Introduction

A Status is a stage of Test Assets during their lifecycle. Status defines the stage of Test Asset in the workflow. Testing Manager can define his own workflow by adding custom statuses.

By default, QMetry for Jira has the statuses for the project that are: 'To Do', 'In Progress' and 'Done'. QMetry for Jira allows users to create their own custom status for the following Test Asset. The Status list will populate for respective Test Assets accordingly.

• Test Case

• Test Cycle

• Test Plan

Adding a Status

Steps

1. Go to QMetry menu > Configuration > Select your Project

2. Under Project Configuration > select Status. There are three tabs on the screen: Test Case Status, Test Cycle Status and Test Plan Status. Select your desired Test asset to add a custom Status. For example,

•     select Test Case - To add custom status for Test Case

•     select Test Cycle - To add custom status for Test Cycle

•     select Test Plan - To add custom status for Test Plan

3. Enter Status Name, its Description, select Color from the color picker, and click Add.

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The Status list appears on corresponding Test Asset screens. For example, If a custom status is added to the test case asset, follow the below steps to use it.

1. Go to the QMetry menu > Test Management > Test Case tab.

2. Create a new test case or open a detail page of an existing test case.

3. Check the Status drop-down has the values you entered above. Select the status applicable for the test case.
   
   

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Copy Status to Other QMetry Projects

Users can copy Status from one project to another project. Users should have 'Configuration Modify' permission of the target 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.

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

2. 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 Status

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

Note: The system-defined Status values can not be deleted.

Below are the steps to delete a Status:

1. Click on the Delete icon for the Status. 

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

Searching a Status

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

Steps for searching a Status on the list:

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

2. Click on Status.

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