Linking Issues to Test Cases
The Issues tab in the test case details screen displays all issues linked to the test case from the test execution screen.
Link issues to a test case without executing it, this includes internal as well as external tracker issues. This makes tracking of issues related to the test case easier.
Use Case: Testers have verified that the issues are related to a specific test case and prefer not to execute the test case solely to link those issues. Therefore, they require a method to directly associate issues with a test case.
Note
The count of total Issues Linked to a test case, whether linked directly from the issues tab or through execution, is displayed in the test case details page under the column Linked Issue Count
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Linking Issues to Test Cases
To link issues to test cases, perform the following steps:
Go to the Issues tab on the test case details page or test case edit page.
Click Link to select issues.
In case of Linking Issues from Jira
The Advance Filter option is available for the custom fields mapped for the Issue module in Projects under Integration.
The Arrange Columns option shows all the system and custom fields mapped for the Issue module in Projects under Integration.
In case of Linking Issues Across Projects
Select a project from the drop-down menu.
Select the issues to link.
For linking issues from multiple projects, select and click Link to link the issues from one project before switching to another.
Note
Unlinked selections gets cleared when you switch projects.
In case of Linking a New Issue
To add a new issue, select the current project from the drop-down and click Create New Issue.
Perform the steps for Creating a New Issue.
Refresh the Link Issues pop-up to view new issues.
Once all the issues are selected, click Link and Close.
Issue Traceability in Test Case
In the Test Cases module, the Issues tab displays all issues linked to a test case, either directly or indirectly through test case execution. Click the Issue Entity Key to view the Issue Details Page.
If the issue belongs to a different project, clicking the entity key automatically switches the project.
Determine whether an issue is linked from the execution screen or the test case detail page by checking the Direct Linkage and Execution columns:
Direct Linkage Column:
If the issue is linked from the test execution (i.e. issue linked while execution of the test case), then the Direct Linkage shows “No”.
If the issue is directly linked to the test case, the Direct Linkage shows “Yes”.
Note
Issues that are linked to executions can be unlinked from the execution screen.
Execution Column:
The Execution column on the Issues tab in Test Case shows the count of test executions the issue has been linked to.
Click the count to view execution details of the issue, executed Platform, Release, Cycle, Linkage Level, etc.
The Linkage Level column shows whether the issue is added at the test case level or the test step level on the execution screen.
Note
If the test case is associated with a requirement, then the issue directly linked to the test case appears on the Issues tab of that associated requirement.
When Jira is integrated with
If an issue from Jira is directly linked to the test case, it appears in the Issues tab of the test case.
In Jira, the test case details appear in the Test Case section of the linked Jira issue. The Test Case Steps tab displays step details of the test case. The Executions tab remains blank as the Jira issue is linked with the test case without its execution.
On the Jira add-on page, the Test Case Details tab displays all the details, while the Executions tab appears blank.
Associate Release and Cycles
Add a paticular scope - release and scope after adding the test case by associating a release and cycle combination from the test case detail page as well as the test case edit page.
One test case can be associated with multiple releases and cycles. Release and Cycles are added from Projects.
To associate releases and cycles, perform the following steps:
Click Add New to associate the release and cycle with the test case.
Select the releases and the cycles.
Select the version of the entity to associate.
Click Save.
The associated release and cycle appear in the grid on the screen.
To remove the release and cycle association for the test case, click for the release and cycle combination.