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On the top menu of your Jira Data Center instance, click Projects and select a project (Figure 2 - 1).

Figure 2 - Project

A menu will open on the left side of the screen. There, click Reports (Figure 2 - 2). 

The reports available will appear on the screen center (Figure 3 - 1).

The Xray reports are marked with the Xray logo. Click Defect Traceability (Figure 3 - 2) to access the Defect Traceability Report.

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Figure 3 - Reports

 The source data for the report can be selected using the fields configured in the Basic tab or the JQL written in the Advanced tab (Figure 5 - 1):

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Figure 5 - Filters

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Figure 6 - Basic

• Basic (Figure 6 - 1):
  • Project: select multiple projects to analyze (only available in Xray Enterprise).
  • Fix Version: versions assigned to the defect issues (if any).
  • Sprint: sprint assigned to Requirements (only available if Jira Software is installed).
  • Component: the component assigned to the Issue.
  • Status: the workflow status.
  • Resolution: the workflow resolution.
  • Contains text: the full Issue key or part of the summary.
  • Saved Filters: a saved filter containing Defect Issues.
  • Test Environments: Filter defects by the Test Environment in which they were created (based on the associated Test Runs).
  • Test Run Fix Version: versions assigned to the Test Run associated with the Defect Issues (if any).
  • Test Plan: Filter defects by the Test Plan in which they were created (based on the associated Test Runs > Test Execution > Test Plan).
  • To add more fields to the filter, you can click the Morebutton: a modal will open for you to select any fields (Figure 7). 

• By clicking More (Figure 7 - 1), it's possible to manage which fields will be used to filter the Defects (Figure 7 - 2):

  • Selecting fields will enable further filtering of the Defects.
  • Unselecting fields will remove them from the dialog and thus from the search criteria.

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Figure 7 - Filters

Once you're done, click Apply (Figure 7 - 3).

You can reset the filters that are displayed back to the default filters, or you can clear all the filter values (Figure 6 - 2).

Once you're finished, click Apply (Figure 6 - 3).

When you click Filter Defects (Figure 8 - 1), you can choose to display (Figure 8 - 2):

• All Defects.
• Connected Defects: displays only Defect Issues that were reported when executing Tests (directly associated with Test Runs).
• Not Connected Defects: displays only Defect Issues that were found outside Testing (not associated with Test Runs).

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Figure 8 - Connected/Unconnected Defects

You can further filter the report by using the configured quick filter. The default quick filter is the priority field on Defect Issues. You can configure which quick filter to use using the report configuration button shown in Figure 9 - 1.

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Figure 9 - Quick Filters

The available fields to configure as a quick filter (Figure 9 - 2) are:

• Priority (default).
• Issue Type.
• Status category.
• Resolution.
• Project.

Any other Custom Field that is a select field, which has fewer than 10 options configured.

Once you're ready, click Generate Report (Figure 9 - 3).

Once the report is generated, you can apply a quick filter by selecting one or more options (Figure 10 - 1). The report data will filter accordingly.

The report data will filter accordingly.

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Figure 10 - Quick Filters