What's New
QMetry Test Management version 8.18.1
QMetry Jira Integration: OAuth 2.0
QMetry now enhances security and streamlines authentication by supporting OAuth 2.0 for Jira Cloud and Jira Data Center integrations. This feature allows users to securely authorize QMetry to access Jira data without entering their credentials or API tokens, ensuring a more secure and compliant connection between the two tools.
Previous Version
Test Case Dependency
Test Case Dependency refers to the relationship where the outcome of one test case depends on the successful execution of another. Managing these dependencies is crucial for ensuring a logical and organized testing process, especially for complex test scenarios.
Risk-Based Testing
Introduced the Risk-Based Testing feature to enhance the testing process by empowering testing teams to systematically identify, assess, and prioritize risks linked with requirements and test cases.
SCIM 2.0 Support for User Provisioning and Deprovisioning
QMetry now supports System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) 2.0, enabling seamless integration with identity providers, specifically OKTA, for automated user provisioning and de-provisioning.
Integrate Worksoft CTM to launch the execution of Worksoft Suites directly from within QMetry. After completion of the execution, view the test cases and their execution results in QMetry.
Export test cases linked to the test suite in PDF and Word formats for review or sharing purposes. Users can choose which test case and step fields to include in the export.
Administrators can now control user access to the Login Summary Dashboard by utilizing newly introduced distinct permissions.
Users can now view custom fields of test entities on the link screens.
Automation Agent: Introduced a manage schedule option for the agent, which allows users to alter the scheduled time and execution commands for the run later or recurring triggers.
Auto-generate a two-level folder hierarchy based on Jira fields to facilitate the automatic organization of synchronized requirements from Jira.
Sync Jira sub-task issue types as Requirements or Issues. The requirements and issues synced from Jira now display their respective subtasks in a dedicated new section.
Create Jira sub-task issue types as defects for failed executions. The Exploratory Testing Add-ons now support creating sub-task issue types as defects for failed executions.
Improve collaboration by tagging your fellow team members in the comments to send them instant email notifications.
Easily share a Requirement, Test Case, Test Suite, Test Execution, and Issue link with other users using the following options -
Copy a direct link generated using the share feature on the detail screen.
Send an email with a custom note using the share feature on the detail screen.
Generate the URL with the format <https://<URL>>/#/<AssetType>/<AssetKey>.
Project administrators can now configure default values for system-defined fields separately for every module.
Drill down into custom reports created using Visual Reports by clicking the counts to view detailed information about the records in the gadgets and export the view in CSV, except for cross-table charts.
Copy or Import Platforms and their associated attributes along with their lists, System and Custom-defined list values, and Labels from one project to another.
Launch CI/CD pipelines from within QTM
Introduced a timer (stopwatch) for testers to automatically record the time taken in minutes to execute the test case; to accurately measure the actual test execution duration.
The Test Suite - Test Case tab now displays an indicator to help testers quickly identify parameterized test cases that do not have data values assigned for executions.
Introducing Co-Ownership for Custom Dashboard and Gadgets
Introduced an ability for owners to share custom gadgets and dashboards with edit permissions; by appointing others as co-owners.
The super administrator can now view the list of all custom dashboards and report gadgets created by any user in the system and share or assign other users as co-owners, individually or in bulk.
While deactivating a user, the administrator can now assign another user as co-owner of the gadgets and reports owned by the user getting deactivated.
Attachment Section - Introduced a new thumbnail (strip) view that displays the preview of Attachments; click on the images and files under the Attachments to view them without downloading them.
Introduced a button to keep the menu panel expanded/collapsed while navigating around modules & pages.
The system administrator can now set a time interval for inactive user sessions to log out automatically.
The system administrator can now configure the organization's logo to the PDF and Word exports for test executions, test cases, and reports and as well as to the email notification template. The system administrator can also permit the project administrators to configure their project logo for the PDF and Word exports for the project.
Organizations can now configure the audit/change log's retention period of up to 3 years for compliance requirements.
Export the test case and the test execution details to Word for sharing audit and compliance documentation.
QMetry section inside the Jira story page now displays the Test case execution summary with multiple filters to drill down into summary progress.
The test suite list view and the test execution section inside the test suite now display the total counts of planned and unassigned test case executions, making it easier for teams to review the test execution assignment status.
Introduced a comprehensive dialogue-based "Detail" view of the test execution screen that displays complete details for a test case execution
Comments on Test case execution now allow adding multiple comments by auto-capturing the Username and DateTime stamp.
Trigger and Schedule the automation commands through the Automation Agent from inside the Test Execution.
Create custom reports containing fields of external trackers (like Jira, Azure or Rally) synced with the QMetry projects. System administrators can configure settings to display these external trackers fields in the QMetry Insights - Visual Report entities and Advanced Query Report tables.
Enabled creation of the shareable test cases from steps containing data parameters. Shareable test cases with parameterized test steps will refer to the test data specified for the main test case during execution.
Link defects directly to a test case from the issue section in the test case details.
QMetry's internal issue tracker will display the Associated Releases in the list view and allows filtering issues on the Associated Releases field.
Introduced Planned vs Actual Execution analysis gadget under the Test Execution Summary report to help QA managers understand the current and expected execution rate to meet the release timelines.
Export complete test execution details in a PDF as audit and compliance evidence. Organizations that have subscribed to the Integration app will get an option to export execution details in a pdf.
Dashboard gadgets will always display the counts or percentages without a need to hover.
Attach images/files while creating defects under projects using the internal issue module.
Add multiple attachments while creating a defect in the integrated external trackers (e.g. Jira, Azure or Rally) from within QMetry.
The change log highlights the difference between old and updated values to make it easier for users to understand the updates.
Change logs record detailed step-level updates when creating a new version of the test case.
Introduced email notification settings for eSignature-enabled projects to allow project administrators to enable or disable forced notifications on events like review, approval, closure, or a request change.
Sync the latest version of the requirement to its linked test cases individually or in bulk using the new "Sync Latest Version of Requirement" option on the requirement screen > test cases tab.
Sync the latest version of the test case to its linked requirements individually or in bulk using the new "Sync Latest Version of Test Case" option on the test case screen > requirements tab.
The closers' user list has been separated from the approvers' list to facilitate the change with this release. The closure workflow will have a new level containing users copied from the final approval workflow level.
Added a bulk operation to request a change on test run executions having closures initiated to allow changes before final closure.
SAML users can now authenticate assets for Part 11 enabled projects using an authentication token.
QMetry & LDAP users can now alternatively authenticate test assets for Part 11 enabled projects using an authentication token with settings enabled by the super admin.
Administrators can set up to 30 reviewers and approvers at all levels for an eSignature enabled project.
The total execution count for the test case gets displayed under the 'Test Case' panel in Jira.
For QMetry projects using the internal issue module, the "Error message" and "Trace" for the automated test executions get added as a text attachment to the bug for developer reference.
Support of user-defined fields on test case steps.
Option to disable auto-deriving test case execution status from step statuses and vice-versa from project settings.
Support for the below version control repositories for BDD integrations:
GitLab self-managed instances.
Azure Git Repos on cloud and private hosting.
Option to disable authentication required on test step executions for Part 11 compliance enabled projects from eSignature settings.
Bulk-delete test case steps.
Layout management: Set a section as default for the newly created user-defined fields on the layout.
Replace existing fields on the layout with a spacer to preserve the current view while defining the layout.
Introducing Layout Management (Included as part of Customization App)
Organize and arrange fields on the create, detail, and bulk operations screen for every module.
Customize separate field layouts for the create, detail, and bulk operations screen.
Copy field layout across module screens to maintain consistency.
Create sections and group similar fields for better visibility and accessibility of fields on the screen.
Show/hide or expand/collapse sections by default to enhance performance.
eSignature Enhancements
Requirement Review Workflow:
Introduced multilevel requirement review workflow to ensure that the linked test cases are authored to cover all use cases of the requirement.
Add one or more users at each level if there are multiple reviewers in the organization.
Review or request changes to requirements using bulk operations.
Multilevel Approval workflow for Test cases/Test Executions:
Define a multilevel workflow hierarchy to approve/request changes to the test cases and test executions.
Authorize one or more users at each level if there are multiple approves in the organization.
Approve or request changes to test cases and test executions using bulk operations.
Define the interval frequency for reminder email notifications to be sent for the approval of test cases and test executions.
Introduced new reports related to eSignature enabled projects
Requirement Reviewer Workflow Status - View requirement, its linked test cases, and execution status along with their review and approval details.
My Pending Requirement to Review - List of requirements pending for review at my "Level" or my review.
My Pending Test Cases to Approve - List of test cases pending at my approver level for action.
My Pending Test Execution to Approve/Close - List of test executions pending at my approver level for approval/closure.
Bulk Operation Improvements
Filters applied on folders, system, custom, or Jira fields on the module are carried forward to the bulk operations.
Fields enabled on the module grid are also enabled while selecting records on the bulk operations screen.
The folder archive/unarchive actions are directly available from the folder tree structure.
Import test cases/requirements/internal issues from excel containing multiple sheets of the same format in one attempt.
Sync the latest version of a shareable test case to the parent test case without a need to relink it.
Show/hide input data and expected outcome step fields on the test step grid
Copy an existing test suite with a new release and cycle combination.
View the entire content of test steps while executing them using the expand/collapse quick buttons available at the step grid.
Epic synced from Jira will now display "Issues in Epic" in a new separate tab to showcase the relationship between the epic and the issues which are part of it.
QMetry now supports any International Language (available on request). Currently added support for Español (Spanish). - Introduced Internationalization App.
Archive individual test executions to prevent them from getting altered due to changes made to the scope of test suite when reusing test suite for future executions.
Integrate Azure & Rally to sync work items in QMetry to get complete traceability for Requirements -> Test cases -> Test Suites -> Test Executions -> Bugs.