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Requirements can be covered by Tests , and are the expected result for the system. 

Defects are identified during Tests Executions , and represent a condition in the system that does not meet the requirement or end-user expectations. 

In Jira, Requirements and Defects are going to be created as issues inside a project.


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UI Steps
UI Step

Decide which issue types to use


Tip

Discuss with your team which issue types you will consider as Requirements & Defects. If none of the existing issues types are suitable, you can always create new ones!

Nevertheless, remember that you can re-use existing issue types and you don't need to create extra ones.

What issues type can be used as Requirements?

Basically, any issue type can be mapped as a

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Requirement in

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Jira, but the most common ones are: 



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What issue types can be used as Defects?

As

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with Requirements, any issue type can be considered a

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Defect. 

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The most common to use is the "Bug"

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issue type that is available by default when you install Jira Software.


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UI Step

Map Requirements & Defects


  1. Go to  Jira Administration > Manage Apps > Xray > Issue Type Mapping and drag-and-drop the issue types that should be considered "Requirements" and "Defects."

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2. Click "Save"



UI Step

Confirm Sub-Requirements behaviour

By default Xray will have the following settings enabled: 


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This means that a Requirement can be associated with Sub-Requirements, resulting in a hierarchy of Requirement issues. With these options enabled, you will have this behaviour by just using the relation: 

  • Issue > Sub-Task - For example using issue types like "Requirement" & "Sub-Requirements"
  • Epic > Story 


Note

To have "Sub-Tasks / Links" working correctly, you need to have the Sub-Task requirement issue types associated with "Requirements" in the "Issue Type Mapping" section. For example, you can create a new issue type Sub-Requirement / Sub-Story and mapped as a Requirement.


If you decide to disable these options, you can set the sub-requirement behaviour using the Jira linking mechanism. You just need to select which "Issue Link Type" to use and the correct "Direction. 


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Note

A Jira re-index operation is recommended when there are changes to Issue Type Mappings.

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Tip

Discuss with your team which issue types can be considered as Requirements & Defects. If none of the existing issues types is suitable, you can always create new ones!

For example, your team can prefer to have issue types "Requirement" and "Defect".

Nevertheless, remember that can re-use existing issue types and you don't need to create extra ones!