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Gadgets

Gadgets

May 13, 2019

Dashboard Gadgets

Zephyr gadgets are extremely configurable allowing users the functionality to include various projects and releases to track multiple statistics regarding the testing activities included in Zephyr. 

  • When configuring dashboard gadgets, users can take full advantage of the ability to set a default value for the refresh rate in the customization page of administration.

  • Zephyr has also included the option to easily maneuver gadgets within a dashboard. Zephyr provides users with the ability to utilize the simplicity of a drag-and-drop feature to let users customize the look and design of the dashboard by maneuvering the gadget position.

There are 3 Zephyr gadgets that support multi-project and multi-release. Users can utilize these gadgets to create and view their metrics across multiple projects and releases within one dashboard in Zephyr. The following gadgets can be configured to display information across multiple projects and/or releases:

Zephyr has support for rich text formatting within specific dashboard gadgets for that can be used to provide more information and context for other dashboard users.

  • Rich text formatting applies to the header and footer for the dashboard gadgets.

The following sections will explain the dashboard gadgets in Zephyr:

Project Status

This gadgets displays the status of a project providing key indicators for viewing:

  • Release Count

  • Releases In-Progress Count

  • Total Test Case Count

  • Total Test Case Execution Count

  • Total Assigned Members on the Project Count

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Requirements Status

A visual representation of the mapped and unmapped requirements in specific release of a project.

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Testcase Status

A gadget that displays the general status of test cases within a release.

The measures for the test cases are:

  • Total Testcases

  • Total Testcases by Tags

  • Total Testcases Created by Users

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Execution Progress

A gadget used to display the status of the test case execution progress within a release. 

  • This gadget measures the test executions completed across all test cycles and the completed test cases for each test cycle.

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Test Automation Status

A gadget that visually shows the automated status of test cases in a particular release.

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Test Automation Distribution

A gadget to assist in displaying the percentage of tests that are automated with respect to the testing phases or by specific tags in the release.

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Test Execution By Cycle

A gadget that displays the overview of the test executions by tests test cycles. The gadget displays the total test case count for test cases executed and their test case status.

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Execution Backlog

A visual representation that displays the total unexecuted test cases within a release.

The Backlog can be filtered by the following:

  • Users

  • Priority

  • Tag

  • Phase

  • Custom Field

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Open Defects

A gadget used to display the total open defects count within a particular release.

The gadget can be filtered by either the priority or severity.

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