Bonfire JIRA Capture introduces the concept of a Test Session to JIRA.

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source: http://blogs.atlassian.com/2011/08/test_sessions_with_bonfireBonfire/

This section will provide a conceptual introduction and overview of what Test Sessions are and how they differ from Test Cases.

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Getting the most out of Test Sessions

There’s no restriction on when test sessions are added. It’s not uncommon for sessions to be created whilst the feature is being planned and developed and tested. Sessions can also be renamed or deleted as needed. If you have pre-written tests they can be run during a session, but because test sessions emphasize test objectives over specific test cases, testers are also encouraged to devise and run any additional tests that they feel will help meet the test objective. Creating and executing more tests based on what you discover and learn whilst testing is an approach called exploratory testing. It’s an extremely powerful way of optimising test coverage without incurring the costs associated with writing and maintaining test cases.

Learn more about Session Based Testing

We recommend reading about Jonathan and James Bach’s Session Based Test Management method.

Test Sessions in

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JIRA Capture

This section explains how Test Sessions work within Atlassian BonfireJIRA Capture.

Creating Sessions

To create a session belonging to an issue, click the "More Actions" drop down in the view issue page, and then fill in a session name. A session's name is flexible, and can be anything you like (e.g. "Test browser compatibility with Internet Explorer", or "Find security vulnerabilities").

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For each user, only one session can be active at one time. The active session is always displayed in the orange bar along the top of JIRA web interface. In the Bonfire JIRA Capture browser extension, under the "Sessions" tab, you can also see all the test sessions that are available to you. You are also able to start and pause sessions in the list.

Similar to Bonfire JIRA Capture in JIRA, the Bonfire JIRA Capture browser extension will always display the active test session along the top of the display.

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The Bonfire JIRA Capture browser extension also displays all the sessions that can currently be joined.

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