Find a comparison view of the settings and features in Server / DC vs Cloud about Administration & Configuration.
The main difference between Xray Cloud Administration & Xray Data Center is that in Cloud you have a much better control of the settings at a project level.
Check the above table to get details on the differences:
| Section | Feature | Server | Cloud |
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| Custom Fields Configuration | Test Run Status Custom Field Version |
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(note: behaves like "No Version" is selected) |
| Test Set Status Custom Field Version |
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| Requirement Status Custom Field Versions |
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(note: behaves like "No Version" is selected) | |
| Xray Linking Restrictions |
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| Manage Test Types | Manage Test Type |
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(note: Available under "Global Settings – Test Types" and "Project Settings – Test Types" after enabling it → Test Type define works for both Test and Precondition) |
| Manager Pre-Condition Type |
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| Coverage & Defects Configuration |
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(note: Available under Project Configuration → Test Coverage & Defects Mapping | |
| Workflow & Notifications |
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| Migration & Copy |
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| Backup & Restore | Backup |
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| Restore |
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| Xray in-App Notifications |
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| Archiving Xray Issues |
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(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 |
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| Display Manual Test Results table in short view |
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Available under Global by default and per Project after enabling it. | |
| Test Step FieldsProject admins can configure Test Step Custom Fields |
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Available by default on project level through Test Step Fields, no longer a Global Setting | |
| Project admins can configure Test Run Custom Fields |
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Available by default on project level through Test Run Custom Fields, no longer a Global Setting | |
| Set final Test Run status |
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| Inline Execute Tests |
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| Restrict tests execution to the assignee |
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| Fail All Steps/Examples |
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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 |
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| Can Edit TestRun Dates |
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The setting is available under Project Settings → Miscellaneous | |
| Track Time |
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| Set the value of the Time Tracker |
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| Enable Test Run Status history log in Test Executions |
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| Link Defects with Test |
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| Link Defects with Test Execution |
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| Link Defects with Requirement |
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| User Groups allowed to add Xray Issue Types |
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You cannot restrict someone from adding Xray Issue Types | |
| User Groups allowed to add/remove Xray Notifications |
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| Final Test Run statuses that may trigger notifications |
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| Enable Hierarchical Test organization |
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By default is set with Hierarchical Organization | |
| Project Roles allowed the edit Test Repository information |
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Anyone with access to the project can edit Test Repo info. | |
| Disallow executions of Tests with workflow statuses |
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| Disallow executions with workflow statuses |
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| In progress test Execution workflow status |
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| Resolved Test Execution workflow status |
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| Resolution for Resolved Test Execution |
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| Associate a cloned Test with all original Test Sets |
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| Associate a cloned Test with all original Test Plans |
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| Environment |
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Although the option does not exist, It behaves with the default linked to "Test" | |
| Steps to Reproduce |
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| Version |
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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 |
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| Component |
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| Enable Automated Steps Library |
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| Validate Cucumber Scenarios |
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| Cucumber Export Prefixes |
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Available under Global Settings → Cucumber" but unable to create a prefix for a Test Plan. | |
| Cucumber Language |
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note: setting moved to a dedicated option in the menu tab: Global Settings → Cucumber | |
| Replace dash [ - ] with underscore [ _ ] when exporting issue keys as tags |
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| Generate features by requirements |
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| Cucumber export feature name |
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| Enable Document Generator |
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Available under Global Settings Miscelaneaous & Feature | |
| Max number of issues that can be exported |
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| Max number of requirements per report or gadget |
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| Maximum number of Links added to a Requirement |
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| Test Evolution Tests Limit |
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| Test Evolution Test Executions Limit |
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| Test Runs list limit |
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| Tests per Test Plan Maximum allowed |
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| Xray REST API - Max results per request |
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| Associating a Test Execution to a Test Plan and importing Test results |
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| Max Test Runs for bulk operations |
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| Maximum size for parameter values |
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| Enable Xray Exploratory App execution links |
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| Enable Xray Analytics |
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| Thread Pool Size |
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| Enable In-app Chat Support |
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| Enable Xray notifications |
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| Show Xray notifications button |
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| Test Environments |
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| Automated / BDD Step Libraries | Not available as a Global setting, only as a project setting under the name "Automated Step Library" |
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| Parameter value lists |
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| Test Statuses |
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| Test Step Statuses |
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| Cucumber |
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| Test Run Archiving | Auto Archiving | Ability to manually archive Test Runs |
Adds Auto Archive Feature |
| API Keys | Not Applicable, access levels are managed on-premise |
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| Storage | Not Applicable, storage is managed on-premise |
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| Health Check |
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| Features | Feature Toggling |
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| Setting | Server | Cloud | |
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| Project Organization |
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| Configuring Xray Test Project |
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| Requirements per Project | Requirement Coverage Strategy |
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Available under "Project Configuration → Test Coverage & Defects Mapping" |
| Ignore Requirements with Status |
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| Ignore Requirements with Label |
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| Ignore Tests with Status |
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| Requirement Historical Chart Days |
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| Include Previous Version Requirements |
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| Show Flatten Requirements |
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| Separation of concerns |
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| Configure Xray with an existent Project |
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Available under "Project Configuration → Summary" | |
| Using Xray Template |
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| Agile Boards |
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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 |
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(Permissions are Jira wise) | |
| Summary | Not Applicable |
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| Issue Types Mapping | Not Applicable | Only Available for Team Managed Projects | |
| Test Coverage | Available under the name Issue Type Mapping |
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| Defect Mapping |
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| Test Types |
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| Test Environments |
Ability to manage Test Environment at a project level. | ||
| BDD Step Library | Available under the name "Automated Steps Library" |
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| Test Step Fields | Available under Project Settings → Test Step Fields |
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| Test Run Custom Fields | Available under Project Settings → Test Run Custom Fields |
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| Parameter value lists |
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| Default Column Layouts | Test Execution TestRun Columns |
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| Test TestRun Columns |
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| Test PreCondition Columns |
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| Test Test Set Columns |
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| Test Test Plan Columns |
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| Test Set Test Columns |
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| Test Plan Test Columns |
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| Test Plan Test Execution Columns |
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| Test Coverage Columns |
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| Project Test Columns |
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| Project Test Set Columns |
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| Project Test Execution Columns |
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| Project Test Plan Columns |
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| Precondition Tests Columns |
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| Re-Indexing |
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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