Traceability Report


The Traceability Report provides the trail of Requirements - Test Cases - Issues. By default, the Traceability Report is generated on the basis of Requirements that exist in the current Project. When traced by requirements, the report displays traceability of issues with their associated test cases and associated requirements, and vice versa.

You can redefine search for specific Requirements / Test Cases / Issue to view the corresponding report. Three filters are provided to let you select the entities on the basis of which you want to generate the report:

  • Trace by Requirements
  • Trace by Test Cases
  • Trace by Issues

The report shows the hierarchy of issues (Requirement > Test Case > Issue) for the current Project as well as across Projects displaying linked test assets from other Projects.

Click on the Requirement Key / Test Case Key / Issue Key/ Test Suite Key to open the detail page in a separate tab.

Trace by Requirements

1. Click on the Trace by Requirements button.


2. Select Requirements screen opens next. It displays requirements for the project. To narrow down the requirement search, you can also apply these filters to view required requirements on the screen - ID, Summary, Date Range, Priority, Status, Release, Cycle, Requirement Folder (browse and select folder to see all requirements under that folder).

3. Now select the requirements on which you want to generate the Traceability Report.

4. Click Apply.


View Traceability Report Traced by Requirements

The report displays the following information for the selected requirements:

  • Requirement
  • Test Case
  • Issue
  • Test Suite
  • Execution Status
  • Platform
  • Release
  • Cycle



Trace by Test Cases

1. Click on the Trace by Test Cases button.


2. Select Test Cases screen opens next. It displays test cases for the project. To narrow down the test case search, you can also apply these filters to view required test cases on the screen - ID, Summary, Date Range, Priority, Labels, Status, Testing Type, Test Category, Test Case Folder (browse and select folder to see all test cases under that folder).

3. Now select the test cases on which you want to generate the Traceability Report.

4. Click Apply.



View Traceability Report Traced by Test Cases

The report displays the following information for the selected test cases:

  • Test Case
  • Requirement
  • Issue
  • Test Suite
  • Execution Status
  • Platform
  • Release
  • Cycle



Trace by Issues

1. Click on the Trace by Issues button.


2. Select Issues screen opens next. It displays issues for the project. To narrow down the issue search, you can also apply these filters to view required issues on the screen - ID, External Key, Summary, Date Range, QMetry Owner, Jira Owner, Priority, Type, Status.

3. Now select the issues on which you want to generate the Traceability Report.

4. Click Apply.



View Traceability Report Traced by Issues

The report displays the following information for the selected issues:

  • Issue
  • Requirement
  • Test Case
  • Test Suite
  • Execution Status
  • Platform
  • Release
  • Cycle



Reset Tracing

You can reset the tracing applied by Requirements/Test Cases/Issues. Click on the Reset Tracing button to reset the applied filter.

Export Report

Users can export the report details to Excel file - in XLSX / CSV format.


Syncing Report Data

Click on the Refresh icon at the top to sync the report data with data updated in QMetry Test Management. The data of requirements/test cases/issues, which you selected to generate reports, are updated with the latest changes done in the application. The report is generated anew and you can view reports with real time data.