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Traceability reports

Types of traceability reports

Forward Traceability

The forward traceability matrix tracks the progress and traceability from Requirements to Defects. Forward traceability displays a full traceability report by using the following pattern:

Requirements → Tests → Executions → Defects

When you select the forward traceability report type, the table is automatically updated to show the issues in accordance with the selected traceability matrix.

Backward Traceability

The backward traceability matrix tracks the progress and traceability from Defects to Requirements, that is, the following pattern is used:

Defects → Executions → Tests → Requirements

When you select the backward traceability report type, the table is automatically updated to show the issues in accordance with the selected traceability matrix.

Traceability matrix filters

The traceability matrix has multiple filters that can be used to narrow your search. The filters include primary and secondary filters.

Primary filters

Primary filters are the upper row of drop down lists you use to filter the issues displayed in the traceability matrix table. The filters include both Jira and Zephyr filters:

• Requirement Type - A Jira filter where you select an issue type.

• Versions - A Jira filter you use to display the issues depending on the versions included in the traceability matrix.

• Cycles - A Zephyr filter where you specify the cycle the issues belong to.

• Folders - A Zephyr filter you use to display issues depending on the folders included in the traceability matrix.

• Execution Status - A Zephyr filter where you select the execution status of the issues.

Secondary Filters

Secondary filters are the second row of options used to filter the issues displayed in the traceability matrix table. The secondary filters relate to either requirements or test executions. Below is a list of the secondary filters:

• Requirements without tests - A filter that displays only the issues whose requirements have no tests linked to them. When this filter is selected, the user is unable to use the primary filters for filtering by Cycles, Folders, and Execution Status. These primary Zephyr filters are disabled if this secondary filter is selected.

• Executions without defects - A filter that displays the issues that have a test execution without any defects.

• Executions with defects - A filter that displays only the issues that have a test execution with at least one defect.

Create and export traceability reports

To view a traceability report, click Traceability Matrix in the panel on the left - the Traceability Matrix page containing the report will open:

Open

To create a forward traceability report:

1. Navigate to the Traceability Matrix page by clicking Traceability Matrix in the panel on the left:

Open

2. Click Report Type, and then select Forward Traceability:

3. Use the primary and secondary filters to narrow your traceability matrix to include exactly what you want:

4. Selecting filters automatically updates the contents of the traceability matrix report. The report reflects the traceability matrix information for the selected filters and report type.

In the example below, we selected Story for the Requirement Type primary filter to show only stories and traceability for the corresponding stories:

To create a backward traceability report:

1. Navigate to the Traceability Matrix page by clicking Traceability Matrix in the panel on the left:

2. Click Report Type, and then select Backward Traceability:

3. Use the primary and secondary filters to narrow your traceability matrix to include exactly what you want:

4. Selecting filters automatically updates the contents of the traceability matrix report. The report reflects the traceability matrix information for the selected filters and report type.

In the example below, we selected Bug for the Requirement Type primary filter to show only bugs and traceability for the corresponding bugs:

To export your traceability report:

1. Click Export in the top-right corner of the window:

2. Click Export Excel to download an Excel file containing your traceability report:

The downloaded Excel file has four columns:

• Requirements: The column displays the issue types for the traceability matrix report. The requirement type does not display the Zephyr issue type (test).

• Tests: The column displays the Zephyr test issue types that are linked to the requirement issues in the previous column.

• Executions: The column displays the executions for the Zephyr test issue types from the previous column. This column includes information on the cycle/folder the test is executed from and the status of the test execution for the test.

• Defects: The column displays the bug issue types (defects) that are linked to the test executions from the previous column.

If you have a forward traceability report, the column order is the following:

1. Requirements,

2. Tests

3. Executions

4. Defects.

Backwards traceability reports have the following column order:

1. Defects

2. Executions

3. Tests

4. Requirements.