Overview

QMetry Chart offers real-time visibility for test quality across projects and teams for various reports. With QMetry Charts you can build customized dashboard widgets inside Jira. It helps Agile teams to release more confidently on schedule by using relevant analytics, data and test run reports.

Users can save Filter criteria with which they have generated a report. Using this saved Filter, user can view the gadget on QTM4J dashboard. Hence, the report that was generated in the Test Report tab would be seen as a Gadget on the dashboard page.

Note: Users should have the “Report View” permission for the project to access the Dashboard Gadget.

Add QMetry Gadget on Dashboard

1. Log into QMetry for Jira, go to Dashboards and open a dashboard. If you do not have a dashboard, then create one.

In Jira with new UI:

Open

In Jira with older UI:

Open

2. Click on the Add Gadget button at top right. A panel opens with the list of available gadgets. You can search for QMetry Charts in the search box.

3. Select QMetry Charts to add on the dashboard by clicking on the corresponding Add button.

4. Then click the X mark to close the panel.

QMetry Charts block is added to the Dashboard.

Generate Graphs using Gadget

You have to utilize the filters you saved while configuring the Reports (Configure Report). To generate and view the Charts, select and apply one of the saved filters.

1. Once the gadget is added, it displays the Saved Filter drop-down. As mentioned above, the filters saved while generating reports are then displayed on the Saved Filter drop-down of dashboard. Refer to Configure Report for more details.

2. Select the Filter you want to generate the chart thereof.

3. Click Save.

The Chart is generated and displayed. The filter applied for generating the chart is also displayed at the top.

Hover over the chart sections to see the corresponding count.

→ Charts: You can select from Bar, Line, Pie chart, and tabular format to have a visual view of the report.

The tabular view of the gadget is displayed at the bottom of the Pie, Bar, and Line charts for the filters saved for the following reports:

• Test Case Reports

• Test Execution Reports

• Defects Reports

• Traceability Reports

• Coverage Reports

→ Tabular View: Click the icon to view the details in tabular format.

The icons available on the chart are described below.

A. Export as XLSX: Click on the icon to export the Chart details in an Excel file.

B. Refresh: Click the icon to sync the chart with the latest data. If there is any change in the Filter, then it will also get in sync.

The following options are available for individual charts:

• Maximize

• Minimize

• Refresh

• Configure: Users can update the filter being used for the gadget.

• Rename Chart

• Delete Chart

Drill Down Charts

→ For graphical view, you can drill down the chart by clicking on the required portion/bar of the chart. You can view the tabular format of the graphical chart.

Drilling down the report opens the report details in a table format.

The asset keys in the drilled down report are clickable, which opens the asset detail page.

You can also export the report With Steps or Without Steps in Excel by opening the Export menu and selecting the required option.

→ For tabular view, you can drill down the chart by clicking on the link provided on respective counts.

The following is the drilled-down report.

Share QMetry Gadgets

User can share Jira's dashboard so that QMetry Gadgets can also be shared. It helps in keeping the whole team on the same page.