How to create and manage test cases with Xray and Jira (2023)

time

Eight-minute reading. In a session (two hours)

Audience

You are new to Xray -Test Management, you have created a project and would like to learn how to write, specify, organize and execute test cases.

requirements

You have installed Xray in your Jira instance.Start with Xray for Jira here.

You have created or added your XRAY project.

You have an active Jira project with the installed and configured GITLAB application.Start here with Jira.

What is a test?

A test is an abstraction of a test idea/a test idea and a way to check/validate the associated requirements.

A traditional manual test includes a sequence of steps that are paired with conditions or variables, test entrances and expected results.

Usually it is expected that every requirement or goal of the test target will reach at least one test.

The success of a test is determined by comparing the expected and actual results.

A test can be:

• Script (e.g. test case or automated test) or explorative
• Given with gherkin (scenario)
• Manual or by automation
• Link with/cover one or more requirements
• As with any other Jira problem type, it can be referred to, prioritized, assigned and commented on components

Tests and tests in general do not ensure any quality. They provide information about quality.

The 100 percent cover is a myth.

It is often better to concentrate on judging what the interest groups are concerned about, considering risks and specifying and carrying out tests based on these metrics.

There will always be some mistakes. It is important to understand what is valuable so that testing can concentrate on what threatens these values.

Test process in X -ray

With Xray you can plan, design and execute tests and create test reports.XRAY uses specific Jira problems for this process.

You can use the following problems in every test phase:

• Plan Phase: Test plan problems
• draft Phase: The specification is defined using a prerequisite and test problem types. The organization of the tests can be defined with test sets
• Carry out Phase: Test execution problems
• Message Phase: Test layout problems, including integrated requirements and custom problems with the help of Jira software tools

At the beginning it is useful to add a small project tests.

Test types

There are three standard test types:

• cucumber: Write tests in a business -readable domain and a specific language (gherkin)
• Generic: An unstructured test without steps. This is a way to summarize and the visibility of conventional automated tests or exploration tests
• Manual:A conventional test case consists of a list of steps that are written

Each test type has one of three types of tests:

• cucumber
• Unstructured
• steps

Actions that you can carry out at Xray tests:

• Create
• To edit
• Clone

Create

To create a new test problem, follow the following steps:

Step 1: ClickCreate problemUp on the top of the screen for opening theCreate problemDialog box/page.

step 2: ChooseProject.AnEdition type, chooseCheck.

step 3: Tippe AsummaryFor the test and fill at least all mandatory fields with an asterisk.

Step 2: How to organize tests

Organizing tests is a decisive part of the daily test activities. Since you may start with a large number of tests and grow your tests over time, it is important to organize you in an efficient and effective way that works for you.

Xray offers two different ways to organize your tests:

1. Use the problems with the test sets
2. Use the test repository

The test set is an easy way to create different test groups of tests because it is a flat list of tests. You may have as many test sets as you want, and a test can be included in several test sets. The test sets are idealif you want to have full control through certain test groups.

Create test rates

How to create a new test set problem:

Step 1: Press thatCreate problemUp on the top of the screen for opening theCreate problemDialogue/page.

step 2: ChooseProjectand furtherEdition type, chooseTest sentence.

step 3: Tippe AsummaryFor the test set and complete at least all the fields marked by one asterisks.

Step 4: If you are satisfied with the content of your test sentence, click on theCreateTaste.

The test repository is a tree-like organizational structure at the project level. You can organize hierarchical tests in folders and subfolders. This folder concept is common in some tools and is similar to the file organization in the operating system of a computer.

Create a test repository

To create a test repository, create a new folder:

Step 1: Click the overriding folder.

step 2: In the top of the folder section, click the icon.

Step 3: How to plan tests

With the test planning you can decide yourTest strategy, including the problems you want to validate, how you can validate when tests are manually or automated, how resources are assigned and when and who runs the tests.

Depending on several factors, you may want to prioritize some tests or concentrate on certain requirements.

Create a test plan

Here you will find out how to create a new test planner problem:

Step 1: ClickCreateUp on the top of the screen for opening theCreate problemDialog box/page or press the "C"Button on the keyboard.

step 2: ChooseProject.On theEdition type, chooseTest plan.

step 3: Tippe AsummaryFor the test plan and fill out at least all obligatory fields that are marked with an asterisk.

Step 4: If you are satisfied with the content of your test plan, click onCreate.

Step 4: How to carry out tests

The test is carried out between the development of test scripts and the reporting and analysis of test results.

A test version is a problem type that aggregates a custom collection of tests and checks whether tests work as expected in a target context and environment. After the implementation of each test, you inform you about the progress of the test execution, including the passed tests, failed, executed or waiting to carry out.

Create a problem with the test version

Step 1: Click the + left of the screen to open the "Create problem" dialog box.

step 2: ChooseProject.Anoutput Typ, chooseCheck execution.

step 3: Tippe AsummaryFor the test version and fill out at least all mandatory fields that are marked with an asterisk.

Step 4: These are they.Create problemDialog populates the matching fields for custom designs provided by Xray, including theStart/endDate andRevision.

Optional: To create a number of similar tests within itProject, check overCreate anotherAt the bottom of the dialog.

Step 5: If you are satisfied with the content of your test version, click onCreate.

Learn more

Further information on creating and managing test cases in Jira and Xray can be found in theXray Academy.

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