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1. Go to QMetry menu > Configuration > Select your Project.
2. Under Project Configuration > select Status. There are three tabs on the screen: Test Case Status, Test Cycle Status and Test Plan Status. Select your desired Test asset to add a custom Status. For example,
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The Status list appears on corresponding Test Asset screens. For example, If a custom status is added to the Test Case asset, follow the below steps to use it.
Go to the QMetry menu > Test Management > Test Case tab.
Create a new test case or open a detail page of an existing test case.
Check the Status drop-down has the values you entered above. Select the status applicable for the test case.
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Editing a Status
Users can edit values (i.e. Name, Description, Color) of System as well as Custom Statuses. Statuses already used in assets will also get updated accordingly. Users with Configuration “Modify” rights for the project can edit the statuses.
Note: Modifying Status names will reset the existing filters applied to those values.
Steps to edit a status:
Click on the status name and a text box appears to enter the new status name as shown in the below screenshot.
Type the new name and click on the tick mark symbol.
You can edit the Description and Status Color in the similar manner.
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An archived Status value will not appear on the drop-list for test assets. The already used values will be shown for the entities.
Steps:
Hover the record you want to archive. The Archive icon becomes visible as soon as you hover over the record.
Click on the Archive icon.
The archived records can be filtered using the Archived button at the top right corner.
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Once a Status is archived, the Unarchive icon starts appearing for that Status. Click on the Unarchive icon to unarchive a Status.
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You can also apply filter to view the Active or Archived status.
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Deleting a Status
Project admin with Configuration “Modify” permissions can delete the custom Status. The Delete feature is useful when you do not want to use the value anymore by removing them permanently. First archive the Status before deleting it.
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Below are the steps to delete a Status:
Hover over the archived Status. You can see two icons on hover: (1) Unarchive and (2) Delete.
Click on the Delete icon to delete the Status.
Note: The Status can not be deleted if it is used in any of the test assets.
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Searching a Status
Users can easily search for a required Status from the long list of items.
Steps for searching a Status on the list:
Navigate to QMetry > Configuration menu > Select Project.
Click on Status.
Click on the search icon to see the text box. Type the keyword in the text box and press ENTER on the keyboard.
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