Are you still slogging on to excel sheets to manage test cases? Gone are the days when excel sheets were the only tool available to manage test cases. With the outburst of JIRA software, 66% of testers today leverage it to their benefit. So, why should you lag behind?
Going forward in this article we will discuss, everything that you should know to leverage JIRA Software for Test Case Management.
A quick overview of JIRA software
JIRA software is a product of Atlassian Corporation, an Australian enterprise software company. It is largely used for issue tracking, bug tracking, and project management. But many teams are now using it as a Test case manager as it allows testers and developers to remain at one platform. But, how can you use it for Test case management? Let’s check it out.
There are two ways that can help you to use JIRA for Test case management by:
1. Configuring JIRA for Test case management
2. Incorporating testing tools with JIRA
But before moving forward let’s have a look at various features of JIRA that assist test case management.
1. How to Customize JIRA for TCM?
You can customize JIRA software for test management in either of the ways:
You can configure your JIRA software for test case management by using the User Story. Here’s how to proceed with it:
This approach raises a few challenges. The main challenges that you can face are:
Creating a Test Case Issue Type
You can configure your JIRA software for test case management by creating a Test Case issue type. Here’s how to proceed with it:
But creating a test case issue type possesses few challenges for the user. Here are the few challenges that can be faced by you:
2. Incorporating testing tools with JIRA
Since JIRA is not custom made for test case management it possesses many limitations. To devoid it of its limitations, you can incorporate various testing tools with JIRA.
You can add testing functionalities to JIRA by the following two ways:
1. Using Ad-ons
2. By external integration of testing tools
Various Ad-ons are available on Atlassian Marketplace that helps enhance the functionalities of JIRA as a test case manager.
Eg: Zephyr for JIRA and Xray for JIRA promotes manual test execution.
qTest Scenario and Behave Pro assist TDD, BDD, and ATDD testing
Test case management is one of the major tasks of STLC. Using an apt test case management tool can save you both on time and efforts. A number of test case management tools are available in the markets that can be externally integrated with JIRA, resulting in better test case management.
How can test case management tools help you?
Though deploying dedicated test case management system with JIRA offers the best experience. It also possesses some drawbacks. You can eliminate it by using the solution that offers the most optimal integration experience based on your requirements.
Conclusion
The choice to pick one of the above-mentioned methods depends entirely on your requirements. We have curated a chart to help you judge your preference.