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The main goal for this version was to provide a set of features and improvements to support Risk Based Testing. This methodology allows organisations to prioritize the tests of features in software based on the risk of failure, their importance and likelihood or impact of failure. 

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The issue picker dialog used to associate the different Xray issue types(e.g. add Tests to a Test Execution) as been revamped to provide a better user experience. Very handy improvements were also implemented, some of which enabling Risk Based Testing by providing capabilities such as sorting and filter customization.

This dialog is now divided into three tabs:

  • Select, allows users to select issues directly from their history search (issues that have been accessed recently) 
  • Search, allows users to search for issues using Jira and Xray custom filters
  • JQL, using JQL, users can query issues in Jira

Configurable filters

You can now add any filters available in Jira to filter issues. Some default filters are provided by default. Additional filters can be configured just by adding new filters from any available filter in Jira as well as internal Xray filters.

Configurable and Sortable Columns

The results table now provides the ability for users to configure which columns they want to see, as well as sorting the table using any visible column. T

For restoring projects, Jira offers the built-in "Project Import" tool which allows partial, project imports (i.e. importing a specific project from a previous backup). 

This tool has some limitations though; it cannot transfer apps/add-ons related data between instances unless apps are prepared for it.

Fortunately, since v3.3, Xray is able of taking advantage of this mechanism; on previous versions, issues would be restored but the testing data wouldn't.

Thus, you can now use built-in backup&restore facilities of Jira:

  • for copying a project from one Jira instance to another Jira instance (e.g. from staging to production, or from internal to a DMZ instance)
    • to restore a project upon some mistake/data loss has been done in that project within an existing Jira instance

    Learn more here.

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    Xray now provides a built-in migration utility for Zephyr for Jira, so you can easily migrate to Xray and take advantage of the many features Xray provides over Zephyr.

    As you may still have some projects using Zephyr for Jira, you may now inline migrate the Tests and related data to Xray following a wizard.

    This specific utility is available in Jira administration, under System > Import and Export > External System Export.


    Learn more here.

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