Zephyr for Jira: how to change order of test cases

[Deepak Bansal]

This was always known as not that good workaround. Just upgraded to new version 2.2 to check improvements on test execution. But to my disapprointment, still the 'columns' cannot have sortable 'Labels' in 'search executions'. This could have helped big way in easing out execution and ordering.

[Emily Schneider]

Hi Johan,

You have the ability to sort tests within a cycle. You just need to do it from the Search Test Executions screen.

What you will do is craft a ZQL to pull all the executions from a specific cycle. Once you do this you will see all the executions in that cycle. Now you can sort by the column headers and you can execute from here.

Information on the Search Test Executions Screen:

https://zephyrdocs.atlassian.net/wiki/display/ZTD/Search+Test+Executions

ZQL reference page:

https://zephyrdocs.atlassian.net/wiki/display/ZTD/ZQL+Reference

Regarding sorting of the test cycles within a version, Zephyr for JIRA does not have the ability to sort the cycles available with native functionality.

Our Product Management team has been made aware of this feature request. They will review the same for consideration. We appreciate your valuable feedback in making Zephyr for JIRA better.

For further questions/assistance please feel free to open a service request by sending us an email.

Kind Regards,

Emily

[Johan Garnolf]

Lack of sorting is an issue that I hope gets prioritization:

1. Sorting of test cases in a test cycle

2. Sorting of test cycles in a version

[Deepak Bansal]

This is very big drawback we noticed in Zephyr for Jira. There is no way to order the test cases. Zephyr should seriously consider this.

[Emily Schneider]

Hi Deepak,

We have added further features since the date of these posts. You are able to order test cases from the Search Test Executions Nagigator (https://zephyrdocs.atlassian.net/wiki/display/ZTD/Search+Test+Executions) What you will want to do is go to the Search Test Executions navigator. It can be accessed from the Tests drop down. Once here, perofrm a ZQL to search for specific executions (here is a link to our ZQL reference page: https://zephyrdocs.atlassian.net/wiki/display/ZTD/ZQL+Reference). Once you pull up the executions you want, you can click on the columns "Cycle Name", "Issue Key", "Project Name" and so on. By clicking on these columns you can order or test cycles by that column.

Kind Regards,

Emily

[Deepak Bansal]

Test Execution Navigator is not at all useful for ordering. Columns on which sorting can be done are not configurable. It does not even show 'Summary' of test case there.

It should have been helpful if we could show a custom field there in which we could put order like 1,2,3... and then sort this on interface to get ordering. But it is still a workaround which does not exist.

[Deepak Bansal]

Also, this interface does not show test cases which are unexecuted. So to start execution, this interface is useless. If you could make columns on this interface configurable and sortable, it will take away big pain on oredering and execution.

[Marcus Crowley]

So here we are two years later and still no way to reorder test cases in a test cycle? Is Zephyr still a supported and viable product?

[Alex Mrynsky]

Any news regarding the problem? What is needed - at least add ability to order tests by Test Summary field. Then it will be possible to use some prefixes (0001, 0002, ...) to workaround the problem.