[Post Migration Guide] Administration & Configuration

Find a comparison view of the settings and features in Server / DC vs Cloud about Administration & Configuration. One of the first

Section	Feature	Server	Cloud
Custom Fields Configuration	Test Run Status Custom Field Version		(note: behaves like "No Version" is selected)
	Test Set Status Custom Field Version
	Requirement Status Custom Field Versions		(note: behaves like "No Version" is selected)
Xray Linking Restrictions
Manage Test Types	Manage Test Type		(note: Available under "Global Settings – Test Types" and "Project Settings – Test Types" after enabling it → Test Type define works for both Test and Precondition)
Manage Test Types	Manager Pre-Condition Type		- Available under "Global Settings – Test Types" and "Project Settings – Test Types" after enabling it → Test Type define works for both Test and Precondition.
Coverage & Defects Configuration			- Available under "Project Configuration → Test Coverage & Defects Mapping"
Workflow & Notifications
Migration & Copy
Backup & Restore	Backup
Backup & Restore	Restore		(Information missing in our Documentation for Cloud)
Xray in-App Notifications
Archiving Xray Issues			(note: Adds new feature Auto-Archiving)
Storage		Not Applicable, storage is managed on-premise	(note: Adds new feature Storage Management)
Miscellaneous Settings	Display the Pre-Conditions section before the Test Details
	Display Manual Test Results table in short view		Available under Global by default and per Project after enabling it.
	Test Step FieldsProject admins can configure Test Step Custom Fields		Available by default on project level through Test Step Fields, no longer a Global Setting
	Project admins can configure Test Run Custom Fields		Available by default on project level through Test Run Custom Fields, no longer a Global Setting
	Set final Test Run status		(Information missing in our Documentation for Cloud)
	Inline Execute Tests
	Restrict tests execution to the assignee
	Fail All Steps/Examples		Available however changing the Run to Fail will change all Test Steps to fail and not just the ones in TODO.
	Restrict automated Test status		However by default, you can edit, but by manually editing the imported run, the Imported Result Section gets removed from the Testing Board but it's still accessible through. (Information missing in our Documentation for Cloud)
	Can Edit TestRun Dates		However by default you can edit (Information missing in our Documentation for Cloud)
	Track Time
	Set the value of the Time Tracker
	Enable Test Run Status history log in Test Executions
	Link Defects with Test
	Link Defects with Test Execution
	Link Defects with Requirement
	User Groups allowed to add Xray Issue Types		- User Groups allowed to add Xray Issue Types → You cannot restrict someone from adding Xray Issue Types: Suggestion here → https://jira.getxray.app/browse/XRAYCLOUD-6784
	User Groups allowed to add/remove Xray Notifications
	Final Test Run statuses that may trigger notifications
	Enable Hierarchical Test organization		By default is set with Hierarchical Organization and access vary: → Software Projects Test Repo and Test Plan are accessible after navigating to Testing Board from the left panel → Business Projects Test Repo and Test Plan are accessible after navigating to Testing Board from the horizontal project menu Apps → Testing Board.
	Project Roles allowed the edit Test Repository information		Anyone with access to the project can edit Test Repo info.
	Disallow executions of Tests with workflow statuses
	Disallow executions with workflow statuses
	In progress test Execution workflow status
	Resolved Test Execution workflow status
	Resolution for Resolved Test Execution
	Associate a cloned Test with all original Test Sets
	Associate a cloned Test with all original Test Plans
	Environment		Although the option does not exist, It behaves with the default linked to "Test"
	Steps to Reproduce		Normal comment section for documentation.
	Version		By default it behaves as the Affect Version field of the defects created in the context of a test run will be populated by FixVersion value of Test Execution.
	Label
	Component
	Enable Automated Steps Library
	Validate Cucumber Scenarios
	Cucumber Export Prefixes		Available under Global Settings → Cucumber" but unable to create a prefix for a Test Plan.
	Cucumber Language		note: setting moved to a dedicated option in the menu tab: Global Settings → Cucumber
	Replace dash [ - ] with underscore [ _ ] when exporting issue keys as tags
	Generate features by requirements
	Cucumber export feature name
	Enable Document Generator		Available under Global Settings Miscelaneaous & Feature
	Max number of issues that can be exported
	Max number of requirements per report or gadget
	Maximum number of Links added to a Requirement
	Test Evolution Tests Limit
	Test Evolution Test Executions Limit
	Test Runs list limit
	Tests per Test Plan Maximum allowed
	Xray REST API - Max results per request
	Associating a Test Execution to a Test Plan and importing Test results
	Max Test Runs for bulk operations
	Maximum size for parameter values
	Enable Xray Exploratory App execution links
	Enable Xray Analytics
	Thread Pool Size
	Enable In-app Chat Support
	Enable Xray notifications
	Show Xray notifications button
Test Environments
Automated / BDD Step Libraries		Not available as a Global setting, only as a project setting under the name "Automated Step Library"
Parameter value lists
Test Statuses
Test Step Statuses
Cucumber
Test Run Archiving	Auto Archiving	Auto Archiving is unavailable as a setting however, the Test Run Archive is available to be done manually.
API Keys		Not Applicable, access levels are managed on-premise
Storage		Not Applicable, storage is managed on-premise
Health Check
Features	Feature Toggling

Setting	Server	Cloud
Project Organization	- Available (with the same use cases)	- Available (with the same use cases)
Configuring Xray Test Project	- Available	- Available under "Project Configuration → Summary"
Requirements per Project	- Requirement Coverage Strategy	- Available under "Project Configuration → Test Coverage & Defects Mapping"
	- Ignore Requirements with Status
	- Ignore Requirements with Label
	- Ignore Tests with Status
	- Requirement Historical Chart Days
	- Include Previous Version Requirements
	- Show Flatten Requirements
	- Separation of concerns	- Unavailable
Configure Xray with an existent Project	- Available	- Available under "Project Configuration → Summary"
Using Xray Template	- Available	- Unavailable
Agile Boards	- Available	- Available with limitations. We are only able to use 3 Xray Custom Fields, we are unable to showcase the "Requirement Status" field (one of the most used in DC/Server)
Permissions	- Available	- Unavailable (Permissions are Jira wise)
Summary	Unavailable or Not Applicable	- Available
Issue Types Mapping	Unavailable or Not Applicable	Only Available for Team Managed Projects
Test Coverage	- Available under Issue Type Mapping	Ability to set up which issue types are considered Requirements.
Defect Mapping	- Available under Issue Type Mapping	Ability to set up which issue types are considered Defects.
Test Types	- Available	- Available
Test Environments	Unavailable or Not Applicable	- Ability to manage Test Environment at a project level.
BDD Step Library	- Available under the name "Automated Steps Library"	- Available
Test Step Fields	Available under Project Settings → Test Step Fields	- Available
Test Run Custom Fields	Available under Project Settings → Test Run Custom Fields	- Available
Parameter value lists	- Available	- Available
Default Column Layouts	- Test Execution TestRun Columns	- Test Execution TestRun Columns
	- Test TestRun Columns	- Test TestRun Columns
	- Test PreCondition Columns	- Test PreCondition Columns
	- Test Test Set Columns	- Test Test Set Columns
	- Test Test Plan Columns	- Test Test Plan Columns
	- Test Set Test Columns	- Test Set Test Columns
	- Test Plan Test Columns	- Test Plan Test Columns
	- Test Plan Test Execution Columns	- Test Plan Test Execution Columns
	- Test Coverage Columns	- Test Coverage Columns
	- Project Test Columns	- Project Test Columns
	- Project Test Set Columns	- Project Test Set Columns
	- Project Test Execution Columns	- Project Test Execution Columns
	- Project Test Plan Columns	- Project Test Plan Columns
	- Precondition Tests Columns	- Precondition Tests Columns
Re-Indexing	- Available	- Available

Understand the icons:

- Available in Xray Cloud but with some differences or minor UI adjustments

- Not available in Xray Cloud

- Extra option or functionality in Xray Cloud

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