Explore the User Interface
Overview
The main navigation bar of Jira is located at the top of every view. It contains entries such as Dashboards, Projects, Issues, and a few more. Test Management for Jira adds a Tests entry to this bar, which provides access to the views and features of T4J. (Administration settings are accessed separately. See Administration.)
T4J features are project-specific, so you first select a project to work on in the Tests menu and then select one of the T4J views for the project.
Tests Menu
The Tests menu provides access to projects that have been activated for T4J.
Menu Entry | Purpose |
|---|---|
Current Project | Displays the project that was last open. Selecting the project opens the Definition View of this project. |
Recent Projects | Displays the projects that were recently open. Selecting a project opens the Definition View of this project. |
View All Projects | Opens a page displaying the projects that have been activated for T4J. Selecting a project opens the Definition View of this project. |
Views
The T4J user interface consists of four views corresponding to the testing workflow steps : Definition, Plan, Execution, Coverage. The Definition View is the default view that is displayed when a project is selected. You can switch between views by selecting buttons located in the top right corner.
View | Purpose | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Definition View | Displays the project’s test cases in a hierarchy. The test case tree is displayed in the left panel. The item selected in the left panel, either a folder or test case, is displayed in the right panel. The view allows you to create test cases in the hierarchy, including their test steps and parameters. Folders can also be created to organize test cases. The cases serve as the basis for the project’s test plans. | |
Plan View | Displays the project’s test plans. Selecting a plan opens the plan tree, where you manage the test cases contained in the selected test plan. | |
Execution View | Displays the project’s test executions, including both executions of test plans and executions of single test cases outside a plan. The view allows you to create new test executions or to continue interrupted executions. It also displays basic statistics for previous executions. | |
Coverage View | Displays how the project’s test cases are linked to its other issues (e.g. requirements, implementation tasks) and helps you to determine the degree of coverage provided by these links. |
Additional Functionality
Additional functionality is provided by extra buttons.
Button | Purpose |
|---|---|
Filter | Restricts what is displayed in the Definition, Plan, and Execution views according to various criteria. |
Export | Exports the contents of the Definition, Plan, and Execution views in various formats. |
Import | Imports test cases or plans in the Definition and Plan views. |