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The Test Summary page is accessed either via clicking on the top-level "Tests" in the navigation bar or by selecting the "Test Summary" tab on the left side.
This page provides a comprehensive view of all the tests that belong to a particular project, summarized based on overall totals, Versions, Components and Labels. Clicking on any of these links will take you to the Issue Navigator and display a list of those tests.
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The Test Cycles page is accessed either via clicking on "Plan Test Cycle" or "Execute Tests" in the top-level "Tests". This can also be selected by clicking on the "Test Cycles" tab on the left side.
This page allows you to view test cycles that have been created for a particular version of a project, create new ones, and drill-down into the list of tests for execution. The tree on the left includes all versions of the projects for in folders for both released and unreleased versions. Selecting a different version will change the view and display the test cycles for that selected version. A summary of the execution status is also displayed on the right and hovering over it provides additional statsexpand is and show all the cycles in that versions. You can further expand Test Cycles to show the folders underneath them. Selecting a Test Cycle or Folder displays the execution in that area and additional statistics based on the data.
Create and View a Test
A test can be created in any one of the ways that any issue type can be created in JIRA. For example, clicking on the "Create Issue" link button or "Create a Test" link will bring up the following screen:
A test can be viewed in its entirety in the following "View Issue" page (click to enlarge):
On this screen, you'll find a toolbar that will allow you to access various features associated with editing and executing a test:
- Edit: This takes you back to the edit mode for this test and allows you to update various fields. Note that the "Test Details" section can be edited directly in this View Issue page
- Comment: This allows users to add comments to the test
- Clone: A test can be very easily and quickly cloned
- More Actions:
- Link: This brings up the "Link Issue" dialog that allows this test to be linked to any other issue (Task, Improvement, Story, Epic etc.)
- Add to Test Cycle(s): Allows this test to be added to a specific test cycle of a version for test execution
- Create sub-task: Create a sub-task off of the test issue
- Attach Files: Allows files to be attached to this testAttach Screenshot: Allows screenshots to be attached to this
- Delete: Deletes the test
- Execute: This allows for this test to be executed - either in an ad hoc manner (i.e. not associated with any particular test cycle and/or version) or as part of a test cycle
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This screen allows you to execute a test by changing its status, filing a new bug or associating an existing one, adding attachments and comments. You can then save and return to the test or the test cycle from where you had come.
