Starting from version 7.0 of Xray Enterprise, users can create different versions of a Test case within the same Test issue. A Test case can evolve as the requirements change or improvements are made to the application under test. Although Xray logs test specification changes in the Jira history, it is not easy to revert to a specific test case version. With Test case versioning, you can now create multiple versions of the same Test allowing you to:
- Mark specific milestones of the Test with versions
- View all previous Test versions and revert to a particular version if needed.
- Have multiple active versions simultaneously, even of different Test Types, as you can execute them all independently.
Creating Test Versions
A Test Version is composed of the following fields on a Test issue:
- Test Specification:
- Test Steps
- Gherkin Steps
- Generic definition
- Preconditions
A Test Version is defined with a name. You can choose the name for the versions explicitly when creating new versions. Xray will try to generate the version name automatically based on the latest version if the name ends with a suffix that is recognized as a version number. Nevertheless, you can always change this auto-generated name. It is also possible to rename existing versions.