Search for String within xRay Test Step Fields

[Garth Smitman]

Using Jira Cloud, with xRay Cloud, is it possible to search for a Text String within the Test Step Action (manual test types) or within the Gherkin Statement? Across multiple Tests?

If I have 145 individual test issue types, and the issues are distributed across multiple folders, and I want to find each Test Step Action that has the word 'Rhinosaurus' (So I can make it `Rhinocerus`, for instance), is that possible? Similarly, if I wanted to search for a string across gherkin statements, is that possible?

(I think the 'WorkAround' would be to create a xPorter or xRay template, assign all the Tests to a Test Set or Test Plan, and export the plan. But, that's a heavy investment,...)

[Stefan Salzl · Accepted solution]

Hi @Garth Smitman 

as mentioned in the previous answer unfortunately I doubt that this is possible with built in JQL in Jira Cloud.

There is a GraphQL API for XRAY in Jira Cloud which is really powerful. If that might be a workaround for you (I guess in this case the effort is just once to find out the right API call) have a look at the following link:
https://xray.cloud.getxray.app/doc/graphql/gettests.doc.html

Best
Stefan

[Garth Smitman]

I had not dug deep enough to get to this,... this looks promising and appears to answer my next question: How to I retrieve the evidence from XRay once the users have uploaded it (looks like I'd use the 'DownloadLink' associated with an Attachment object....

This,... I might have to ask for help from the team. This is a bit beyond my current capabilities. 

Thank you, Stefan!

-gs

[Nicolas Grossi]

@Garth Smitman you might take a look at this link: https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Core-Server-questions/How-to-search-for-a-string-in-X-Ray-test-steps/qaq-p/1958403

HTH

Nicolas

[Garth Smitman]

Thank you! 

Yes, I found that. In my Cloud instance, this search appears to pull from description and other fields related to the test issue; it does not pull from the Test Step Fields.

[Stefan Salzl]

@Nicolas Grossi 

The link is pointing to the enhanced query which is only available for Server/DC. 

@Garth Smitman is asking for could environment.

Best
Stefan