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This article explains in deep detail the differences between Xray Cloud Administration & Configuration.

First, to understand the differences between Xray Cloud Administration & Xray Data Center, let's clarify some concepts:

Global Settings - Xray settings that apply to all projects that use Xray. Global settings could be access by Jira Administration > Apps.
Project Settings - Xray settings that are aplicable to one specific project. In case of you need to replicate the setting per several projects, you need to apply the configuration to all projects that need the same setting. Xray Projects Settings are accessible at Project > Project Settings.

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.

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

Section	Setting	Xray Server/ DC (Standard & Enterprise)	Xray Cloud (Standard & Enterprise)
Custom Fields Configuration	Test Run Status Custom Field Version		Configuration not available on Cloud, so it behaves like "No Version" is selected
	Test Set Status Custom Field Version
	Requirement Status Custom Field Versions		(note: behaves like "No Version" is selected)
	Maintenance - Recalculate Requirement Status		?
Xray Linking Restrictions
Manage Test Types	Manage Test Type		Available under "Global Settings – Test Types" and "Project Settings – Test Types". In Xray Cloud it's not possible to set different Test Types to Test & Precondition, meaning that it applies to both issue types. Learn more <link>
Manage Test Types	Manager Pre-Condition Type
Coverage & Defects Configuration			Available under Project Configuration → Test Coverage & Defects Mapping, meaning that you can change your setting per project.
Sub-Requirements			?
Workflow & Notifications
Migration & Copy
Backup & Restore	Backup
Backup & Restore	Restore
Xray in-App Notifications
Archiving Xray Issues			Adds new feature: Auto-Archiving
Storage		Not Applicable Storage is managed on-premise	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.
	Project 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
	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		By default, the automated Test status can be set manually.
	Can Edit TestRun Dates		The setting is available under Project Settings → Miscellaneous
	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		The menu is "Linked Defects with Covered Issues"
	User Groups allowed to add Xray Issue Types		This permission is controlled by Jira permissions (only project administrators can add Xray issue Types to a project)
	User Groups allowed to add/remove Xray Notifications		Xray Notifications are not available in Cloud.
	Final Test Run statuses that may trigger notifications		Xray Notifications are not available in Cloud.
	Enable Hierarchical Test organization		By default is set with Hierarchical Organization
	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
	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		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 Miscellaneous & 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			Possible to manage at a Global level & project level.
Automated / BDD Step Libraries		Not available as a Global setting, only as a project setting under the name "Automated Step Library"	Possible to manage at a Global level.
Parameter value lists
Test Statuses
Test Step Statuses
Cucumber
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
Storage		Not Applicable storage is managed on-premise
Health Check
Features	Feature Toggling

Setting		Server	Cloud
Project Organization
Configuring Xray Test Project			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
Configure Xray with an existent Project			Available under "Project Configuration → Summary"
Using Xray Template
Agile Boards			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			(Permissions are Jira wise)
Summary		Not Applicable
Issue Types Mapping		Not Applicable	Only Available for Team Managed Projects
Test Coverage		Available under the name Issue Type Mapping
Defect Mapping		Available under the name Issue Type Mapping
Test Types
Test Environments			Ability to manage Test Environment at a project level.
BDD Step Library		Available under the name "Automated Steps Library"
Test Step Fields		Available under Project Settings → Test Step Fields
Test Run Custom Fields		Available under Project Settings → Test Run Custom Fields
Parameter value lists
Default Column Layouts	Test Execution TestRun Columns
	Test TestRun Columns
	Test PreCondition Columns
	Test Test Set Columns
	Test Test Plan Columns
	Test Set Test Columns
	Test Plan Test Columns
	Test Plan Test Execution Columns
	Test Coverage Columns
	Project Test Columns
	Project Test Set Columns
	Project Test Execution Columns
	Project Test Plan Columns
	Precondition Tests Columns
Re-Indexing

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