Priority

Introduction

A Priority defines Test asset's importance in relation to other Test assets. QMetry provides default priorities as Blocker, High, Medium and Low for all Test Assets. Default priorities are displayed as 'System Default' priority.

Default priorities can neither be edited nor deleted. Admin can add custom priorities and custom icons to use in the test assets. Custom Priorities are added at Project Level. These custom priorities can be edited as well as deleted.

Permissions Required :

Jira Permissions: Browse Project permissions are required.

QMetry Permissions :

• If Enabled then the below permissions are required.

  • Configuration View

  • Configuration Modify

Adding a Priority

'Configuration modify' access to the project is needed to create a customized priority.

Steps:

1. Navigate to QMetry > Configurations > Select Project.

2. Under Project Configuration select Priority.

3. Enter a relevant name, description, Select Icon to represent the priority, and click Add. The section is highlighted in the below screenshot.

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The Priorities created are available for linking them with Test Case, Test Cycle and Test Plan. 

The visual appearance of System Defined Priorities makes it easy to differentiate between System and Custom Priorities.

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Adding Custom Icons to Priority
Users can add customized icons to Priority. Below are the steps to follow in order to add custom icons for priorities:

1 . User has to either click on the Manage Icons button or open the Icon drop-down and click Add as shown in the below screenshot:

2. User has to upload an icon or provide the Image URL.

Editing a Priority

Users can only edit Custom Priorities that are created by users. Users with 'Configuration modify' access to the project can edit the custom priorities. Below are the steps to edit a custom priority:

1. Click on the priority name and a text box appears to enter the new priority name as shown in the below screenshot.

2. Type the new name and click on the tick mark symbol. Editing the description field and changing the icon can be done on similar lines.

Arrange Priorities

You can arrange the sequence of Priorities as per your requirement. The list of priorities in test assets appears as per the sequence set here.

You can arrange priorities through either of the following ways:

A. Drag & Drop

B. Changing sequence number of the priority value

Copy Priority to Other QMetry Projects

Users can copy Priority from one project to another project. The functionality allows users to use similar items in different QMetry projects without having to add these items individually.

Users can save their time as they do not have to create redundant/duplicate items for different QMetry projects.

Select the items that you want to copy to other QMetry Projects and click Copy at the top right corner.

Now select the project wherein you want to copy the selected items. You can select multiple QMetry Projects (maximum of 5 projects) at a time to copy the item.

Duplicate entities will be ignored while copying.

Deleting a Priority

Project admin ('Configuration modify' permission) have the right to delete the custom Priority. The Delete feature is useful when you do not want to use the value anymore by removing them permanently.

Note: The system defined Priority values can not be deleted.

Below are the steps to delete a priority:

1. Click the Delete icon for the Priority. 

Note: The Priority can not be deleted if it is used in any of the test assets.

Searching a Priority

Users can easily search for a required Priority from the long list of items.

Steps for searching a Priority on the list:

1. Navigate to QMetry > Configuration menu > Select Project.

2. Click on priority.

3. Click on the search icon to see the text box. Type the keyword in the text box and press ENTER on the keyboard.