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This article explains in deep detail the differences between Xray Server/DC & Xray Cloud Administration & Configuration .

First, to understand the differences between Xray Cloud Administration & Xray Data Center, let's clarify some concepts:

Global Settings - Xray settings that apply to all projects that use Xray. Global settings could be access by Jira Administration > Apps.

Tip
At Xray, you can override global settings and enable them as Project Settings.

Project Settings - Xray settings that are aplicable to one specific project. In case of you need to replicate the setting per several projects, you need to apply the configuration to all projects that need the same setting. Xray Projects Settings are accessible at Project > Project Settings.

Find a comparison view of the settings and features in Server / DC vs Cloud about Administration & Configuration on the above table.

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This a comparison on settings that you can control on Xray Administration ( Global & project level). To understand if a specific feature comparison please use the Xray Server/Data Center and Xray Cloud.

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title	Global Level Settings

Xray Global Settings	Group	Setting	Xray Server/ DC (Standard & Enterprise)	Xray Cloud (Standard & Enterprise)
Miscellaneous Settings	The Global Configurations for Xray.	Display the Pre-Conditions section before the Test Details	Image Added
		Display Manual Test Results table in short view	Image Added	Image Added Available under Global by default and per Project after enabling it.
		Project admins can configure Test Step Custom Fields	Image Added	Image Added Available by default on the project level through Test Step Fields, no longer a Global Setting
		Project admins can configure Test Run Custom Fields	Image Added	Image Added Available by default on the project level through Test Run Custom Fields, no longer a Global Setting
	Test Run Options	Set final Test Run status	Image Added
		Inline Execute Tests	Image Added	Image Added
		Restrict Test Execution to the assignee	Image Added
		Fail All Steps/Examples	Image Added	Image Added Available however changing the Run to Fail will change all Test Steps to fail and not just the ones in TODO.
		Restrict automated Test status	Image Added	- By default, the automated Test status can be set manually.
		Can Edit TestRun Dates	Image Added	Image Added The setting is available under Project Settings → Miscellaneous
		Track Time	Image Added	Image Added
		Set the value of the Time Tracker	Image Added	Image Added
		Enable Test Run Status history log in Test Executions	Image Added
	Defect Links	Link Defects with Test	Image Added	Image Added
		Link Defects with Test Execution	Image Added	Image Added
		Link Defects with Requirement	Image Added	Image Added The menu is "Linked Defects with Covered Issues"
	User Groups allowed to add Xray Issue Types		Image Added	Image Added This permission is controlled by Jira permissions (only project administrators can add Xray issue Types to a project)
	Notifications	User Groups allowed to add/remove Xray Notifications	Image Added	- Xray Notifications (Xray Events) are not available in the Cloud.
	Notifications	Final Test Run statuses that may trigger notifications	Image Added
	Hierarchical Test Organization	Enable Hierarchical Test organization	Image Added	- By default is set with Hierarchical Organization, meaning that Test Repository & Test Plan Board is available from the sidebar. You are not able to disable it.
	Hierarchical Test Organization	Project Roles allowed the edit Test Repository information	Image Added	- Anyone with access to the project can edit Test Repo info.
	Workflow Status	Disallow executions of Tests with workflow statuses	Image Added	Image Added
		Disallow executions with workflow statuses	Image Added	Image Added
		In progress test Execution workflow status	Image Added
		Resolved Test Execution workflow status	Image Added
		Resolution for Resolved Test Execution	Image Added
	Clone Issues	Associate a cloned Test with all original Test Sets	Image Added
	Clone Issues	Associate a cloned Test with all original Test Plans	Image Added
	Defect Default Values	Environment	Image Added	- By default, when creating a defect, it inherits the environment set before the Test Run.
		Steps to Reproduce	Image Added	- By default the steps are included in the Defect. Your are not able to disable this behaviour.
		Version	Image Added	- By default, the defect’s Affect Version field is populated with the value of the FixVersion field of the Test Execution.
		Label	Image Added	Image Added
		Component	Image Added	Image Added
	Automated Steps Library	Enable Automated Steps Library	Image Added	- Automated Steps Library is enabled by default. You are not able to disable it.
	Automated Steps Library	Validate Cucumber Scenarios	Image Added
	Cucumber Export Prefixes	Test	Image Added	Image Added - Available under Global Settings → Cucumber". - Unable to create a prefix for a Test Plan.
		Pre-Condition	Image Added
		Test Set	Image Added
		Test Plan	Image Added
		Requirement	Image Added
	Cucumber Language	Language	Image Added	Image Added - Available under Global Settings → Cucumber".
	Cucumber Export	Replace dash [ - ] with underscore [ _ ] when exporting issue keys as tags	Image Added	Image Added - Available under Global Settings → Cucumber".
		Generate features by requirements	Image Added	Image Added - Available under Global Settings → Cucumber".
		Cucumber export feature name	Image Added	- Only available the possibility to "Generate feature file name using summary", under Global Settings → Cucumber".
	Document Generator	Enable Document Generator	Image Added	Image Added Available under Global Settings → Features
	Document Generator	Max number of issues that can be exported	Image Added
	Requirements Reports	Max number of requirements per report or gadget	Image Added
	Requirements Tests	Maximum number of Links added to a Requirement	Image Added
	Gadgets	Test Evolution Tests Limit	Image Added
		Test Evolution Test Executions Limit	Image Added
		Test Runs list limit	Image Added
	Tests per Test Plan	Tests per Test Plan Maximum allowed	Image Added
	Xray REST API	Xray REST API - Max results per request	Image Added
	Xray REST API	Associating a Test Execution to a Test Plan and importing Test results	Image Added
	Bulk operations	Max Test Runs for bulk operations	Image Added
	Datasets	Maximum size for parameter values	Image Added
	Xray Exploratory App	Enable Xray Exploratory App execution links	Image Added	- By default within the context of a Test Run, you have available a button which allows you to "Execute with Exploratory App"
	Usage Metrics	Enable Xray Analytics	Image Added	- By default, Xray Analytics is enabled. You are not able to disable it.
	Thread Pool Size	Thread Pool Size	Image Added
	Chat Support	Enable In-app Chat Support	Image Added	Image Added
	Notifications	Enable Xray notifications	Image Added	Image Added Available under Global Settings → Features
	Notifications	Show Xray notifications button	Image Added
Custom Fields	Custom Fields	Test Run Status Custom Field Version	Image Added	- By default, it will behave as if "No Version" is selected.
		Test Set Status Custom Field Version	Image Added	- By default, it will behave as if "No Version" is selected.
		Requirement Status Custom Field Versions	Image Added	- By default, it will behave as if "No Version" is selected.
	Maintenance	Recalculate Requirement Status	Image Added	Image Added Available "Re-indexing" at Project Settings, this will recalculate the requirement status for a specific project.
Permissions		Xray Test Repository Permissions	Image Added (under Issues > Permission Schemes)
Test Types	Manage Test Types	Manage Test Type	Image Added	Image Added - Available under "Global Settings – Test Types" and "Project Settings – Test Types". - In Xray Cloud it's not possible to set different Test Types to Test & Precondition, meaning that it applies to both issue types. Learn more Changing the Type of a Test
Test Types	Manage Test Types	Manager Pre-Condition Type	Image Added
Xray Enterprise	Xray Enterprise Settings	Xray Test Case Designer	Image Added	Image Added - Available under "Global Settings – Test Case Designer
Issue Type Mapping	Issue Type Mapping	Requirement Issue Types	Image Added	Image Added - Available under Project Configuration → Test Coverage. Requirement Issue Issues are named Coverable Issue Issues in Xray Cloud. - You can change your setting per project.
	Issue Type Mapping	Defect Issue Types	Image Added	Image Added - Available under Project Configuration → Defects Mapping. - You can change your setting per project.
	Sub-Requirements	Sub-Tasks/Links	Image Added
		Epic - Story relation as a Requirement	Image Added	Image Added
		Issue Link Type	Image Added	Image Added - Available as "Issue Links Relation".
		Direction	Image Added	Image Added - Available as "Issue Link Type Direction"
Requirement Coverage		Requirement Coverage Strategy	Image Added
		Ignore Requirements with Status	Image Added
		Ignore Requirements with Label	Image Added
		Ignore Tests with Status	Image Added
		Requirement Historical Chart Days	Image Added
		Separation of concerns	Image Added
		Include Previous Version Requirements	Image Added
		Show Flatten Requirements	Image Added
Document Generator		Document Generator Templates	Image Added	Image Added
Requirement Projects			Image Added	It's not possible to list all Xray Project with Requirement Coverage enabled.
Test Statuses	Test Statuses	Manage custom Test Run statuses for Xray	Image Added	Image Added
Test Statuses	Preferences	Final statuses have precedence over non-final statuses	Image Added	Image Added - Available in each report filter and selected by default
Test Step Statuses		Manage custom Test Step statuses for Xray	Image Added	Image Added
Default Column Layouts		Test Execution TestRun Columns	Image Added
		Test TestRun Columns	Image Added	Image Added - Available under "Test Test Runs Columns" at Project Configuration → Default Column Layouts
		Test PreCondition Columns	Image Added	Image Added - Available under "Precondition Tests Columns" at Project Configuration → Default Column Layouts
		Test Test Set Columns	Image Added	Image Added - Available under Project Configuration → Default Column Layouts
		Test Test Plan Columns	Image Added	Image Added - Available under Project Configuration → Default Column Layouts
		Test Set Test Columns	Image Added	Image Added - Available under Project Configuration → Default Column Layouts
		Test Plan Test Columns	Image Added	Image Added - Available under Project Configuration → Default Column Layouts
		Test Plan Test Execution Columns	Image Added	Image Added - Available under Project Configuration → Default Column Layouts
		Test Plan Test Runs Executions Columns		Image Added - Available under Project Configuration → Default Column Layouts
		Test Coverage Columns	Image Added
		Project Test Columns	Image Added
		Project Test Set Columns	Image Added
		Project Test Execution Columns	Image Added
		Project Test Plan Columns	Image Added
Parameter value lists			Image Added	Image Added
Integrity Checker		Integrity Checker	Image Added	- Similar validation is achieve at "Project Settings > Re-indexing"
		Calculated Custom Field Values	Image Added
		Automated Steps Library	Image Added
		Integrity of Hierarchical Test Organization	Image Added
License Management	License Information		Image Added	Image Added - Available under Global Settings → Manage Apps
Cloud Migration	Cloud Migration Pre-Flight Checker		Image Added	N/A
- Features				Image Added
- Test Environments			Image Added There is no centralised setting, but it can be edited from an issue screen.	Image Added
- BDD Step Libraries			Only available at the project level.	Image Added Ability to manage the BDD Steps Library globally and share it across projects.
- Cucumber	Cucumber Export Prefixes	Test	Image Added Available in Global Setting → Miscellaneous	Image Added
		Pre Condition		Image Added
		Test Set		Image Added
		Requirement		Image Added
	Cucumber Language	Language		Image Added
	Cucumber Export	Replace dash [ - ] with underscore [ _ ] when exporting issue keys as tags		Image Added
		Generate features by requirements		Image Added
		Generate features file name using summary		Image Added
- Test Run Archiving			Image Added After Xray 4.9.3 it's already possible to define an auto-archive feature linked to a Test Execution which will also affect the Test Run	Image Added
- Test Case Designer		Add Custom URL	Image Added Available in Global Setting → Xray Enterprise	Image Added
- API Keys		Create API Key	N/A	Image Added
- Storage		Refresh Storage Usage	N/A	Image Added
- Storage		Filters	N/A	Image Added
- Backup		With Attachments	Image Added Available as a Jira function not only to backup but also to restore/import.	Image Added
- Backup		Create Backup		Image Added
- Health Check		Reinstall Xray		Image Added

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title	Project Level Settings

Setting			Server	Cloud
Test Step Custom Fields		Create	Image Added	Image Added
Test Run Custom Fields		Create	Image Added	Image Added
Parameter values lists		Add Global List	Image Added	Image Added
Parameter values lists		Create List	Image Added	Image Added
Remote Jobs Trigger			Image Added	Image Added
Document Generator	Document Generator Templates	Add	Image Added	Image Added
Document Generator	Document Generator Templates	Store	Image Added	Image Added
Disable Xray Requirement Coverage			Image Added	- To disable Requirement Coverage you just need to remove issue types from the Test Coverage menu.
Import Automated Steps			Image Added	Image Added - Available under Global Settings → BDD Steps Library
Disable Xray Notifications			Image Added
- Summary		Add Xray Issue Types in Project	Image Added Available through the action button located on the top right corner after accessing Project Settings.	Image Added
- Miscellaneous	Enable Project Settings		Image Added	Image Added
	Test Run Options	Display Manual Test Results table in short view	Image Added	Image Added
		Can Edit Test Run Date	Image Added	Image Added
		Fail All Steps	Image Added	Image Added
		Inline Execute Tests	Image Added	Image Added
		Send email notifications to Test Run assignee	Image Added	Image Added
		Track Time	Image Added	Image Added
		Set the value of the Time Tracker	Image Added	Image Added
	Defect Links	Link Defects with Test	Image Added	Image Added
		Link Defects with Test Execution	Image Added	Image Added
		Link Defects with Covered Issues	Image Added	Image Added
	Disallow executions of Tests with workflow statuses	Choose the workflow statuses in which the Tests are not allowed to be executed.	Image Added	Image Added
	Disallow executions with workflow statuses	Choose the workflow statuses in which the Test Execution issues will not allow executing Tests.	Image Added	Image Added
	Defect Default Values	Label	Image Added	Image Added
	Defect Default Values	Component	Image Added	Image Added
- Test Coverage	Test Coverage	Available Issue Types	Image Added	Image Added
	Test Coverage	Coverable Issue Types		Image Added
	Test Coverage Hierarchy	Epic - Issues(Stories) relation		Image Added
		Issue - Sub-tasks relation		Image Added
		Issue Links relation		Image Added
		Issue Link Type Direction		Image Added
- Defect Mapping		Available Issue Types		Image Added
- Defect Mapping		Defect Issue Types		Image Added
- Test Types		Add New Test Type Option	Image Added Not possible to set as Project Setting. Available as a Global Setting under Issue Test Types	Image Added
- Test Environments	Project Test Environments	Add Environment	Image Added Not possible to set as Project Setting. There is no centralized setting, but it can be edited from an issue screen.	Image Added
	Project Test Environments	Create Environment		Image Added
	Settings	Create Inline Test Environments	It's not possible to disable the creation of Test Environments.	Image Added
- BDD Step Library	Step index heuristics	Quoted strings e.g. "red", "blue"		Image Added
		Numbers e.g. 355, 2.3		Image Added
		Enums e.g. LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER		Image Added
	Permissions			Image Added
- Default Column Layouts	Test	Test Preconditions Columns	Image Added	Image Added
		Test Test Sets Columns	Image Added	Image Added
		Test Test Plans Columns	Image Added	Image Added
		Test Test Runs Columns	Image Added	Image Added
	Test Execution	Test Execution Tests Columns	Image Added	Image Added
	Pre Condition	Precondition Tests Columns	Image Added	Image Added
	Test Set	Test Set Tests Columns	Image Added	Image Added
	Test Plan	Test Plan Tests Columns	Image Added	Image Added
		Test Plan Test Executions Columns	Image Added	Image Added
		Test Plan Test Runs Executions Columns		Image Added
- Re-Indexing		Re-Index	Image Added Available as a Jira feature ("Re-index project")	Image Added

Understand the icons:

- Available in Xray Cloud but with some differences or minor UI adjustments

- Not available in Xray Cloud

- Extra option or functionality in Xray Cloud

- Menus that are exclusive to Xray Cloud

To reduce clutter in the previous view, we've created a simple table listing all it's available within Administration & Configuration when looking at Server/DC vs Cloud.