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What's New
- Mrunalini Potnis
- Niharika Choudhury
- Punit Samtani
- Vishalsinh Jhala (Unlicensed)
QMetry Test Management version 8.18.0
QMetry Jira Integration: OAuth 2.0
QMetry now enhances security and streamlines authentication by supporting OAuth 2.0 for Jira Cloud and Jira Data Center integrations. This feature allows users to securely authorize QMetry to access Jira data without entering their credentials or API tokens, ensuring a more secure and compliant connection between the two tools.
QMetry Intelligence: Auto-Generate SQL with QI
QI Query Assistant, a powerful AI feature enables users to generate custom SQL reports directly from QMetry Insight using QMetry Intelligence (QI). The Query Assistant simplifies the reporting process, enabling users to create, modify, or understand SQL queries without requiring extensive SQL knowledge.
QMetry Intelligence: Revise Test Case Description and Steps Using QI
Testers can now improve existing test case descriptions, pre-conditions, or step content using QMetry Intelligence (QI). For test steps, QI supports step description and expected outcome for content enhancement. Testers can enhance and refine the content depending on their specific needs.
Previous Version
QMetry Intelligence: Introducing Auto Test Case Generation for Enhanced Efficiency
The Auto Generation of Test Cases feature in QMetry harnesses advanced AI to deliver highly accurate test cases. Testers can seamlessly create new test cases from requirements or user-provided descriptions and update existing test cases with AI-generated steps. This enhances automation, accelerates test cycles, and improves overall test coverage and precision, leading to more efficient and reliable testing processes. View More Details
QMetry Intelligence: Introduced Flaky Score & Success Rate Metrics to increase testing confidence.
Flaky Score: QMetry Intelligence uses AI to assess the flakiness of test cases by calculating "Flaky Score" derived from their previous executions. View More Details
Success Rate: Introducing the "Success Rate" metric for test cases, derived from their previous executions, that has significant importance in the testing process.
Test Case Dependency
Test Case Dependency refers to the relationship where the outcome of one test case depends on the successful execution of another. Managing these dependencies is crucial for ensuring a logical and organized testing process, especially for complex test scenarios.
Introduced the Risk-Based Testing feature to enhance the testing process.
Introduced the Risk-Based Testing feature to enhance the testing process by empowering testing teams to systematically identify, assess, and prioritize risks linked with requirements and test cases.
SCIM 2.0 Support for User Provisioning and Deprovisioning
QMetry now supports System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) 2.0, enabling seamless integration with identity providers, specifically OKTA, for automated user provisioning and de-provisioning.
Integrate Worksoft CTM to launch the execution of Worksoft Suites directly from within QMetry. After completion of the execution, view the test cases and their execution results in QMetry.
QMetry Intelligence: QMetry has introduced an innovative AI-powered product search feature that revolutionizes testers' ability to discover answers within their project documents to meet their specific testing requirements.
Export test cases linked to the test suite in PDF and Word formats for review or sharing purposes. Users can choose which test case and step fields to include in the export.
Administrators can now control user access to the Login Summary Dashboard by utilizing newly introduced distinct permissions.
Users can now view custom fields of test entities on the link screens.
Automation Agent: Introduced a manage schedule option for the agent, which allows users to alter the scheduled time and execution commands for the run later or recurring triggers.
Auto-generate a two-level folder hierarchy based on Jira fields to facilitate the automatic organization of synchronized requirements from Jira.
Sync Jira sub-task issue types as Requirements or Issues. The requirements and issues synced from Jira now display their respective subtasks in a dedicated new section.
Create Jira sub-task issue types as defects for failed executions. The Exploratory Testing Add-ons now support creating sub-task issue types as defects for failed executions.
Improve collaboration by tagging your fellow team members in the comments to send them instant email notifications.
Easily share a Requirement, Test Case, Test Suite, Test Execution, and Issue link with other users using the following options -
Copy a direct link generated using the share feature on the detail screen.
Send an email with a custom note using the share feature on the detail screen.
Generate the URL with the format <https://<URL>>/#/<AssetType>/<AssetKey>.
Drill down into custom reports created using Visual Reports by clicking the counts to view detailed information about the records in the gadgets and export the view in CSV, except for cross-table charts.
Project administrators can now configure default values for system-defined fields separately for every module.
Copy or Import Platforms and their associated attributes along with the lists, System and Custom-defined list values, and Labels from one project to another.
Launch CI/CD pipelines from within QTM
Introduced a timer (stopwatch) for testers to automatically record the time taken in minutes to execute the test case; to accurately measure the actual test execution duration.
The Test Suite - Test Case tab now displays an indicator to help testers quickly identify parameterized test cases that do not have data values assigned for executions.
Introducing Co-Ownership for Custom Dashboard and Gadgets
Introduced an ability for owners to share custom gadgets and dashboards with edit permissions; by appointing others as co-owners.
The super administrator can now view the list of all custom dashboards and report gadgets created by any user in the system and share or assign other users as co-owners, individually or in bulk.
While deactivating a user, the administrator can now assign another user as co-owner of the gadgets and reports owned by the user getting deactivated.
Attachment Section - Introduced a new thumbnail (strip) view that displays the preview of Attachments; click on the images and files under the Attachments to view them without downloading them.
Introduced a button to keep the menu panel expanded/collapsed while navigating around modules & pages.
The system administrator can now configure the organization's logo to the PDF and Word exports for test executions, test cases, and reports and as well as to the email notification template. The system administrator can also permit the project administrators to configure their project logo for the PDF and Word exports for the project.
Export the test case and the test execution details to Word for sharing audit and compliance documentation.
QMetry section inside the Jira story page now displays the test case execution summary with multiple filters to drill down into summary progress.
Previous Version
The system administrator can now set a time interval for inactive user sessions to log out automatically.
Organizations can now configure the audit/change log's retention period of up to 3 years for compliance requirements.
The test suite list view and the test execution section inside the test suite now display the total counts of planned and unassigned test case executions, making it easier for teams to review the test execution assignment status.
Introduced a comprehensive dialogue-based "Detail" view of the test execution screen that displays complete details for a test case execution
Comments on Test case execution now allow adding multiple comments by auto-capturing the Username and DateTime stamp.
Trigger and Schedule the automation commands through the Automation Agent from inside the Test Execution.
Create custom reports containing fields of external trackers (like Jira, Azure or Rally) synced with the QMetry projects. System administrators can configure settings to display these external trackers fields in the QMetry Insights - Visual Report entities and Advanced Query Report tables.
Introduced an option to turn off the Approval workflow for test suite executions in the eSignature-enabled projects. With the approval workflow turned off, executions would be system approved by default and ready to execute. The Closure workflow will be in place as before.
Enabled creation of the shareable test cases from steps containing data parameters. Shareable test cases with parameterized test steps will refer to the test data specified for the main test case during execution.
Link defects directly to a test case from the issue section in the test case details.
QMetry's internal issue tracker will display the Associated Releases in the list view and allows filtering issues on the Associated Releases field.
Introduced Planned vs Actual Execution analysis gadget under the Test Execution Summary report to help QA managers understand the current and expected execution rate to meet the release timelines.
Export complete test execution details in a PDF as audit and compliance evidence. Organizations that have subscribed to the Integration app will get an option to export execution details in a PDF.
Dashboard gadgets will always display the counts or percentages without a need to hover.
Attach images/files while creating defects under projects using the internal issue module.
Add multiple attachments while creating a defect in the integrated external trackers (e.g. Jira, Azure or Rally) from within QMetry.
The change log highlights the difference between old and updated values to make it easier for users to understand the updates.
Change logs record detailed step-level updates when creating a new version of the test case.
Introduced email notification settings for eSignature-enabled projects to allow project administrators to enable or disable forced notifications on events like review, approval, closure, or a request change.
Sync the latest version of the requirement to its linked test cases individually or in bulk using the new "Sync Latest Version of Requirement" option on the requirement screen > test cases tab.
Sync the latest version of the test case to its linked requirements individually or in bulk using the new "Sync Latest Version of Test Case" option on the test case screen > requirements tab.
Introduced multilevel closure workflow for test execution runs.
The closers' user list has been separated from the approvers' list to facilitate the change with this release. The closure workflow will have a new level containing users copied from the final approval workflow level.
Added a bulk operation to request a change on test run executions having closures initiated to allow changes before final closure.
SAML users can now authenticate assets for Part 11 enabled projects using an authentication token.
QMetry & LDAP users can now alternatively authenticate test assets for Part 11 enabled projects using an authentication token with settings enabled by the super admin.
Administrators can set up to 30 reviewers and approvers at all levels for an eSignature enabled project.
For QMetry projects using the internal issue module, the "Error message" and "Trace" for the automated test executions get added as a text attachment to the bug for developer reference.
The total execution count for the test case gets displayed under the 'Test Case' panel in Jira.
Support of user-defined fields on test case steps.
Option to disable auto-deriving test case execution status from step statuses and vice-versa from project settings.
Support for the below version control repositories for BDD integrations:
GitLab self-managed instances.
Azure Git Repos on cloud and private hosting.
Option to disable authentication required on test step executions for Part 11 compliance enabled projects from eSignature settings.
Bulk-delete test case steps.
Copy your dashboard along with its gadgets and view permissions.
Layout management: Set a section as default for the newly created user-defined fields on the layout.
Replace existing fields on the layout with a spacer to preserve the current view while defining the layout.
Introducing Layout Management (Included as part of Customization App)
Organize and arrange fields on the create, detail, and bulk operations screen for every module.
Customize separate field layouts for the create, detail, and bulk operations screen.
Copy field layout across module screens to maintain consistency.
Create sections and group similar fields for better visibility and accessibility of fields on the screen.
Show/hide or expand/collapse sections by default to enhance performance.
eSignature Enhancements
Requirement Review Workflow:
Introduced multilevel requirement review workflow to ensure that the linked test cases are authored to cover all use cases of the requirement.
Add one or more users at each level if there are multiple reviewers in the organization.
Review or request changes to requirements using bulk operations.
Multilevel Approval workflow for Test cases/Test Executions:
Define a multilevel workflow hierarchy to approve/request changes to the test cases and test executions.
Authorize one or more users at each level if there are multiple approves in the organization.
Approve or request changes to test cases and test executions using bulk operations.
Introduced new reports related to new features for the new eSignature enabled project
Requirement Reviewer Workflow Status - View requirement, its linked test cases, and execution status along with their review and approval details.
My Pending Requirement to Review - List of requirements pending for review at my "Level" or my review.
My Pending Test Cases to Approve - List of test cases pending at my approver level for action.
My Pending Test Execution to Approve/Close - List of test executions pending at my approver level for approval/closure.
Bulk Operation Improvements
Filters applied on folders, system, custom, or Jira fields on the module are carried forward to the bulk operations.
Fields enabled on the module grid are also enabled while selecting records on the bulk operations screen.
The folder archive/unarchive actions are directly available from the folder tree structure.
Import test cases/requirements/internal issues from excel containing multiple sheets of the same format in one attempt.
Sync the latest version of a shareable test case to the parent test case without a need to relink it.
Show/hide input data and expected outcome step fields on the test step grid
Copy an existing test suite with a new release and cycle combination.
View the entire content of test steps while executing them using the expand/collapse quick buttons available at the step grid.
Epic synced from Jira will now display "Issues in Epic" in a new separate tab to showcase the relationship between the epic and the issues which are part of it.
QMetry now supports any International Language (available on request). Currently added support for Español (Spanish). - Introduced Internationalization App.
Archive individual test executions to prevent them from getting altered due to changes made to the scope of test suite when reusing test suite for future executions.
Integrate Azure & Rally to sync work items in QMetry to get complete traceability for Requirements -> Test cases -> Test Suites -> Test Executions -> Bugs.
New Report - “User Project Role Summary” added to “Login Summary” Dashboard - displays list of all users assigned to different projects along with their roles and status.
Added “Trace by Test Executions” that allow users to view traceability by filtering executions with specific release/cycles/platform combination.
Introducing QQBot with AI capabilities
Summary and Entity Key are now separate columns on all link test asset screens to allow better sorting and filtering.
Enhanced test case steps edit experience with an option to open step details in maximized mode.
Users will now be able to set any system or custom dashboard as their default dashboard seen after logging into QMetry.
Introduced new report Count of API Requests by User which shows the number of Open API or Automation API calls made by each user at a given time.
Support to upload automation results of Robot framework.
Users having two-step verification enabled can now use recovery codes to regain access to the accounts.
Export exploratory testing session details, documented test steps and associated defects to a word document.
Share defect details over email to users even outside of QMetry.
GitLab support for BDD integration.
Users with QMetry authentication type can enable Two-step Verification as an extra layer of security during login.
Improvements on Test Execution against Builds
QA Managers can make build selection mandatory to ensure testers assign test executions against a build.
QA Mangers can set a default build for a release & cycle combination so that test executions are auto assigned an intended build, so that testers do not have set them manually.
Improvements on Test Execution against Builds
Now testers can assign a build for an individual test case execution. This helps when test cases in a same test suite are executed against multiple builds.
Now view test case executed build information in the Test case - Test Execution details section along with other execution details.
New system dashboard “Test Execution Summary by Folder” is added under QMetry System reports.
Build Execution Summary - Added under Execution Summary dashboard: This report displays test case executions against Build, for combination of Test suites and Platforms.
Count of Unique users by date - Added under Login Summary dashboard : This report displays unique number of users logged in daily.
Users last login details - Added under Login Summary dashboard: This report displays last login date and time for each user.
Test Case created from an exploratory session can now be linked to Requirements & Test Suites from the Exploratory testing screen.
Capture browser Console and Network logs for a session that are helpful for developers to debug failed scenarios.
QMetry Test case panel in Jira for Story and Bugs now displays two tabs – Test Steps & Executions (New)
Test case detail page in Jira now displays Execution & Test Case details in separate tabs.
Bugs linked directly to requirements in QMetry will now appear in Jira Story “Issue Links” section.
Export Test Suite Summary details (without test cases and steps) from Test Suite module using option “Export Test Suite List Summary View”.
Modify colors on your custom report charts as required.
All new Custom Reporting Module - QMetry Insights, with two views: Visual Report and Advance Query Report
Visual Report – Allows business users to create simple to complex custom reports by just drag & drop of fields.
Advance Query Report – Allows users to create & execute SQL based custom reports using the Query Builder which has an entire snapshot of the QMetry data synced and accessible from just 15 tables
QMetry Custom Dashboards: Create your own 'Dashboards' with multiple gadgets chosen from system, custom owned or shared gadget repositories.
QMetry Custom Gadgets: View, Edit and Share gadgets added from Visual Reports and Advance Query Reports
Link test assets by providing entity keys separated by comma.
Improved copy test suites feature by introducing more flexible options.
A new gadget "Test Execution Assignments" is added on My Dashboard.
A new System Report to view test execution summary "Platform Summary By Test Suites" is added under Execution Reports.
Bulk execute screen revamp.
Track test case executions as "Manual" or "Automated" by setting the new "Execution Type" field on execution screen.
Support for Bit Bucket & Git server version for BDD integration.
Branch support for Bit Bucket & Git integration for BDD.
Create/update and activate/deactivate rights can now be assigned separately while assigning user modify permission.
QMetry Menu is classified as per the QMetry Apps.
Redesigned test asset detail view that allows one click access to different sections using organizable tabs.
Enabled HTML/XML editor for large text fields.
System fields can now be made mandatory or optional.
Enhanced filters to allow searching requirements based on Jira fields.
Platform attribute details are displayed under test execution section of test case & test suite
Enable/Disable auto addition of list values while importing from excel.
Revamped QMetry panel in Jira now has separate sections for synced requirement, linked test cases & BDD details.
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