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

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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 JIRA Capture

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You can also configure the columns in the JIRA Issue Navigator to show Test Sessions. 

Viewing Test Sessions in

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JIRA Agile

You can also view these details in GreenHopper JIRA Agile (as of 6.0). 

Quick actions for Test Sessions

To avoid unnecessary trips to the session page, we have included contextual actions for Test Sessions on the View Issue page and the GreenHopper JIRA Agile details view. 

If you have the necessary permissions, you can quickly Assign, Start, Pause, Join, Leave or Complete a test session without going to the session page. You can also edit the Additional Information and Notes.

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