A JIRA re-index operation is recommended when there are changes to Manual Test Statuses.
The Xray administrator can create additional Test Run statuses. These statuses are only applied to Test Run overall results. Test step results can't be changed to custom statuses. Each status can have a name, description, marked final and have a specific color.
If you delete a status and there are Test Runs in this particular status, then you'll be prompted for a migration status field to update the affected Test Runs.
Native Test Run statuses can't be modified nor deleted.
Create or Modify a Custom Status
New Test Run statuses can be created and all existing custom statuses can be modified.
To create a new custom status press the "Create" button on the "Manage Test Statuses" administration page. A new page will be displayed with a form containing the following fields:
- Name: the name for the custom field. This name must respect the following pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_/]{2,18}$
- Description: the description for the custom status
- Is Final: if the custom status is final or not. Final statuses will appear in the TestRunStatus custom field.
- Color: the color for the new custom status.
- Requirement Status: the requirement status to map this status when calculating requirement coverage.
Deleting a Custom Status
Custom statuses can also be deleted from JIRA. To delete an existing custom status press the (delete) link next to the status in the "Manage Test Statuses" administration page.
When deleting a custom status that is already associated with Test Runs, all affected Test Runs will be migrated to other status (native or custom). The administrator will be prompted with new status to migrate.
Preferences
Here are some preferences related to Test Statuses.
Final statuses have precedence over non-final statuses
When this option is enabled, the latest Test Issue Status is calculated based on the latest Test Run with a final status. Otherwise, this calculation will always consider the latest created Test Run even if the status is non-final.