Add tests from one project to another

[Katharina]

I'm trying to add tests from one project to another. 

Steps:
1.  I'm in Project A and create 5 tests

2.  I'm in Project B and want to import 3 of those tests to a specific folder

3.  I'm on the Testing Board in the Repository -> Click the folder and select Add Tests

    -  The Project field is disabled.  I cannot select tests from a different project.  Is there a way to enable it and bring those 3 tests in from Project A?

I saw various discussions here like this one:  https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/Zephyr-scale-How-to-migrate-test-cases-between-projects/qaq-p/1792489  I don't see where the More button is located

[Stefan Salzl · Accepted solution]

Hi @Katharina and welcome to the community,

would you like to move the test cases from project A to project B? This would mean they physically move to project B and are not available in project A anymore. (--> this is what the discussion you posted is about)

Or would you like to "use"/link test cases from project A to also test requirements in project B?

Best
Stefan

[Katharina]

Hi Stefan,

Thank you.  I would like to use/link the test cases in Project A to Project B.  

Best

[Stefan Salzl]

Hi @Katharina 

I recently wrote an answer to a post that seems to tackle the same problem:

The Testing Board and Test Repository are kind of a "view" of your tests and a way of organizing the tests within a project. So the context is always the project.

Testcases are standard issues that live in a specific project. You can´t "add" the issue itself to another project. But you could use a test case from Project A to test a requirement in Project B (eg. add tests from other projects in Stories, TestSets, TestExecutions,....).

XRAY provides 2 types of organizing your tests:

• test repository
• test sets

The test repository organizes  tests within a project in a hierarchical folder (like file system) structure similar to some common test management tools.

Whereas test sets are a (kinda) more dynamic way of organizing your tests. The offer a flat list of tests and tests can be added from other projects. Furthermore 1 test can be added to different test sets (whereas in the test repository 1 test can only exist in 1 folder).

The following link provides a good explanation of both ways:

https://docs.getxray.app/display/XRAYCLOUD/Organizing+Tests

Hope I got your requirements right and this is helpful.

Best
Stefan

[Katharina]

Thanks.  I'll go read and figure it out.  I appreciate your reply and help.

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