Release Notes 8.12.x

Fixed a security bug that allowed non-admin Jira users to access the QMetry configuration settings page by accessing it directly through the URL.

Minor enhancement for an internal migration script, there is no direct impact to customers.

Fixed a bug that did not clear the applied execution filters for the listed test cases on switching the project, causing the execution details not to be shown for the changed project.

Fixed a bug that prevented displaying the execution summary statistics by clicking the show statistics button.

Fixed a bug in the test case section that caused custom execution statuses to appear with the wrong color.

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.

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.

Release 8.12.3 upgrade requires an install/upgrade of the QMetry Jira Integration app latest v2.2.2. For customers using Jira Cloud, the add-on will be auto-upgraded.

QMetry Jira Integration app v2.2.2 is compatible with Jira Server/DC v9.7.0.

Fixed bug that displayed the list values partially while selecting them under advanced filters on list view screens.

Fixed a bug that caused a project clone initiated with the folder structure option to fail due to an incorrectly checked condition.

Fixed a bug that incorrectly displayed archived test executions in the Test Executions Approval report for an archived test suite.

Fixed an issue with the internal storage configuration that prevented data from syncing to custom reports in real-time.

The system administrator can now set a time interval for inactive user sessions to log out automatically.

Organizations can now configure the audit/change log's retention period of up to 3 years for compliance requirements.

New projects can have keys that are up to 10 characters long.

QMetry Insights now allow the creation of visual and advanced query reports using group by function on custom fields.

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.

An automated test case can be associated with multiple requirements. Achieve traceability by auto-linking multiple requirements with automated test cases uploaded using automation import results of Cucumber, TestNG, QAS and JUnit frameworks.

Reusing multiple manual test cases with a single automated test case is now supported for JUnit framework automation imports.

QMetry URL now includes security headers such as referrer policy, content security policy and permissions policy.

QMetry Jira Integration app v2.2.1 is now compatible with Jira Server/DC v9.7.0.

Fixed a bug that prevented already scheduled custom dashboards from being triggered at the designated time due to daylight savings time changes.

Fixed a bug that prevented generating custom reports containing the users' table without adding a mandatory project filter.

Improved performance on the test execution screen while loading the list of test cases.

Improved performance on the detail view of the test execution screen while loading the changelog.

Test step columns are now resizable on the detailed view of the test execution screen.

Fixed a bug that caused the Accept and Close buttons on the step grid view to appear misaligned in the detail view of the test execution screen on high-resolution screens.

Fixed a bug that prevented navigation to the execution screen by clicking the Execute button on the Test Execution Assignments gadget on My Dashboard.

Fixed a bug that displayed an incorrect count of issues linked to test executions on the detail view while switching across test cases.

Introduced a comprehensive dialogue-based "Detail" view of the test execution screen that displays complete details for a test case execution in a more structured way, making it easier for testers to access all the information they need on a single screen. The new view displays details grouped under seven tabs that can be re-ordered, a better layout for step executions, and a consolidated view of the audit history for each test case execution run.

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.

The limit of triggering a command through the Automation Agent increased from 255 to 5000 characters.

A new version of Automation Agent (v8.12.1) compatible with QTM v8.12.1 is available.

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.

Fixed bug that prevented displaying Issue Average Aging graph when the report is filtered based on Issue Priority.

Fixed bug that prevented displaying count for unresolved issues in the Issue Average Aging Report.

Introduced an option to turn off the Approval workflow for test suite executions in the eSignature-enabled projects. With the approval workflow turned off, executions would be system approved by default and ready to execute. The Closure workflow will be in place as before.

Uploading automation results would require only automation permissions, and users would no longer need Test case & Test Suite Execution permissions for the last approval level.

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. Earlier testers could link defects with test cases through the test execution screen only. The following changes to these features and modules will be applicable:

The Issues section in the test case will display distinct defects linked directly or through test execution. Clicking the execution count will display associated test execution details like the test suite key, summary, release, cycle, platform, build and execution status.

QMetry's internal issue tracker will display the Associated Releases in the list view and allows filtering issues on the Associated Releases field.

QTM cloud evaluations will include a new Health Tracker project that will make the evaluation experience more relatable and encourage evaluators to explore 360-degree use cases by exhibiting powerful features.

Fixed bug that prevented recording of step numbers in the change log for updates to step execution details on the execution screen.

Fixed bug that incorrectly activated user despite selecting No on the activation confirmation pop-up.

Fixed bug that intermittently prevented SAML authenticated users from login in due to the auto-scaling of servers.

Fixed bug that prevented SAML authenticated users from login in when integrating SAML for the first time on the cloud instance.

Fixed bug that prevented users from changing the mapped folder configured to import Jira issues into QMetry as Requirements.

Fixed bug that prevented generating the test execution summary by folder report for some projects.

Fixed bug that prevented users from archiving list values associated with other projects from the current project.