Issue module allows you to have bi-directional integration between QMetry and Rally, which means you can add and edit issues from QMetry to Rally. Issues added/edited in Rally will be reflected in QMetry. Users can create, view, and modify issues in the QMetry that will be synced in Rally.

Users can perform the following tasks in the Issue module:

• View/ Add/ Modify Rally issue details, Add/Delete comments, Add attachments

• Map Rally custom fields with QMetry

• Issues logged from the execution screen while execution will be available in the Issue module.
  
  

After integrating QMetry project with Rally -

• QMetry issues added from the Issues module before Rally integration will not be displayed on the Issue grid.

• QMetry issues created and linked from Execution screen before Rally integration will be displayed in read-only mode.

• If users click on the link of an internal issue which is linked from the execution screen, its detail window open in read-only mode.

View, Add, Modify issues

View and Organize Issue Details

Just click on the Issue Key in the grid view to open the issue detail page on the same page. To open the issue detail page in new tab/window,  right click on the Issue Key in grid view. Opening issues in different tab/browser makes comparison between issues easier. It also provides quick reference while working on multiple assets. The detail page has one click access to different sections using organizable tabs.

Open

For Issue: There are individual tabs for

• Details

• Execution Runs

• Requirements

• Attachments

• Comments

Details tab

The Details tab will show you the issues details in Rally.

• Name: View the summary of the Issue.

• External Key: This is the Rally issue key number clicking on which takes users to the Rally issue page.

• Issue Type: View the issue type synced with the Issue module while integration.

• Creation Date: View the date on which the issue is created.

• Owner: Rally user who has reported the issue.

• Scheduled State: View Scheduled State of the issue. The list will be displayed as in Rally.

• Tags: View list of Rally tags in QMetry.

• State: View Rally workflow Status of issue in QMetry. This is a Read-only field.

• Priority: View priority to the issue. The Priority list will be displayed as in Rally.

• Resolution: View resolution to the issue. The Resolution list will be displayed as in Rally.

• Description: Enter description for the issue in plaint text.

• Rally Custom Fields: View Rally custom fields.
  
  

Note: Watcher and Assigned Release are not available for projects integrated with Rally.

Execution Runs

Issues logged from Test Executions module are displayed here.

Execution Time and Remaining Time

Open the issue detail page and open the Execution Runs tab. Users can view Execution Time and Remaining Time calculated for Test Execution.

Use Case: Calculation of Execution Time and Remaining Time for test suite is useful for QA Manager in Test Planning as it gives accurate estimates for the test suite. These test case level estimates refine each time a test suite is executed. Testers can make recommendations to have the test estimates revised based on the last few executions in different environments.

Two columns Execution Time and Remaining Time are displayed on the grid at the following places in the application:

• Test Suite detail page > Test Executions tab

• Test Case detail page > Test Executions tab

• Issue detail page > Execution Runs tab
  
  

Calculation of Execution Time of a test suite:

Execution Time of a test suite is calculated based on Estimate Time of all the test cases in that test suite.

Calculation of Remaining Time of a test suite:

Once the test suite is executed, the Remaining Time Is calculated of all “Not Run” test cases. Any test case with “Failed” or “Blocked” status will also be considered as the work still remains on it.

The Remaining Time will be reduced for test cases with “Pass” and “Not Applicable” status accordingly.

Requirements tab

Link Requirements to Issue

You can link requirements with their relevant issues. You can link single as well as multiple requirements with an issue.

Requirements can be linked to issue through the Requirements tab of Issue.

Steps

1. Open the Issue details page.

2. Open the Requirements tab.

3. Click on the Link button.

4. It opens the screen with requirements.

You can select requirements on the grid to link to issue. You can filter requirement records to narrow down the list to select from. Labels and Folder path filters are also available for the ease of searching the records.

• Project: You can link requirements from across projects. Select the Project the requirements of which you want to link with the issue. You can link requirements from multiple projects.

A. Linking a Single Requirement: Click on the Link icon to link the individual requirement to the test case.

B. Linking Multiple Requirements: Select requirements that you want to link and click either on the Link button or Link & Close button at the bottom.

Open

The selected requirements are linked to the issue. The linked requirement records are shown on the screen.

If requirements from other project are linked, then the requirements show Entity Key of the corresponding project.

To view the requirement of other project, click on the Requirement Entity Key. It opens the test case detail page in the respective project and will change your current project.

Unlink Requirements

Go to the Requirements tab of the issue.

A. To unlink a single requirement, click on the Unlink icon for the requirement. The requirement is unlinked after confirmation.

B. To unlink multiple requirements, select requirements you want to unlink from the issue and click on the Unlink Selected button.

Attachments

Users can view, download and add Rally attachments in QMetry. Attachments can only be deleted from Rally.

Comments

Users can also view, add and delete Rally comments (i.e. Discussions) in QMetry.

Add Issues / Bugs / Defects

A. Steps to log issue from Issue Module to Rally

1. Open the Issue module.

2. Click on the New button on the toolbar. The Create Issues screen opens next.

3. Select Rally Instance.

Logging an issue for the First Time: If you are logging an issue for the very first time, you will be asked for Rally authentication through pop-up.

Enter Rally API Key to authenticate the user.

To Edit/Revoke Authentication

If your Rally credentials are changed, then follow Revoke Authentication to modify the credentials in QMetry.

4. Then select Rally Instance, Rally Project and Work Items. The lists populate values as per Rally configuration with the QMetry project.

Issues added from Issue module or from the Execution screen will be created in Rally.

Users can click on the External Key in the Issue module, which opens the issue detail page in Rally, while the Entity Key opens issue detail page in QMetry.

The issue details to enter depends on whether you are adding issues in internal tracker of QMetry or in Rally.

• If you do not have Rally configured with the project you are currently working on, then enter details in QMetry fields.

• If you have configured Rally with the project you are currently working on, then the add issue screen contains Rally issue fields that you need to enter. You can add defects from the Issue module as well as the Execution screen of QMetry.

6. Fill the issue details.

• Name: View the summary of the Issue.

• Owner: Rally user who has reported the issue.

• Scheduled State: Select Scheduled State of the issue. The list will be displayed as in Rally.

• Tags: Select Rally tags in QMetry.

• Priority: Select priority to the issue. The Priority list will be displayed as in Rally.

• Resolution: Select resolution to the issue. The Resolution list will be displayed as in Rally.

• Description: Enter description for the issue in plaint text.

• Rally Custom Fields: Enter Rally custom fields, if any fields are added.

Edit Issues / Bugs / Defects

Once the Issue is added, you can see the following tabs:

• Details

• Execution Runs

• Requirements

• Attachments

• Comments

QMetry provides an inline editor to edit issue details.

Note: Users can not edit the field values of Issue Type, Resolution and State fields. Theses fields appear in read-only mode.

Attachments and Comments

The following table describes what operations can be performed on Attachments and Comments when Rally is integrated with QMet