How to view Traceability in JIRA?

Traceability in Jira

  1. Go to the Jira Story that is synced with QMetry Requirements linked to Test Cases.
  2. Select QMetry Project. QMetry Project: It shows QMetry Projects with which the Jira story is synced. If the story is synced in more than one QMetry project, the drop-down will show more than one QMetry Project. Once you select the project, QMetry Key populates for the Story synced in QMetry as a requirement.
  3. Under Story, the Test Cases section displays all the Test cases linked to the Requirement. The test case & steps details are shown with respect to the version linked with Requirement. The Test Case row shows details like Test Case Key, Summary, Linked Version, Last Execution Status, Priority, Estimated Time, Status, Testing Type. The latest execution status shown the test case details is irrespective of the version linked to the Requirement - it’s the latest (based on the the time stamp) executed status of the test case. Jira users can quickly view the information they need from the Jira Story detail page itself. For example, Developers want to see the current execution status of the testcase and bugs linked.
  4. Expand the test case row to view Test Case Steps and Executions details of the test case.
    • Test Case Steps: The Test Case Steps tab displays the test case steps of the version linked with Requirements. Clicking on Test case Key will open the Test Case Details screen in Jira.

    • Executions: The Executions tab displays Test case executions for a combination of test suite, release, cycle, platform, and executed version, for all versions that test case. Details like Test Suite Key, Test Suite Summary, E.V. (Executed Version), Platform, Release, Cycle, Status, linked Bug icon (click on the icon to view the details), Attachments icon (click on the icon to view the details), Comments icon and Executed by (including Date & Time) are shown here. Test Suite Key has a link on it, clicking on which opens the Test Suite page in QMetry. 

    • If a bug is linked to the test case, the count is displayed in the Bug column. The bug details are available by clicking on the count, which opens up Issues pop-up. Clicking on the Issue Key opens the issue detail page in Jira.


  5. If Jira story is linked with a test case in QMetry, the test case link in requirement will open a remote issue page for Test Case View.
  6. Test Case View in Jira Add-on Clicking on Test case Key in Test case section will open the Test Case View in Jira. Test case detail page in Jira displays Execution & Test case details in separate tabs.




Traceability in QMetry

  1. Go to Reports > Open Traceability report.
  2. Select Trace by : 
    1. For Requirement Traceability : Select Trace by Requirement
    2. For Issue Traceability : Select Trace by Issue
  3. Select entity > Apply