Release Notes 8.6.x

Fixed a bug that prevented integrating with bitbucket repository with correct credentials.

Fixed a bug that caused users to get logged out abruptly while working in QMetry.

Fixed a bug that prevented the test cases in folders from loading for users who had a custom field enabled on the grid view which was deleted later.

Fixed a bug that could cause an error resulting in upgrade failure due to duplicate attachments.

"Jira integration - QMetry Enterprise" app is now compatible with Atlassian's site rename feature.

Fixed a bug that did not display assignee information when Test Execution Summary Report by Assignee is exported.

Fixed a bug that scrolled up the grid header while linking assets through bulk operation.

Fixed a bug that prevented users from logging in to QMetry if password contains plus(+) character.

Fixed a bug that displayed an error while applying filter to the 'Test Execution Summary by Folder' report.

Fixed a bug that prevented navigating through test cases using previous and next buttons.

Fixed a bug that prevented loading of the default dashboard for SAML authenticated users after login.

Fixed a bug that forcefully logged out users after 15 mins of session idle time when multiple tabs are open.

Summary and Entity Key are now separate columns on all link test asset screens to allow better sorting and filtering.

Enhanced test case steps edit experience with an option to open step details in maximized mode.

Users can view shareable test case steps in the test case without scrolling.

Test executions with archived release/cycle will be hidden by default.

Filter requirements by External key while linking them to Test cases and Test Suites.

Users can hide test steps “Input data” and “Expected Outcome” fields on the execution screen to utilize the space effectively.

Link Test case to Test suite panel now displays more test cases on the page.

QMetry authentication from `Jira Integration - QMetry Enterprise` app now supports Open API key (part of Open API app) and two step verification.

Jira field mapping configuration is now separate for each integrated issue type.

Test case panel, test case details view and test execution sections in Jira issues now have resizable columns.

Test case details view in Jira now displays all user defined fields.

`Jira Integration - QMetry Enterprise` app v2.0.9 is released compatible with QTM 8.6.4. Customers using Jira Server/DC need to update the app manually, while it is automatically upgraded for Jira Cloud. Server customers need to sync the meta data for all the projects integrated with Jira.

Advance Query Reports database schema tables `Requirements` and `Issues` having field names starting with “Jira” are updated with “Ext”. (part of Advance Report app)

Users will now be able to set any system or custom dashboard as their default dashboard seen after logging in to QMetry.

Introduced new report `Count of API Requests by User` which shows number of Open API or Automation API calls made by each user at a given time.

Share dashboards with specific users or all users of a specific role, project combination. (part of Advance Report app)

Upload automation results of Robot framework.

Added support for uploading automation results from a Bamboo remote agent server.

skipWarning parameter have been added that allows to import test cases by truncating summary having more than 255 characters.

QMetry Test Management for Bamboo (v1.0.9), QMetry Test Management Plugin for Jenkins (v1.10) & QMetry Test Management Plugin for Maven has been released with above supported improvements.

QMetry Admin can now enforce two step verification for all users by making it mandatory. (part of Customization app)

Password expiry related email notifications will be sent to QMetry authenticated users in advance. Organization who have subscribed for customization app can even configure the advance number of days. (part of Customization app)

Users having two step verification enabled can now use recovery codes to regain access to the accounts.

Easily filter and find users having two step verification enabled on users list page.

QMetry Admin using On premise installation can now set a maintenance message that will be displayed on login screen to notify users about a scheduled maintenance. (part of Customization app).

Export exploratory testing session details, documented test steps and associated defects to a word document. (part of Exploratory Testing app)

Share defect details over email to users even outside of QMetry.

Import test cases with longer summaries now truncated to 255 characters using option to `Import with Warning`.

Gitlab support for BDD integration.

Fixed a bug that prevented cloning of a project when the project has test case or requirement with attachments moved from another project.

Fixed a bug that prevented auto linking of requirements to test cases when requirement key is specified in the automation result file.

Fixed a bug that prevented display of all records for a tabular view gadget when dashboard is shared using embedded URL.

Fixed a bug that displayed the test case execution for a deleted parameter value combination for custom reports generated using the Advanced Query module.

Fixed a bug that displayed html tags for large text user defined field when test case is exported to a PDF.

Fixed a bug that prevented proper loading of test case when accessed using URL with test case id.

Fixed a bug that prevented the test case export to PDF.

Enhanced performance for group of APIs that are internally used for automation test result executions import.

Fixed a bug that displayed incorrect entries for test case executions in custom reports when platforms are un-linked from test suites.

Fixed a bug that prevented syncing of Jira issue if priority field is not set for any of the imported Jira issues.

Fixed a bug that caused advanced query reports to give no output when opened in edit mode.

Fixed a bug that prevented export of custom field values when test cases are exported in excel/csv.

Fixed a bug that caused project clone to fail when test case folder from one project is shared to another project.

Fixed a bug that showed a mandatory status field while creating issues from QMetry to Jira.

Users with QMetry authentication type can enable Two-step Verification as an extra layer of security during login.

Improved performance for Automation API while importing result files of all frameworks.

Increased file size limit up to 30 MB for importing result using Automation API.

Fixed a bug that caused the saved mapping for excel sheet import of test cases to reset.

Fixed a bug that exported a blank PDF in some cases while exporting a test case.

Fixed a bug that prevented removal of execution records for deleted platforms from QMetry Insights.

Fixed a bug that prevented loading of test case steps on execution screen when actual outcome or comments had certain html tags.

Fixed a bug that prevented loading of ‘User Last Login Detail’ report when generated for high number of records.

Fixed a bug that prevented the download of QMetry IDP metadata files for SAML Configuration, if HTTPS is not configured with globally trusted SSL certificates.

Fixed a bug that prevented auto-syncing of Jira issues when issue type Bug is renamed in Jira.

Fixed a bug that prevented use of bullets & numbering in test case steps.

Fixed a bug that prevented import of automation result file (using Automation API) having multiple occurrences of a testcase.

Fixed a bug that prevented loading of QMetry on IE browser.

Fixed a bug that caused pie chart gadgets to disappear on mouse hover.

Fixed a bug that automatically linked release and cycle to the test cases when a test suite is associated to a release and cycle.

Fixed a bug that caused custom report sync to stop working after an operation with large amount of data was performed in QMetry.

Fixed a bug that prevented loading of 'User Last Login Details' report on Login Summary Dashboard when generated with a large number of records.

Now testers can assign a build for an individual test case execution. This helps when test cases in a same test suite are executed against multiple builds.

QA Managers can make build selection mandatory to ensure testers assign test executions against a build.

QA Mangers can set a default build for a release & cycle combination so that test executions are auto assigned an intended build, so that testers do not have set them manually.

Now view test case executed build information in the Test case - Test Execution details section along with other execution details.

New system dashboard “Test Execution Summary by Folder” is added under QMetry System reports. This dashboard has two reports :-

New system reports -

Execution Summary report will now display chart colors uniform and matching with the execution status colors.

Modify colors on your custom report charts as required.

Every report gadget header now has a reset filter option.

Capture browser Console and Network logs for a session that are helpful for developers to debug failed scenarios. The Console and Network events recorded during the session will be displayed on the Console and Network Tab for that session. These logs will also be added as attachments to the test case created from the session. The new chrome extension 1.0.6 has an option to record these logs.

Test case created from an exploratory session can now be linked to Requirements & Test Suites from the Exploratory testing screen. The workflow now allows testers to execute the test case by associating it to a test execution from within the session as an evidence of the tested use case.

QMetry Test case panel in Jira for Story and Bugs now displays:

Test case detail page in Jira now displays Execution & Test case details in separate tabs.

Bugs linked directly to requirements in QMetry will now appear in Jira Story “Issue Link” section.

System Admins can now regulate project administrators access with more granular permissions for create, modify, delete, clone for projects.

Audit logs now include events for user details like activation, deactivation, role assignments & authentication type changes.

Export Test Suite Summary details (without test cases and steps) from Test Suite module using option “Export Test Suite List Summary View”.

Now expand the folder structure panel to easily view long folder names.

Execute dependent or independent multiple parallel API calls with Json Batch Support.

While importing automation test cases using Automation API, test cases with summary length truncated to 255 characters can be imported, by setting new "skipWarning" parameter to 1.

Server installations : System Administrator can now trigger data sync for custom reports, check the sync progress and download logs from Insights configuration screen.

Server installations : System Administrator now have an option to disable auto deletion of audit, change and test result logs and retain then forever.

Fixed a bug that prevented deactivating a project, if it was the last logged in project for a deleted user.

Fixed a bug that prevented removing user access from a project, if it is the last logged in project for the user.

Fixed a bug that displayed mandatory reporter field as optional while creating a Jira issue from QMetry.

Fixed a bug that displayed workflow statuses from non-integrated Jira projects while creating/searching issues.

Fixed a bug that prevented loading My Dashboard for some users due to internal duplication of dashboard ids.

Fixed a bug that prevented syncing of Jira issue if priority field is not set in any of the synced Jira issues.

Fixes a bug that prevented loading My Dashboard if Jira username for reporter/assignee contains single quote.

Fixed a bug that prevented freezing grid header row while scrolling records in a page, across the product.

Fixed a bug that caused advanced query reports to give no output when opened in edit mode.

Improved Custom Reporting - QMetry Insights, with two views:

General Usability Improvements

Improvements to System Reports:

General usability improvements :

Fixed a bug that could stop auto syncing of reports data if emoji characters were encountered in requirements synced with Jira.

Fixed a bug that prevented making the reporter selection mandatory while creating bug from QMetry to Jira.

Fixed a bug that prevented test suite UDF fields to be displayed in bulk edit if modify customization permissions were off.

Fixed a bug that prompted SAML authenticated user to change password, when the authentication type is changed from QMetry to SAML.

Fixed a bug that prevented syncing of Jira issues in some cases when issue type of already synced issue is changed.

Fixed a bug that prevented display of change log and combined view for test cases which had text with characters unrecognized by utf8 character set.

Fixed a bug that could cause slowness/downtime if about 1 million test cases are exported with steps.

Fixed a bug that prevented export of parent test case key column when the child test cases are exported.

Fixed a bug that did not capture audit log for the project rename event.

Release 8.6.1.1 upgrade requires to install/upgrade the latest version v2.0.5 of Jira Integration - QMetry Enterprise App in Jira.

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Fixed a permission issue that prevented sharing custom dashboards and gadgets with other users.

Fixed a bug that skipped syncing those Jira issues for which Jira APIs did not respond with data within 60 seconds.

Fixed a bug that caused some test case/steps contents to overlap making it unreadable when exported in a PDF.

Fixed a bug that displayed Releases and Cycles in custom gadgets selection filters for the Projects users do not have access to.

Fixed a bug that prevented proper display of rich text data in large text fields.

Fixed a bug that showed incorrect timestamps for added comments.

Fixed a bug that changed the assignee and reporter fields in QMetry issue module for some of the synced Jira issues.

Fixed a bug that prevented bulk export of custom fields along with other Test suite fields when export with all fields option is selected.

Introduced all New Custom Reporting Module - QMetry Insights, which contains a database schema that is separate from the actual QMetry transactional database and is available for users to write/execute custom queries. The reports DB schema has an entire snapshot of QMetry DB in just 15 tables synced real time that makes the query creation simple. Here is the list of features –

Improved copy test suites feature by introducing more flexible options.

Link test assets by providing entity keys separated by comma. Also, skip duplicates optionally to prevent them from being linked again.

Bulk execute screen is revamped and is now more powerful with the following new options.

A new gadget "Test Execution Assignments" is added on My Dashboard.

Improved Project Clone.

New System Report to view test execution summary "Platform Summary By Test Suites" - The reports displays execution summary of the test case runs for a combination of Platform and Test suites.

Entity Keys will now be auto mapped during reimport of Test cases.

Filter Platforms on Created date range and Created By while linking them to test suite.

Performance Improvements

Compatibility with MYSQL 5.7.29 community edition.

Customers who have not bought the “Advanced Reports – Custom Reporting” would now not need a separate reporting server to run the system reports.

Fixed a bug that did not preserve test case status filter while linking test case to test suite.

Fixed a bug that did not display test result logs for test case steps on previous executed version when test results are imported using Automation API.

Fixed a bug that caused test case step order to display incorrectly on the execution screen for certain test suites having very large number of steps and associated with multiple release & platform.

Fixed a bug that displayed duplicate issue statuses in the status list while searching available issues to be linked on execution screen, for projects integrated with Jira.

Fixed a bug that prevented integration with Jira Projects having Kanban boards.

Fixed a bug that displayed incorrect count of linked test cases on Test Suite List view.

Fixed a bug that prevented creating/syncing Jira issues when priority does not exist/optional Jira field.

Release 8.6 upgrade requires to install/upgrade the latest version v2.0.4 of Jira Integration - QMetry Enterprise App in Jira.

If upgrading from v8.5.4 below to 8.6 - Post upgrade mandatory sync of Jira integrated projects is needed to display all the mapped Jira fields in the new Issue module.

Visual analytics reporting - Ability to create custom reports using drag and drop columns. - This feature is being redesigned and will be added back in 8.6.1 - April 2020.

All existing custom gadgets and dashboard needs to be recreated using QMetry Insights. QMetry Support team will assist to create few sample reports, however any existing custom gadgets and dashboard will not be migrated as is.