Looking for Xray Best Practices: Naming Conventions and Test Organization

[Lena Wong]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some best practices from teams with solid experience using Xray.

I understand that Test Cases are reusable, but I'm still new to managing them across multiple projects. I'd love to learn what has worked well for your teams.

A few questions:

• What naming convention do you recommend for Test Cases and Test Executions?
• How do you name them so it's easy to navigate Jira and quickly understand what you're working on?
• Which fields do you consider mandatory for a Test Case and for a Test Execution?
• Do you use Components, Labels, or other Jira fields? If so, what do you use them for (e.g., application area, feature, release, team, environment, etc.)?
• Do you associate Test Cases with Epics, or do you prefer linking them only to Stories or other issue types? What has worked best for you and why?
• Should Test Cases be associated with a Sprint, or do you keep them sprint-independent and only associate Test Executions with a sprint or release?

I'm trying to establish a structure that will scale well and remain easy to maintain over time, so I'd really appreciate hearing about your experience, conventions, and any lessons learned.

Thanks in advance!