Terms and Concepts

The following are the major terms and concepts used by QMetry Test Management for Jira.

Term

Description

Bug

A defect or issue identified as an error or unintended behavior in the application that causes it to function incorrectly or produce incorrect results.

Build

A Build is a specific iteration of the product or project being tested. Other common names for a Build are "Drop" or "Iteration".

Environment

Test Environments are platforms, configurations, and hardware and software setups used to execute test cases. 

Exploratory Testing

Exploratory Testing is a Chrome Extension designed to empower users to test websites as they explore.

QMetry Intelligence

AI-powered features that enable you to accelerate the test management process through the utilization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning.

Spaces

Jira's terminology update from ‘Projects’ to ‘Spaces’.

Test Case

A test case is a sequence of steps to validate the acceptable functioning of a module, requirement, or user scenario.

Test Cycle

A test cycle is an exercise in which an ordered list of test cases assigned to individual testers is executed for a specific build of the product or artifact being tested. Usually, test cycles are bound to a platform or environment, although they can span multiple environments.

Test Plan

A test plan is a high-level strategy that drives end-to-end comprehensive testing before a release can be deployed in production.

Test Result

A test result is the outcome of the testing process, including the test case status (Pass, Fail, and so on).

Work/Work Item

Jira's terminology update from ‘Issue’ to ‘Work Item’.

The following diagram shows a high-level overview of the relationship between QMetry Test Management and Jira.

Diagram
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