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Xray allows Project Managers to configure remote jobs triggers for their CI/CD platforms, Xray supports the following CI/CD platforms out-of-the-box:

  • Jenkins
  • Bamboo
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Azure DevOps

Configuration page

Under "Project settings" page, a new option is available on "Xray Settings" group, named "Remote Jobs Trigger"

Create configuration

Users can create up to 10 CI/CD configurations at project level, and from those select 6 that would be available on the Test Execution/Test Plan issue type.

Access "Remote Jobs Trigger" option on Project settings:

Select the desired CI/CD platform to use by selecting "Enable..." configuration on the right. This step is needed only once and you can have only one CI/CD tool selected at a given time.

Click the button "New Jenkins Configuration" to create a new configuration:

The new configuration screen will be displayed and you can fill in the input field regarding your CI/CD platform.

Be aware that the fields may differ according to the CI/CD platform selected but there are a few that are mandatory and cross CI/CD platforms


Generic fields:

  • Configuration Name (Mandatory) - Name of the configuration, this is the reference that will be used on Test Plan/Test Execution on the "Trigger Build" option;
  • Parameters (optional) - Key/value parameters list that you might have defined on your build and you want to pass from Xray. 
    To add more parameters, just click he option "Add" to have a new Key/Value added to the list.
    To remove parameters, click the "x" option displayed right after the Key/Value row.

    You may also use the following options to add to the parameter value regarding Xray entities:
    • ${ISSUE_KEY} - this will be replaced with issue key that user is triggering the build from;
    • ${TESTS_KEY} - this value will then be replaced with a comma separated string of test keys part of the issue the user is triggering the build from;
    • ${PROJECT_KEY} - this value will then be replaced with project key;
    • ${USER} - this value will then be replaced with logged user triggering the build.

CI/CD specific fields:

  • Jenkins:
    • Job Name (Mandatory) - Exact job name defined on your Jenkins instance;
    • API Token (Mandatory) - API token defined on Jenkins for this specific job;
    • Username (Mandatory) - Jenkins user ID/name;
    • API URL (Mandatory) - Jenkins endpoint url. e.g. jenkins.cloud.getxray.app/
    • Password (Mandatory) - Jenkins user password

  • Bamboo:
    • Plan key (Mandatory) - Exact job name defined on your Jenkins instance;
    • API URL (Mandatory) - Bamboo endpoint url. e.g. bamboo.cloud.getxray.app
    • Username (Mandatory) - Bamboo username;
    • Password (Mandatory) - Bamboo user password;
    • Project Key (Mandatory) - Exact Bamboo project key



  • GitHub:
    • Repository Name (Mandatory) - Exact repository name;
    • Workflow Id (Mandatory) - The desired workflow Id you want to use from your repository;
    • Username (Mandatory) - GitHub username;
    • API URL (Mandatory) - GitHub endpoint url. e.g. api.github.com
    • Branch Name (Mandatory) - Repository branch name you want to trigger the build;
    • Authentication Token (Mandatory) - GitHub Authentication token.



  • GitLab:
    • Branch Name (Mandatory) - Exact GitLab branch name;
    • API Token (Mandatory) - GitLab API token;
    • Username (Mandatory) - GitLab username;
    • API URL (Mandatory) - GitLab endpoint url. e.g. gitlab.com
    • Project Id (Mandatory) - GitLab project Id you want to trigger the build;
    • Authentication Token (Mandatory) - GitLab Authentication token.

  • Azure DevOps:
    • Repository Name (Mandatory) - Exact repository name;
    • Username (Mandatory) - Azure DevOps username;
    • API URL (Mandatory) - Azure DevOps endpoint url. e.g. dev.azure.com
    • Branch Name (Mandatory) - Exact Azure DevOps branch name;
    • Pipeline Id (Mandatory) - Exact Azure DevOps branch name;
    • Authentication Token (Mandatory) - Azure DevOps Authentication token.

Click "Save" to store your new configuration.


Edit configuration

To edit an existing configuration, follow the following steps:

Select "Edit" on the Actions column options dropdown:

The configuration screen will be displayed allowing to make your changes.

Click "Save" to submit your changes.

Change configuration status

At any given moment you can change the configuration status, for that you just need to change the switch on column "Status"

You can only have 6 configuration with status "enabled" at a given time, once you reach this limit the system will display a message informing the user regarding that.

Delete configuration

To delete a configuration, head over to Actions column options dropdown and select "Delete"













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