Release Notes

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.x

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.2.0

Release Date: 2021-05-15

Summary: New Features, Improvements & Bug Fixes

New Features

QTM4J Confluence Integration (Coming soon...)

Introducing a new "QTM4J Confluence Integration" app with the following features :
- Embed a widget that dynamically displays filtered QMetry test assets in a tabular view containing all the fields selected by the user
- Display a single test asset with a hyperlink while mentioning it on the page.
- Create a test asset and display it on your page without leaving the Confluence editor.
- *Coming Soon - Export of confluence page with QMetry widgets in Word/PDF format.

Improvements

Archive test cases to prevent them from accidental deletion. Here are their characteristics :
- To delete the test cases, they need to be archived first.
- Access archived test cases from a dedicated view.
- Test cases can be archived/un-archived in bulk.
- Archived test cases have a grey background on the link section of the story or test cycle.
- Archived test cases cannot be updated or executed and will remain hidden from the test case list view.
- Archived test cases preserve their execution details.
- Generate all reports to include/exclude archived test cases.
- Archived test cases are tagged separately in the traceability report.
Test case details will now have a system Pre Condition field visible on the execution screen.

Bulk Operation Improvements

Bulk clone up to 100 test cases with the latest version, attachment, and comment.
Bulk clone up to 20 test cycles in the same or another project.
- Clone all executions or only the latest executions.
- Cloning test cycles in the same project allows copying associated defects, attachments, comments, and actual results. Also,
- copy them as not executed or retaining the same execution statutes.
- Cloning test cycles to the other projects will copy the executions as not executed.
- Cloning test cycles to the other projects will have an option to copy the test cycle metadata, comments, and attachments.
Get background process notifications for bulk archive, clone, and delete operations.
"Archive" and "Clone" bulk operations are captured in the audit logs.

Improvements on Bug Screen

Introducing the "Steps to reproduce" section on the bug page:
- When creating a new bug/linking an existing bug from the execution screen, the test steps to reproduce the issue, actual results, and other execution details will be auto copied to the section, preventing the user's effort from adding them manually.
- A bug linked to multiple test cases will have the test steps added off the first one linked.
- *Note - The bug page will display the test step execution details on the "Steps to Reproduce" section for issues created/linked post-release v4.2.0.

Improvements to Reports

Filter all the reports based on custom fields associated with test cases, test cycles, and test plans.
Export of test reports will include the data of custom fields.

General Improvements

Screenshots recorded for an Exploratory Testing session are completely displayed depending on the default view of the browser. Users can now expand or download the screenshot for their reference.
The "Link" button on all asset link screens now allows linking test assets selected sequentially from different folders. The "Link and Close" button allows quick linking for test assets without a need to separately click on the close button.
Set pre-condition for test cases using Automation API, Jenkins, and Maven Plugin.
QMetry v4.2.0 is compatible with QMetry Maven Plugin v2.0.7. Upgrade to the latest plugin to import your automation results to QMetry.

Bug Fixes

Fixed bug that prevented exporting of test cases to another project with the correct step sequence.
Fixed bug that prevented the display of all QMetry report filters while creating a dashboard gadget.
Fixed bug that generated "Test Case Execution Summary" reports incorrectly for the latest executions.
Fixed bug that did not allow editing the hyperlinks in the description field.
Fixed bug that prevented syncing of updates made to test data parameter on the execution screen.
Fixed bug that prevented displaying QMetry project settings and permissions screens for the "Next Gen" project.
Fixed bug that prevented exporting test case steps execution results for the "Test case execution summary" report.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud v4.1.5.4

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.1.5.4

Release Date: 2021-04-03

Summary: Bug Fix

Fixed Import bug that prevented test case to be linked to test cycle manually or through automation. The import of test cases is allowed up to 5000 records including test cases and steps. More details...

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud v4.1.5.2

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.1.5.2

Release Date: 2021-03-20

Summary : Bug Fix

Fixed a bug that displayed an incorrect count of Test cases on the Test Case Summary by the Component report when filtered by labels.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud v4.1.5

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.1.5

Release Date: 2021-02-13

Summary: Improvements

Now Bulk Operations options will be visible on the top only when users select any test cases/test cycles/test plans on the Test Management screen.
Added Drag & Drop operation to quickly move and reuse test assets across folders.
Link Jira stories directly with the test cases that are being imported through Excel by defining Story Keys in the Excel sheet column and the same information can be exported in Excel and CSV files.
Added an ability to mark Custom Fields as Required (Mandatory) which allows defining proper workflow required for test cases, test cycles, and test plans.
Status & Priority can be marked as Archived if it is not required by customers as per their workflow.
The folder context menu is revamped - with renamed folder operations for all test assets and with added additional options of Link with Test Cycle and Link with Story for test cases.
Improved overall performance from UI perspective.
Provided a confirmation pop-up while unlinking test cases from the test cycle and unlinking test cycles from the test plan.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud v4.1.3

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

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

Story page >> Test case/Acceptance Criteria >> Execution Tab
Test case details >> Execution Tab
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.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.1.1

Release Date: 2020-10-10

Summary : Improvements

Search and set the project scope by filtering based on project key.
Issue Key and Summary on each grid are now two separate columns to enable independent sorting.
Multiple tabs on test asset detail screen can now be rearranged and retains the sequence for the user.
User preference for expanded and collapsed sections on the test asset details screen are now retained.
Now user can choose the folder path while creating a new folder.
Update the test cycle/test plan summary directly from the list view.
Quickly export all test cases of a folder directly from its context menu.
Import test cases button is now available on the default test case view.
Use the Control + Enter shortcut to save test step details.
QMetry menu has been revamped; Migration option is moved under Configuration tab.
Now clone test cycle directly from the details page.
Clone & Delete buttons in the grid view for each test assets are now always visible in the right corner.
Chart preferences on Jira dashboard for a gadget are now retained.
Added option to link selective Test Cases from a Story to an existing Test Cycle.
Test Steps in the Test Cycle execution screen can be viewed in either list view or grid view.
The filter panel has been revamped with multiple new options like reset, minimize/maximize, counts, remove and clear options
View entire content of test steps using the expand/collapse quick buttons available at step grids.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud v4.1.0

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.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud v4.0.9

Release Date: 2020-06-06

Version 4.0.9

Summary : Improvements & Bug Fixes

Improvements:

Set all system and custom fields for Test cases and Test cycles created using Automation API and Maven Plugin.
A confirmation warning will be displayed while permanently deleting test cases.
Maximum file size limit for importing test cases using excel is increased from 2 MB to 10 MB.
Revamped execution result summary view on the following screens.
- Test Cycle grid view.
- Test Plan > Test Cycle grid view.
Labels for the following operations are renamed -
- On Test case/Acceptance Criteria section -
  - "Add to Test Cycle" label is renamed as "Reuse Test Cycle"
  - "Add Test Case" label is renamed as "Create New Test Cases
- "Bulk Remove" of Test Cases and Test Cycles is renamed as “Bulk Delete”.

Bug Fixes:

Fixed a bug that showed all Jira issue types other than the ones enabled for Bug issues types, while linking an existing bug on the execution screen.
Fixed a bug that prevented "Bug" issue type to be auto-selected while creating a Bug from the execution screen.
Fixed a bug that did not show some projects in the destination project list while exporting test cases to other project.
Fixed a bug that prevented proper wrapping of test case summary on test case list view.
Fixed a bug that required user to hit enter twice while searching using JQL.
Fixed a bug that prevented recording of more than 50 events in an Exploratory Testing session.
Fixed a bug that caused Exploratory Testing sessions to show in progress even after the recording is stopped

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud v4.0.8

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.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.0.7

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.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.0.6

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.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.0.5

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.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.0.4.1

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.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.0.4

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.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.0.3

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.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.0.2.1

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.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud v4.0.2

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.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.0.1

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.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Cloud 4.0

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.