Story to Existing Test Cycle”
• “Unlink Test case” as “Bulk Unlink”

Improvement on Bug Detail Page

• Renamed “Test case” section as “Bug Traceability” for Issue Types enabled as bugs.
• View traceability from Test case, Test Cycle to Test Execution in the Bug Traceability section. 
• Bugs raised from exploratory testing now records and displays complete Environment details.

Improvements to Report

• All the Test cases and Test Execution Reports can now be exported with or without steps.
• Reports can now be generated by applying a filter for a specific time period. 
• All reports can be filtered on the basis of Test case type - Automated or Manual. 
• Improvement to Traceability reports:
• Report can now be generated for latest executions or for all test case executions. 
• Report export now displays test plan details. 
• Added additional fields to all the Test Case Execution Summary reports export:
• Test Case/Test cycle/Test Plan summary & description
• Executed by
• Associated bugs key & summary.
• Added new Test Case Summary reports grouped by:
• Assignee
• Reporter
• Sprint
• Fix version 
• Added Test cycle summary field in the Test cases Execution Summary by Test Cycle tabular view. 
• Gadget graphical chart option are now displayed on the report header. 
• All tabular view gadgets now display Total Count for the data summary.

Improvements to Configuration Section

• Added support for additional custom field types - Cascading List, User List and Labels.
• Import existing Jira Labels and Components to a QMetry Project.
• Customize pagination across the product from General Settings
• Copy Project Configurations - Labels, Components, Priorities, Status, Execution Results, Environment, Build values, Custom Fields and Parameters to other projects. 
• Added a separate list to maintain Build values. 
• Redesigned Configuration menu with better grouping of options.
• Revamped QMetry Project Settings page which includes -
• Bulk “Enable/Disable” Test case/Acceptance criteria panel for Story issue types.
• Bulk “Enable/Disable” Bug Traceability panel for Bug issue types.
• Manage issue types for Story and Bug in a separate tab, along with search capabilities.
• Added back button to return to the Test Management view.

Miscellaneous Improvements

• Now Tag users in description and comments. The tagged users will be notified via an email notification.
• Improved Project search and selection across the application.
• Added infield search for all the list fields that makes the value selection easier.
• Added support for (.dwg) format as attachments. 
• Add new list values for Labels & Components while authoring any test asset. 
• Add new list values for environment & build while executing testcases.
• Share Test Case/Test Cycle/Test Plan folders using direct links.
• Quickly reach to an intended folder using the folder search on all modules. 
• All the test assets now have Summary field displayed throughout the detail screen.
• Create Another option for all test assets now preserves the previous values of most the fields.
• All the test assets now display the Created/Updated Dates & Created/Updated User on the detail screen.
• Added confirmation pop-up that prompts the user to save the unsaved changes when moving from once screen to another.
• There are changes to lot of API endpoint, request and responses. Details of changes are part of API documentation.
• QMetry v4.1.0 is compatible with QMetry Maven Plugin v2.0.4. Upgrade to the latest plugin to import your automation results to QMetry.
• Increased the maximum disk storage space up to 5 GB provided with each QMetry instance on SaaS at no additional charge. (With effect from 17th Aug)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented the display of execution status icons on the execution screen when the configuration view permissions are not assigned. 
• Fixed a bug that prevented creation of test assets using the create button when clicked multiple times. 
• Fixed a bug that prevented display of QMetry menu panel while opening test cycle details view.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the use of TAB key in test case steps.
• Fixed a bug that displayed an error while clearing filters applied on Created by, Assignee on the Test cases/Test Cycles list view.
• Fixed a bug that did not retain the pagination when clicking on the Back button from the test case detail view. 
• Fixed a bug that displayed associated stories on an incorrect version of a test case.
• Fixed a bug that prevented display of executed test case version field in the Traceability report. 
• Fixed a bug that prevented the freezing of list header while scrolling through records in a page, across the product. 
• Fixed a bug that prevented the proper display of “Link Existing Test case” window on the Story issue detail page.

Release Date:2020-06-06

Version 4.0.9

Summary : Improvements & Bug Fixes

Release Date:2020-04-18

Version 4.0.8

Summary : Improvement & Bug Fix

Improvement :

• Set sequence of the test cases to be executed on the test cycle.

Bug Fix :

• Fixed a bug that displayed execution date time in UTC instead user’s timezone in the Traceability report.

Release Date: 2020-03-28

Version 4.0.7

Summary : Improvement & Bug Fixes

Improvement :

• Compatibility with Jira's new menu structure.

Bug Fixes :

• Fixed bug that did not display Assignee on execution screen and reports for few records when number of users selected exceeds 10.
• Fixed bug that prevented uploading of JUnit automation results if the result file has empty test suit tag.
• Fixed bug that prevented users from linking Test cases to Test cycle or Test cycle to Test plan when default selected Jira project is deleted.
• Fixed bug that did not return tracking Id when automation results are uploaded via Maven. The progress of result upload can be tracked using tracking id. Use plug-in version 2.0.1 to get the fix. 

Release Date: 2020-02-01

Version 4.0.6

Summary : Improvements & Bug Fixes

Report Improvements

• Ability to add and view reports as gadget on Dashboard.
• Ability to share reports via Dashboards.
• Added Requirement Coverage report.
• Added support for JQL to filter Requirements and Defects on reports.

General Improvements

• Ability to link Stories directly to the Test cycle.
• Ability to filter Test cases based on Story on Execution screen.
• Easy and quick access to bulk operations for test cases linked on test cycle.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented users from un-linking a Test case from Test cycle if Delete Test cycle access is restricted.
• Fixed a bug that did not refresh the grouping of Test cases on execution screen
• Fixed a bug that gave 'invalid date' error while generating a report.
• Fixed a bug that prevented user from linking a bug on Execution screen.

Release Date: 2019-11-07

Version 4.0.5

Summary

• Export Test cases and Test steps in excel.
• Users can now group Test cases on execution screen based on Folder, Priority, Assignee, Execution Result etc.
• Filter and link Stories/Bugs using JQL search on the following screens.
  • Filter Test cases based on Stories for bulk operations.
  • Filter Test cases based on Story while linking them on Test cycle.
  • Search and link existing bug on execution screen
• Add more information to folders using Description field.
• Filter report data based on Sprints and folders.
• Trace bugs found during execution directly from Story page.
• Insert attachments to actual outcome/comments on execution screen using URL.
• Easily reorder test steps on a Test case.
• Users will be asked for a confirmation message before deleting a Test case version.
• Improved linking of a specific version of Test case to Test cycle.
• Improved sorting of Test assets on list view.

Release Date: 2019-10-25

Version 4.0.4.1

Summary: Bug fixes

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug that prevented users from modifying Test Asset's Assignee and Reporter to the users who are added when QMetry is disabled in Jira instance.
• Fixed bug that caused the Permissions to be not saved for users who are added when QMetry is disabled in Jira instance.

Release Date: 2019-10-19

Version 4.0.4

Summary: General improvements and bug fixes

Improvements

• Select all test cases across pages while linking Test cases to Test cycle. 
• Audit logs displays all details of activities performed by users on configuration screen.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug that showed incomplete list of Sprints on Test case screen.

Release Date: 2019-10-05

Version 4.0.3

Summary: Improvements

General Improvements

• Copy test cases across projects along with their versions.
• View the progress of operations like import/export & other bulk updates in the notification section.
• Resizable folder panel to display the complete folder hierarchy.
• Filter cross project test cases or test cycles on linked section based on fix versions and sprints.
• Storage configuration now displays usage statistics like used, available and total space.
• Bulk update on multi-lookup and checkbox fields now allows to append or replace existing values.
• Added option to select all test cases across pages during bulk operations. 

Migration Improvements

• Export QMetry test cases from one Jira instance to another.
• Migrate test cases from Zephyr for Jira - Test Management to QMetry Test Management for Jira using inbuilt migration feature.  

Release Date: 2019-08-24

Version 4.0.2.1

Summary: 

• Wiki markup support for comments on Test Case, Test Cycle and Test Plan.
• Define a custom priority with a custom icon.

Release Date: 2019-08-10

Version 4.0.2

Summary: Improvements

• Testers can now hide already linked Test cases to the Test Cycle/Story to prevent them from being linked again. Similar option is available to hide already linked Test cycles to the Test plan.
• Test Case execution audit logs are now available inside execution screen.
• Project admins can now define shortcut buttons for execution statuses displayed on execution screen. 
• Testers can now create series of similar issues within the same project using the “Create another” option.
• Upload multiple attachments at a time.
• Improved reset filter on search.

Release Date: 2019-07-26

Version 4.0.1

Summary: Improvement that enhances usability & bulk operations.

Improvements:

• Rearrange order of fields displayed on all screens, across QMetry.
• Quickly search steps within a test case based on step summary, test data and expected outcome.
• Link/unlink stories to a test case from test case screen – story tab.
• Enhanced bulk operations :
• Assign build & environment to test cases linked to a test cycle.
• Delete multiple test steps.
• Link test cases to stories cross projects. 
• Filter test cases based on multiple fields while cloning a test cycle.
• Added custom field support on :
• Show/hide/rearrange columns
• Search filters.
• Link stories to test cases that are created through automated test execution import for QAF and Cucumber frameworks. 

Bug Fix:

• Fixed bug that did now allow users to create a bug from execution screen when language preference is set as Polish, Spanish.

Release Date: 2019-07-06

Version 4.0

Summary: New Features

Details:

• New, intuitive and user friendly UI.
• Introduced Test Plans and Test Cycles for managing and tracking test execution cycles.
• Test case versioning with detailed change logs for audits.
• Organize test assets hierarchy in tree structure in folders.
• Powerful filters and sorting on all the fields across the product. Save filter as public or private. 
• Manage environments to execute test cases against any platforms or configurations.
• Reuse test cases using test data parameterization.
• Hide/Show field columns across the product and save filter as public or private. 
• Customizable flexible test case workflow. 
• Define custom fields for test cases, test cycles and test plans at project level.
• Tag Labels to all your test assets. 
• Project level settings for customization and standardizations.
• Open API support for integrations with third party tools.
• Inbuilt import feature for powerful import of test cases from excel & csv.
• Comprehensive enterprise grade reporting with ability to filter & grouping data on all possible fields.
• Inbuilt 25+ cross project reports as per QA best practices.
• End to End traceability between requirements, test cases, test executions and defects. 
• Generate all reports on latest test execution.
• Set permissions for all operations at user or group level.
• CI integration with latest versions of Jenkins, Bamboo and others. 
• Added support for Next-Gen projects.