Release Notes

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.6.1

Release Date: 2023-11-21

Version 4.6.1

Summary: New Feature and Bug Fixes

New Feature

• Introduced an option in the manage apps global settings that automatically consolidates all QMetry panels into a unified section, significantly enhancing the loading performance of the Jira Issue page.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that incorrectly displayed the latest execution status for the test case as per the linked version in the Test case Acceptance Criteria Section.

• Fixed a bug that prevented creating sub-task issue type as a defect from the execution screen for language profiles other than English.

• Fixed a bug that prevented creating sub-task issue type as a defect from the execution screen when the sub-task page does not contain description and priority fields.

• Fixed a bug that prevented displaying the BDD Panel on the Story Page for some users due to unclear browser cache user preference.

• Fixed a bug that prevented displaying test case audit logs containing special characters.

• Fixed a bug that prevented displaying folder names list for projects with an extensive number of folders when searching for a folder during bulk cloning of test cases.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.6.0

Release Date: 2023-10-13

Version 4.6.0

Summary: New Features, Improvements, and Bug Fixes

New Features
Introducing Shareable Test Cases
In a project, multiple test cases often share common steps. QTM4J now enables testers to create shareable test cases with these common test steps, allowing their reuse in other test cases as steps. Any updates to the shared test case are auto-synchronized with their associated test cases. This feature enhances tester productivity by eliminating the need to repeatedly author and maintain identical test steps across multiple test cases. Here are
the characteristics of shareable test cases:

• Manage shareable test cases through a dedicated view within the test case module.
• Create a shareable test case from an existing test case or independently from a dedicated new section. Additionally, shareable test cases can be versioned.
• Insert shareable test cases as steps into other test cases, whether they belong to the same project or across different projects, to reuse common steps.
• Updates to the shareable test case for a linked version are auto-synced to associated test cases. On the execution screen, users executing the test cases will get a notification about the update.
• Easily sync the latest version of the shared test case directly from within the associated test cases.
• A shareable test case used in the other test cases displays information such as its key, name and version, making it easy for testers to identify references to it.
• During test execution, the test case containing shareable steps displays the steps as usual, along with a reference to the shared test cases.
  Directly linking shareable test cases to a story or a test cycle for execution is restricted.
• Shareable test cases can include parameterized steps, and they will reference the parameter values from the test cases that reuse them.
  Defining parameter values on a shareable test case is restricted.
• New imports or reimports of test cases using shareable test steps are supported. Fresh imports of independent shareable test cases are
  restricted.

Automation Enhancements

• Automation import now supports uploading Cucumber execution result files containing background and test steps with tabular and other input values added to the feature file.
• Automation import is enhanced to allow the upload of Cucumber execution result files that contain screenshots/attachments within test steps under the 'after' tag.

New Features on Test Cases

• Enable testers to conveniently copy test case steps from an existing test case while creating or modifying a test case, using the option "Copy steps from existing test case".
• Copy and maintain the folder hierarchy of test cases when exporting them in bulk to other projects.
• Search test cases within a project repository on specific keywords found within the description, pre-condition, and steps in addition to the summary.

New Features on the Execution Screen

• Start New Execution in bulk for test cases on a selected environment.
• Added support for creating sub-task issue types as defects for failed executions.

New Features on the Story Page

• The new 'Test Cycle Execution Summary' section on the Story page displays the test cycle details linked directly with the story and its execution summary, enabling better coverage and traceability.

New Reports

• Introduced the "Coverage by Requirement" report that displays the count and details of requirements, both directly linked and not directly linked to test cycles.
• Introduced the "Coverage by Test Cycle" report that displays the count and details of test cycles, both directly linked and not directly associated with the requirements.

Miscellaneous Improvements

• As a global configuration, the Storage Tier settings for QTM4J are moved to 'Manage Apps >> QTM4J >> Global Settings' and are accessible only to Jira Administrators.
• The Exploratory Testing Add-on now supports creating sub-task issue types as defects for failed executions.
• A maximum of 10 filters, including system and custom fields, can be selected while filtering assets in the list screens.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented the save and display of test case step fields containing data in JSON format.
• Fixed a bug that intermittently prevented the display of the QTM4J modules for specific users caused due to unclear browser-cached user preferences.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.5.0.2

Release Date: 2023-09-29

Version 4.5.0.2

Summary: Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug that prevented some projects from appearing in the project search dropdown list in QMetry when there are more than 50 projects in Jira.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.5.0.1

Release Date: 2023-09-16

Version 4.5.0.1

Summary: Improvements & Bug Fixes

Improvement

• Enhanced performance during the initial loading of QTM4J screens for a Jira instance with many projects.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented accessing and downloading attachments containing commas in their names.
• Fixed a bug that failed certain APIs when the 'max result' parameter was set to null, resulting in errors displayed on the Jira issue page while loading QMetry sections.
• Fixed a bug specific to version 4.5.0 that prevented the export and drill-down of reports.
• Fixed a bug where certain QTM4J operations generated unnecessary error entries in Jira logs.
• Fixed a bug that displayed an 'access denied' error message on QMetry screens when a user is deleted and added again in Jira with the same username due to a conflict involving duplicate users in the group.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.5.0

Release Date: 2023-07-14

Version 4.5.0

Summary: New Features, Enhancements & Bug Fixes

New Features on Automation & CI/CD

• Launch CI/CD pipelines from within QTM4J - With continuous testing, CI/CD pipelines today are responsible for multiple tasks, including test execution. Integrate QTM4J with your preferred CI/CD platform, such as Jenkins, Bamboo, Azure DevOps, GitLab Runners, GitHub Actions, and Circle CI, to trigger automated testing pipelines with a single click. Now, testers can save and launch remote CI/CD pipeline jobs directly from QTM4J. Testers can select and map a configured rule to a test cycle, then trigger the pipeline job and automate the uploading of the results after successfully executing the job. This feature enables all testers to participate in test automation and also reduces the overhead of navigating between multiple tools by automating the testing process and reporting results.
• Support for importing test automation results from the Cypress and Playwright tools with JUnit (XML) file format.
• QTM4J v4.5.0 is compatible with Jenkins - QMetry for JIRA Test Management app v1.21 & Bamboo - QTM4J Bamboo Integration - DevOps/CD app v1.1.5. Upgrade to the latest app to import your automation results to QTM4J.

New Features to Report

• Improved collaboration and reusability - Report owners can share the filter criteria with other users by granting view and edit permissions.
  
  • Users with view access to other users' report filters can reuse them in their dashboards.
  • Users with edit permissions on other users' report filters can modify the filter criteria or grant view permissions to others.
• The saved filter list on the dashboard gadget now displays additional details like the name of the related report and the user who created that filter to make it easier for users to identify the relevant filter.

New Features on the Test Case & Test Execution Screen

• The Test Cycle > Test Cases tab and the execution screen now indicate the availability of a newer version of a test case besides the older linked version. Users will now have the option to sync the latest version of associated test cases individually or in bulk. This feature eliminates the need to manually unlink the older version and link the newer version of the test case for execution.
• The test case detail now includes a system Pre-Condition field and is visible on the execution screen above the step details. The pre-condition is accessible in the relevant reports' drill view and set through automation result uploads.

Enhancements to Test Data Parameterization

• Testers now have an additional capability to create parameters and corresponding values directly from the test case page, eliminating the need to always navigate to the configuration page
• Improvements to Test Case Import via Excel: Testers can now import test cases with parameterized steps using the Excel import feature. For scenarios where the parameters do not exist and, the user has the necessary permissions, the import process will automatically create the parameters.
• Users can now bulk-create parameters and values by importing them using Excel from the configuration page. 

New Feature - Test Case Archiving

• Introducing Test Case Archive to prevent them from accidental deletion. Here are the characteristics:
  
  • To delete the test cases, they need to be archived first.
  • Access archived test cases from a dedicated view.
  • Archived test cases cannot be updated or executed and will remain hidden from the test case list view, however, will preserve their execution details.
  • Archived test cases have a grey background on the link section of the story or test cycle.
  • Generate all reports to include/exclude archived test cases.

New Feature on Story & Bug Traceability

• Bugs linked to a test case execution will be linked automatically under the 'Linked Issues' section of the Jira story related to the corresponding test case. Furthermore, a new configuration has been introduced in the project settings, allowing project administrators to manage the automatic linking of bugs to the Story and set the default relationship.

New Features on Bug Screen

• Introduced a new "Steps to Reproduce" section on the bug page that auto-captures the test steps and test execution details, eliminating efforts by testers to add them manually.
  
  • When creating a new bug or linking an existing bug on the execution screen, the test steps to reproduce the issue, actual results, and other execution details will be auto-copied to the section, preventing the user's effort from adding them manually.
  • The execution attachments for test cases/steps will be auto-added as attachments on the newly created bug.
  • A bug linked to multiple test case executions will display the test steps added from the first associated test case.
  • Note: The bug page will display the test execution details in the "Steps to Reproduce" section for issues created/linked post upgrading to release v4.5.0.
• Introduced a new “Environment Details” section for the bugs raised from the exploratory testing app; that auto-records the environment details such as the URL under testing, Screen Resolution, Browser Version, Operating System, and User Agent.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented the generation of reports when a JQL filter contained special characters.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the loading of the QMetry permissions screen if any of the users assigned to the permissions were deleted and added again in Jira.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.4.0.2

Release Date: 2023-06-15

Version 4.4.0.2

Summary: New Feature

• Custom field type 'Multi-Line Text Box' supports rich text editing.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.4.0.1

Release Date: 2023-06-01

Version 4.4.0.1

Summary: Security Changes, Compatibility and Bug Fixes

Security Changes

• The data directory path for storing the attachments under the storage configuration screen is no longer editable.

• For existing installations - The data directory will be per the current setup. Contact QTM4J support for any modification to the data directory path. 

• For new installations - The default data directory will be /var/atlassian/application-data/shared/<QTM4J>.

Compatibility

• QMetry Test Management for Jira v4.4.0.1 is now compatible with Jira v9.8.0 and 9.8.1.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that displayed uncovered requirements in the “Traceability Reports - by Requirement”.

• Fixed a bug that prevented users from managing the version control repository associated with a project.

• Fixed a bug that prevented assigning QMetry permissions to individual users.

• Fixed a bug that prevented users from generating the following reports when the Jira profile or default time zones were located to the west of the GMT line.

  • Test Case Summary by Timeframe

  • Test Case Execution Summary by Timeframe

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.4.0

Release Date: 2023-03-31

Version 4.4.0

Summary: Enhancements, Compatibility and Bug Fixes

Enhancements

Report Enhancements

• Introducing timeframe reports - Generate daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly test case and test execution summary reports to keep track of progress.

• Drill down the graphical report charts to view and export the filtered records.

• Generate test case summary report grouped by a custom field for a selected project.

• The traceability report now displays the build details for the test case run executions.

• Filter reports between execution dates using a newly introduced "between" operator.

• Generate reports filtered using JQL containing more than 1000 records. The revised limits for the below Jira database installations are as follows:

  • Postgres and MySQL databases now support up to 10000 records.

  • MSSQL database now supports up to 2000 records.

  • Oracle database still supports up to 1000 records.

Test Cycle Enhancements

• Clone test cycles in other projects with the following options -

  • Clone test cycles as not executed or by retaining test case execution statuses.

  • Clone the latest or all executions of the test cases.

  • Clone test cycles with additional options for copying associated defects, attachments, comments, execution custom fields/values and actual results.

• Bulk clone up to 20 test cycles in the same or another project.

Execution Screen Enhancements

• Filter test case execution runs on all system and custom test case fields.

• Filter unassigned test executions and bulk assign them to a tester.

Compatibility

• QMetry Test Management for Jira v4.4.0 is now compatible with Jira v9.7.0.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug that shows an error while displaying QMetry sections under the Bug page for Jira installations with MSSQL database having schema name other than the default convention.

• Fixed bug that prevented displaying build detail for an executed test case run in the "Resolved Issue Verification" report.

• Fixed bug that copied actual execution time for test cases when cloning the test cycle as "Not Executed".

• Fixed bug that incorrectly calculated the actual and estimated time for test case executions in the Effort Summary by Execution Assignee and Overall Effort Summary Report.

• Fixed bug that prevents selecting sprint while bulk editing or exporting test cases to other projects.

QTM4J Confluence Integration 1.0.3

Release Date: 2023-01-19

Version 1.0.3

Summary: Improvement & Compatibility  

Improvement

• Added support for creating a Test Case, a Test Cycle and a Test Plan having system or custom fields set as mandatory.

Compatibility 

• QTM4J Confluence Integration App v1.0.3 is now compatible with Confluence Data Center v8.0.1 and v8.0.2.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.3.0

Release Date: 2022-12-16

Version 4.3.0

Summary: Enhancements and Bug Fixes

Attachment Enhancements: 

• Inline Attachments -

• Add inline images to textboxes using the copy & paste, browse & upload, and drag & drop options; click to view them.

• Inline images added to test cases/test steps/comments during authoring or execution will appear under test case attachments.

• Attachment Section -

• Introduced a new thumbnail (strip) view that displays the preview of attachments.

• Copy & paste screenshots to upload them as attachments.

• Click on the images and files under attachments to view them without downloading.

• Copy the URL of an uploaded attachment and paste it as an inline image into a test asset. 

• Import Attachments - 

• Upload attachments to test cases and steps while importing through excel by mapping attachment folders and names.

 Folder Structure Enhancements:

• Get a consolidated view of the test cases in the folder hierarchy by displaying test cases of subfolders in the parent folder. This setting can be enabled on the following screens and saved per the user's preference.

• Test case module - list screen.

• Link test cases to the test cycle from its test case tab.

• Link existing test cases to a story in the test case/acceptance criteria section. 

 Execution Screen Enhancements: 

• Filter test case executions by the execution custom fields.
• Perform bulk updates to the execution custom fields during test executions.
• Perform clone of test cycles & test execution runs containing execution custom field values.
• View & set execution custom field values while executing test cases directly from the story and the test case's execution tab.

 Customization Enhancements:

• Make system and custom fields mandatory for test cases, test cycles, test executions and test plans based on the project workflow.

 Automation Enhancements:

• Organize automated test cases and test cycles in a folder when uploading automation results through the Automation API and Maven plugin. 

 Miscellaneous Enhancements:

• Improved performance when entering details in the test step editor.
• QTM4J v4.3.0 is compatible with QMetry for JIRA - Test Management Jenkins plugin v1.19 and QTM4J Bamboo Integration - DevOps / CD v1.1.3.
  
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented users from uploading attachments to test assets using APIs.
• Fixed a bug that exported a report for a large dataset with empty custom field values specific to Oracle, Postgres, and MSSQL databases. 
• Fixed a bug that displayed duplicate warning messages when the report filter exceeded the maximum allowed limit of Jira issues.
• Fixed a bug that prevented uploading cucumber automation results containing story keys for mapping.
• Fixed bug that created duplicate custom fields in the destination project post-exporting test cases using the "Export to other projects" option.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.2.0.2

Release Date: 2022-09-09

Version 4.2.0.2

Summary: Bug Fix 

• Fixed a bug that prevented bug traceability and test case/acceptance criteria sections from appearing on the Jira issue page due to the cache being out of sync with the QTM4J database.

QTM4J Confluence Integration 1.0.2

Release Date: 2022-08-24

Version 1.0.2

Summary: Compatibility  

• QTM4J Confluence Integration App v1.0.2 is now compatible with Confluence Data Center v7.19.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.2.0.1

Release Date: 2022-08-18

Version 4.2.0.1

Summary: Compatibility & Bug Fix 

Compatibility:

• QMetry Test Management for Jira v4.2.0.1 is now compatible with Jira v9.1.0.

Bug Fix:

• Fixed a bug that prevented the creation of environment and build for a test case execution on the list view. 

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.2.0

Release Date: 2022-08-05

Version 4.2.0

Summary: New Features

BDD Support and Integration with Version Control Repositories

Organizations practicing Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) can author a feature file using the built-in Gherkin editor in Jira story and sync it with Version Control Systems (VCS) like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket on Cloud & Self-Hosted editions.

• The developers, testers, and product owners can push or pull commits made to the feature file from within the story page to achieve two-way syncing between QTM4J & VCS repositories.
• The QTM4J project settings have the configurations for integrating the VCS repository for a project. A project can have multiple VCS repositories integrated with it.
• Automated test cases get created/reused based on the feature step definitions. The test cycle stores the automation execution results and displays complete feature traceability with stories.

QTM4J Confluence Integration (Only for Data Center hosting)

Introducing a new "QTM4J Confluence Integration" app for Jira data center hosting with the following features:

• Embed a widget that dynamically displays filtered QMetry test assets in a tabular view containing the fields selected by the users.
• Display a single test asset with a hyperlink while mentioning it on the page.
• Create a test asset in QTM4J and display its reference on your page without leaving the Confluence editor.

Custom Fields to capture execution details

Create custom fields for test execution to capture additional details specific to a test case execution runs:

• Administrators can create custom fields for test execution from project configuration settings.
• View the custom fields on the execution screen while executing the test cases.
• Export of the test execution records from the execution screen will include execution custom fields.
• Export of the test case execution summary and traceability reports will contain execution custom fields.

Book Demo or Chat with QTM4J expert 

Users can book a demo or chat with a QTM4J expert by selecting an option from the QTM4J menu bar.

Jira Software Compatibility

QMetry Test Management for Jira v4.2.0 is compatible with Jira v9.0.0. 

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.9.2

Release Date: 2022-04-22

Version 4.1.9.2

Summary: Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug that incorrectly calculated the count of test cases and displayed on the parent folder.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.9.1

Release Date: 2022-04-05

Version 4.1.9.1

Summary: Improvements & Bug Fixes

Improvements:

• The Maven plugin - "QTM4J Maven uploader v2.0.6" now supports authentication using PAT (Personal Access Token). 
• The import test case feature will be only enabled when the user has the "Create Test case" and "Import" permissions. 
• While importing test cases option to create field values for components and labels will be only enabled when the user has the "Configuration Modify" permissions. 
• While importing test cases option to import test cases as a new version will be only enabled when the user has the "Test case versioning" permissions. 

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug that created duplicate story linkages on the test cases when importing automation results having story keys defined for mapping test cases.
• Fixed a bug that prevented priority and status values from being copied to other projects for PostgresSQL DB.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.9

Release Date: 2022-03-11

Version 4.1.9

Summary: Improvements & Bug Fixes

Improvements:

• Link Jira stories with the test cases during import through Excel by defining story keys. Jira stories linked to the test cases will also be available in the exported excel.
• The total count of test assets in the folder hierarchy is now displayed next to the folder name, along with the count of test assets in the folder.
• The project administrator can configure the default grouping and sorting of test cases displayed on the execution screen grid view for all the users. 
• The user preference will be preserved for grouping and sorting test cases on the execution screen grid view. 
• Bulk clone up to 100 test cases with the latest version, attachment, and comment in the same project.
• Public filters can be shared with other users using a URL.
• The Test cycle view in a Test Plan now displays an Execution Summary(tabular) column to show the count of test case execution based on status.
• Test case execution reports are now available in Pie and Line charts.
• The Test Execution Report By Build now displays build names up to 20 characters on the legend without requiring a mouse hover. 
• Status and Priority field values can now be archived if not required for the workflow.
• Searching for a destination folder on the move/reuse screen now responds quicker.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed bug that prevented displaying test case on a screen resolution of 1920*1080 with scale and layout set to 125%.
• Fixed bug that prevented importing of test cases using excel when mapped with sprint field on a Jira instance that contains a large number of sprints.
• Fix for a compatibility issue with the "Zephyr Scale" application that prevented loading of QMetry gadgets on Jira Dashboard.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.8.2

Release Date: 2022-02-04

Version 4.1.8.2

Summary: Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug with user preferences that intermittently caused high memory consumption due to triggered garbage collection that caused an outage in specific Jira nodes.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.8.1

Release Date: 2022-01-22

Version 4.1.8.1

Summary: Bug Fix

• Security bug fixes.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.8

Release Date: 2022-01-10

Version 4.1.8

Summary: Improvements & Bug Fixes

Improvements:

General improvements:

• The list attributes name, description, icon, and color for the default values of Priority, Status, Environment and Execution Result are now editable.

Report Enhancements:

• Introduced new Test Case Summary reports grouped by: Assignee, Reporter, Sprint, Fix version.
• Filter all the reports based on custom fields associated with test cases, test cycles, and test plans.
• Export of test reports now includes custom fields.
• The issue keys displayed in the tabular view will have hyperlinks to navigate users to the respective issue in a new tab.
• Improvements to Traceability report:

• Option to generate the report only for the latest execution or all executions for a test case.
• Traceability report export now includes test plan details.
• Export of the following reports now includes these additional fields :
• The Test Case Summary report now includes all test case fields.
• The Test Case Execution Summary report includes additional fields Key, Summary, Description, Type for Test Case/Test Cycle/Test Plan, Estimated Time, Execution Type, Actual Time, Execution Attachment Name.
• Defect report export includes additional fields Key, Summary, Description of Test Case/Test Cycle/Test Plan. 

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug that created duplicate components when separated by comma and space while importing test cases from excel.
• Fixed a bug that failed test case import using excel when the duplicate values exist in the component list.
• Fixed a bug that did not record the changelog for attachment operation on execution screen.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.7

Release Date: 2021-10-27

Version 4.1.7

Summary: Improvement & Bug Fixes

Improvements:

• All Test case and Test Execution reports provide an option to export data with or without steps.
• The grid view of the Test Cycle execution screen displays all custom fields of test cases under the Test Case details tab.
• Jira administrators can set default pagination for all the users from QTM4J Global Settings. Users can override the pagination default value for their profile from the project configuration > general settings.
• Project Administrators can set default columns visible to all users on the module list views from QTM4J settings for their project.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that displayed incorrect count for Manual versus Automated test case report.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the display of test data for a test case on the execution screen for a cloned test cycle.
• Fixed Bug that prevents Jira Story link operation with test cases if Story has more than 10 characters in their status field value.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.6

Release Date: 2021-09-07

Version 4.1.6

Summary: Improvement & Bug Fix

Improvements:

• Now share reports with other users using a URL.
• Improvements to Test Case Execution Summary Report

• The graphical view displays the test execution summary in percentage.
• The tabular view now displays the test execution summary in a two-dimensional view that includes the count of the executed test cases and the percentage.
• Export of the report will now include the test case execution comments.

Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug that prevented displaying all executions for a test case after deleting one of the test case executions in a test cycle on Jira v7.x PostgreSQL DB.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.5

Release Date: 2021-07-30

Version 4.1.5

Summary: Improvement

• QMetry v4.1.5 is compatible with Jira Software 8.18.1.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.4

Release Date: 2021-07-14

Version 4.1.4

Summary: Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug that prevented the display of all test step executions for test cases with a large number of steps created via import of automation test results.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.3

Release Date: 2021-06-30

Version 4.1.3

Summary: Bug Fix

• Fixed compatibility issue with "Version and Component Sync for Jira" app that prevented loading of QMetry screens.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.2

Release Date: 2021-06-18

Version 4.1.2

Summary: Improvements & Bug Fixes

Improvements : 

• QTM4J app supports Content Delivery Network (CDN) enablement for Data Centre.
• Enabled on request (lazy) loading of QMetry sections to enhance the overall performance while loading the Jira Story page.
• Expand or collapse test case steps view is preserved for a user across the app.
• The "Link" button on all asset link screens allows linking test assets selected sequentially from different folders. The "Link and Close" button allows quick linking for test assets without a need to separately click on the close button.
• The test cycle name will now get displayed while generating the Test Case Execution Summary report by test cycle.

• The bar graph displays the test cycle name on mouse hover.
• The tabular chart displays the test cycle name under the new column.

Bug Fixes : 

• Fixed bug that prevented linking bug (defect) while executing test cases for a rare case if the Jira issue type id is less than 10000. 
• Fixed bug that prevented displaying traceability reports for the Postgres database.
• Fixed bug that allowed the selection of a field multiple times on report filter criteria.
• Fixed bug that caused slowness when generating the test case summary report for an empty defect filter criteria for the oracle database.
• Fixed bug that prevented editing test case/test case step description when clicked on back button while in the edit mode. 
• Fixed bug that did not display QMetry permissions for some new installations. Re-enabling QMetry for the project should fix the issue. 
• Fixed bug that prevented the display of all QMetry report filters while creating a dashboard gadget.
• Fixed bug that displays all Jira issue types instead of ones enabled for Bug issue type, while creating a bug from the exploratory session.
• Fixed a bug that displayed an error after logging a bug from the exploratory testing session when the user does not have "create attachment" permissions.
• Fixed bug that prevents deletion of the exploratory testing session having "In Progress" status.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.1

Release Date: 2021-04-30

Version 4.1.1

Summary: Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug to update the correct URL for the help guide.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server/Data Center 4.1.0

Release Date: 2021-04-17

Version 4.1.0

Summary: New Features, Improvements and Bug Fixes

New Features and Improvements

Improvements on Story detail page - “Test Case/Acceptance Criteria” section

• Now view/add/modify/clone/delete test case steps directly from the story page.
• Set/reorder the sequence of test cases linked to the story. Also, the test case sequence will be preserved as per the order of selection while linking to the story
• Execute test cases that are linked to the test cycle from the execution tab, on the story page, instead of navigating to the execution screen.
• Create a test cycle directly from the story, with all the test cases associated with the story auto-linked to the test cycle. 
• Link selective test cases associated with the story to an existing test cycle.
• Link multiple versions of a test case to the story to get accurate end-to-end traceability.
• Clone a linked test case version directly from the story page. The cloned test case will be auto-linked with the story.
• Renamed option labels :
  • “Create New Test case” as “Link New Test case”
  • “Reuse Test case/Test cycle” as “Link Existing Test case/Link Story to Existing Test Cycle”
  • “Unlink Test case” as “Bulk Unlink”

Improvements to Test case module

• Now view/add/modify/delete/clone test case steps from the test case list view.
• Execute test cases linked to the test cycle directly from the Test Execution tab, instead of navigating to the execution screen. 
• QMetry automatically classifies test cases as manual or automated based on their creation method.
• Import Test Case improvements :
• Now, import test cases from excel to multiple folders by mapping folder path during import.
• Import test cases button is now available on the default test case view.
• The maximum file size limit for importing test cases using excel is increased from 2 MB to 10 MB.
• Export all test cases of a folder directly from its context menu. 
• Clone or Export a test case directly from the detail screen. 
• View the entire content of test steps using the expand/collapse quick buttons available at the step grid.
• A confirmation warning will be displayed while permanently deleting test cases.
• The audit log now captures details of test cases exported from the Exploratory Testing session.
• The character limit for test case step summary, expected results, test data is increased from 65k characters to 512 MB.

Improvements to Test Cycle & Test Plan

• Update the test cycle/test plan summary directly from the list view.
• Save filters applied to columns on test cycle/test plan as public or private.
• Now clone the test cycle directly from the test cycle details page. 
• Redesigned the "clone" test cycle screen with an additional test case filter on the execution assignee. 
• View/add/modify/delete/clone test case steps directly from the Test Cycle >> Test Case tab.
• Added Execution Summary(tabular) column on Test Cycle List view to show the count of test case execution based on status.
• Renamed button “Add Test Case” as “Link Test Case” on Test Cycle >> Test Case tab.

Improvements to Test Execution Screen

• All-New Test Execution Screen - List View. 
• Improvements to Existing Test Execution Screen – Grid View.
• Revamped Test Execution Grid View now has two tabs - Test case details & Execution.
• Test Steps in the test execution screen can be viewed in either list view or grid view.
• The test case details tab now displays all test case system fields.
• The execution tab (default) displays the test cases and steps execution. This allows testers to directly reach the execution section.
• The execution tab now has 4 sections that can be re-ordered –  Steps, Bugs, Attachments, and Comments.
• Attachments uploaded while authoring test cases/steps are now available on the execution screen.
• Bugs and Attachments added at test steps during execution are now also displayed at the test case level. 
• Bulk update of execution status, assign tester, update build & environment details can now be directly performed on the execution screen after selecting the test cases.
• Clone/Delete an existing test execution record.
• Get a warning about the changes to test steps. Auto Sync test case steps directly from the execution screen.
• View the entire content of test steps while executing them using the expand/collapse quick buttons available at step grids.
• QMetry automatically classifies test cycle execution as Manual or Automated based on the execution method.
• Test Cycle Execution Summary on Test Execution screen now displays all bugs and attachments associated with the test case/steps execution. 
• Export Test cycle execution details for Latest or All test executions along with test steps and associated bugs details. 
• Execution assignee and build can now be set as unassigned to reset their values.
• Testers can add new list value for the environment & build while executing test cases, instead of adding them every time for the configuration page.

Improvement on Bug Detail Page

• Renamed “Test case” section as “Bug Traceability” for Issue Types enabled as bugs.
• View traceability from the Test case, Test Cycle to Test Execution in the Bug Traceability section. 

Improvements to Configuration Section

• Added support for additional custom field types - Cascading List, Single & Multi-Select User Picker, Labels
• Users can set pagination up to 100 records across the product from General Settings
• Copy project configurations to other projects for the following fields - Labels, Components, Priorities, Status, Execution Results, Environment, Build values, Custom Fields, and Parameters. 
• Added a separate list to maintain Build values.
• Redesigned Configuration menu with a better grouping of options.
• Sync project-key changes using the re-index operation. 
• Only Admins can now view/modify the storage configurations. 

Improvements to Report

• Chart preferences on the Jira dashboard for a gadget are now retained.
• All reports can be filtered based on Test case type - Automated or Manual. 
• Gadget graphical chart options are now displayed on the report header. 

General Improvements

• New icons for the Test case, Test Cycles, Test Plan, and Test Reports modules.
• Search and set the project scope by filtering based on the project key.
• Perform bulk operations like update/delete/link up to 1000 test assets.
• Issue Key and Summary on each grid are now two separate columns to enable independent sorting.
• Multiple tabs on the test asset detail screen can now be rearranged and retain the sequence for the user. 
• Enable/disable all field columns except sequence no, Key & Summary in all list views.
• Users can choose the folder path while creating a new folder. 
• Clone & Delete buttons in the list view for each test asset are now always visible in the right corner.
• Select multiple test assets in a range using shift key + control/command key.
• Use the Control + Enter shortcut to save details on all large text fields.
• Assigning sprint to the test assets would now require selection of board and then the sprint.
• Count of linked defects are now available on the following screens
• Story page >> Test case/Acceptance Criteria >> Execution Tab
• Test case details >> Execution Tab
• Added a shortcut that enables testers to navigate to the Jira Issue search from the above screens. 
• Comments can now be sorted in ascending/descending order based on the created time.
• User preference for expanded and collapsed sections on the test asset details screen is now retained. 
• The filter panel has been revamped with multiple new options like reset, minimize/maximize, counts, remove, and clear options
• Now tag users in descriptions and comments to notify them via email notification.
• Improved performance of project search and selection across the application.
• Added infield search for all the list fields that make the value selection easier.
• The root folder - "All Folders” on all modules is renamed as “All Test cases/Test cycles/Test plans”
• View complete folder path on mouse hover for each asset on the detail screen.
• The folder context menu is revamped with additional folder options of Link with Test Cycle and Link with Story for test cases.
• Add new list values for labels, components, or custom labels while authoring any test asset. 
• Quickly reach an intended folder using the folder search on all modules. 
• All the test assets now have the Summary field displayed throughout the detail screen.
• Create Another option for all test assets now preserves the previous values of most the fields.
• Options for bulk operations will be only visible when users select any test case/test cycle/test plan on their list view.
• All the test assets now display the Created/Updated Dates & Created/Updated User on the detail screen.
• Added confirmation pop-up that prompts the user to save the unsaved changes when moving from one screen to another.
• Set all system and custom fields for Test cases and Test cycles created using Automation API and Maven Plugin.
• There are changes to a lot of API endpoints, requests, and responses. Refer to the API documentation for the latest release.
• QMetry v4.1.0 is compatible with QMetry Maven Plugin v2.0.6. Upgrade to the latest plugin to import your automation results to QMetry.
• QMetry v4.1.0 is compatible with Jenkins plugin v1.17 and Bamboo plugin v1.1.1  
• QMetry v4.1.0 is compatible with Jira Software 8.16.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that did not retain the pagination when clicking on the back button from the test case detail view. 
• Fixed a bug that displayed associated stories on an incorrect version of a test case.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the display of executed test case version in the traceability report. 
• Fixed a bug that prevented the freezing of the list header while scrolling through records on a page, across the product. 
• Fixed a bug that did not preserve the sorting of folders on the tree structure. 
• Fixed a bug that prevented the use of the TAB key in test case steps.
• Fixed a bug that prevented search on test cycle and test plan subfolders while filtering reports based on folders. 
• Fixed a bug that prevented deletion of some test cases which are created from exploratory testing. 
• Fixed a bug that displayed the Jira banner above the QMetry section on the story page.
• Fixed a bug that prevented filtering of the test case execution summary report based on the latest test execution. 

• Fixed a bug the returned maximum 50 records instead of 200 records while searching test cases using Open API.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server 4.0.9

Release Date: 2021-03-23

Version 4.0.9

Summary: Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug that prevented users from loading the automation page.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server 4.0.8

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server 4.0.7

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server 4.0.6

Release Date: 2021-02-10

Version 4.0.6

Summary: Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug that prevented enabling QMetry features on new installations for a project having key length of more than 10 characters. 
• Fixed a bug that exported test cases with steps in incorrect sequence after rearranging test steps in a test case.
• Fixed a bug that did not display the permissions required to create new Labels, Components while importing test cases using excel.
• Fixed a bug that repositioned the “Add a Gadget” & “Manage Gadget” title while adding a gadget in the Jira Dashboard.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server 4.0.5

Release Date: 2020-10-22

Version 4.0.5

Summary: Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug that caused the Automation API key to reset on restarting the Jira Server.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server 4.0.4

Release Date: 2020-09-05

Version 4.0.4

Summary: Improvement

• Compatibility with Jira Software v8.12.1 

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server 4.0.3

Release Date: 2020-08-29

Version 4.0.3

Summary: Bug Fix

• Fixed performance issues that caused Jira slowness for Data Center hosting.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server 4.0.2

Release Date: 2020-06-16

Version 4.0.2

Summary: Improvements

• Export test cases to other projects using bulk operations. 
• Set sequence for the test cases to be executed on the test cycle.
• Infield search is added for all the list fields on all module.
• Enhanced Project search and selection option across the application.
• "Bug" issue type will be auto-selected by default while creating a Bug from the execution screen
• Revamped Project Settings page which includes -
  • Bulk “Enable/Disable” Test case/Acceptance criteria panel for all issue types
  • Manage issue types for Story and Bug in a separate tab, along with search capabilities.
• Labels for the following operations are renamed -
  • On Test case/Acceptance criteria section –
    • “Add to Test Cycle" label is renamed as "Reuse Test Cycle".
    • “Add Test Case” label is renamed as "Create New Test Cases”.
  • "Bulk Remove" for Test Cases and Test Cycles is renamed as “Bulk Delete”.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server 4.0.1

Release Date: 2020-05-27

Version 4.0.1

Summary : Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented installation of QTM4J App on Jira installations where Base URL has some extended folder name in path. 
• Fixed a bug that displayed incomplete execution result summary on test cycle list view. 
• Fixed a bug that decreased size of dashboard title when QMetry gadget is added to a dashboard.

QMetry Test Management for Jira Server 4.0

Release Date: 2020-04-25

Version 4.0

Summary : New Features

• New, intuitive and user friendly UI.
• QMetry Test assets are now integral part of QMetry app and no longer Jira Issue types.
• Introducing Test Plans and Test Cycles for managing and tracking test executions.
• Define custom fields for test cases, test cycles and test plans at project level.
• Granular permissions for all operations at user or group level.
• Project settings that allow customization and templatization of all test assets.
• Reuse test cases using test data parameterization.
• Test case versioning with detailed change logs.
• Group Test cases by Folder, Priority, Assignee, Execution Result etc. on execution screen.
• Assign priority to execution statuses. The test case execution status will be auto calculated as per cumulative test steps statuses.
• Organize test assets hierarchy as tree structure in folders.
• Improved sorting & filter search with ability to save filters as public or private across the product.
• Manage environments for execute test cases against any platforms or configurations.
• New flexible and customizable test case workflow.
• Tag labels to all your test assets.
• Inbuilt export & import feature for test cases.
• Comprehensive enterprise grade reporting with ability to filter & grouping data on all possible fields.
• Inbuilt 30+ cross project reports as per industry best practices.
• Save reports as gadget on Jira Dashboard and share them with other users.
• All new Rest APIs for integration with 3^rd party tools.
• CI integration with latest versions of Jenkins & Bamboo.

Deprecated Features

• Test Scenarios are deprecated. Existing scenarios will be converted as Test Case Folders.
• Import of Story, Executions and Defects.

Note :

• QMetry Test Management for Jira v4.0 is available only for new customers.
• Customers who are using QMetry Test Management for Jira v3.x, QMetry Support team will separately reach out to them to their Jira technical point of contact to upgrade their QMetry app to version to 4.0.
• After upgrade to QMetry 4.0 app, there will be change in Open API for customers who are using QMetry Test Management for Jira v3.x.