Figure 1 - Xray Project Level Settings

Configure Test and Test Step Status by Project

We’re excited to the ability for users to activate or deactivate statuses for specific projects.

What’s New?

  Managing test statuses efficiently

 Reduce the number of test and test step statuses available in each project to the ones you actually use, reducing clutter in projects and in reports, increasing the speed in identifying the right status to use, and reducing errors.

• Allow admins to assign projects when creating test statuses and test step statuses globally.

• Enable admins to activate or deactivate statuses for specific projects, reducing clutter.

• Adopt the same behavior as Jira’s workflow status management to ensure consistency and familiarity for users.

Learn more about managing test and test step statuses more efficiently:

• Customize global test statuses here and test step statuses here

• Manage project-level test statuses here and test step statuses here

Figure 2 - Xray Usage Monitor

Introduction of the Usage Monitor to Drive Adoption and Best Practices in Xray Enterprise

Track adoption, spot anti-patterns, and drive testing best practices across your organization.

What's New?

Gain visibility into how Xray is being used across projects with detailed usage metrics for key testing entities like Tests, Test Executions, Test Runs, and more.

• Identify adoption gaps and detect anti-patterns, such as excessive use of certain test types, low execution rates, or inactive projects, helping guide teams towards best practices.
• Extract usage data easily through CSV exports for further analysis or reporting outside of Jira.
• Empower admins with actionable insights to foster better testing discipline, promote consistent usage patterns, and support continuous improvement.

Learn more here about how the Usage Monitor can help drive smarter adoption of Xray across your organization.

Figure 3 - Test Executions List Report showcasing archived Test Runs

Enhanced Visibility for Archived Test Runs in Xray

Streamline archived Test Runs impact on your testing activities and reporting.

What's New?

Easily spot archived test runs within a Test Execution through a new visual icon, helping teams understand the status of historical data at a glance. Main changes: 

• The icon is now visible in key reports such as the Test Executions List, making it easier to scan and filter relevant executions.
• When all Test Runs inside a Test Execution are archived, the TO DO status color is now displayed in a darker grey to improve visual contrast and simplify analysis.

These changes make working with archived data more intuitive and consistent, especially when auditing or reviewing historical test activity.

Find out more about Test Run Archiving here.