Add Attachments on Grid View Execution Screen

QMetry Test Management for Jira provides Attachment functionality to add more references to the particular test case/step. For example, a test case has failed. Testers can attach a screenshot related to the failure.

The Attachment screen at the test case level displays attachments added on the test case detail screen (Test Case and Test Step Attachment) and attachments added on the test execution screen (Test Case and Test Step Attachment). The Attachments screen at the test step level displays attachments added on the test case detail screen (Test Step Attachment) and attachments added on the test execution screen (Test Step Attachment).

Add Attachments to Test Case

Attachments can be added from the test case detail (test case and test step) as well as the test execution screen (test case execution and test step execution). The Attachment screen at the test case level displays attachments added on the test case detail screen as well as attachments added on the test execution screen. If an attachment added from the test case detail (test case and test step) is deleted, it also gets removed on the execution screen without any manual sync.

You can upload multiple files at a time as attachments.

  1. Navigate to the Test Execution screen.

  2. Expand the test case.

  3. Click the Attachment icon to expand the Attachments tab.

    Add Attachments to Test Case on Grid View
  4. The Attachments screen appears. The screen displays attachments added on the test case detail screen and test execution screen.

    1. Attach the file following either of the methods:

      • Browse the file to attach

      • Drag and drop the file to attach

      • Copy and paste the file to attach

    2. Once uploaded, the details of the attached file are displayed in the grid.

    3. You can filter the attachments in accordance with their place of association - From the test case detail screen (Test Case and Test Step Attachment) and from the Execution Screen (Test Case and Test Step Execution Attachment.

      Note

      The Preview option is available for jpg, png, PDF, and JSON, file formats.

    4. To download the attachment, hover over the attachment and click the Download icon.

    5. To copy the link address of the attachment, hover over the attachment and click on the Copy Link Address icon.

On the execution screen, the color of the Attachment changes once a file is attached to the test step.

Add Attachments to Test Step

The Attachments screen at the test step level displays attachments added on the test case detail screen (Test Step Attachment) as well as attachments added on the test execution screen (Test Step Attachment).

  1. Navigate to the Test Execution screen.

  2. Expand the Step Details.

  3. Click the Attachment icon at the right for the particular test step.

    Add Attachments to Test Step Grid View
  4. The Attachments screen opens. The screen displays attachments added on the test case detail screen (Test Step Attachment) as well as attachments added on the test execution screen. (Test Step Attachment) .

    1. Attach the file following either of the methods:

      • Browse the file to attach

      • Drag and drop the file to attach

      • Copy and paste the file to attach

    2. Once uploaded, the details of the attached file are displayed in the grid.

      Click the attached file or image to preview it without downloading the attachment.

      Note

      The Preview option is available for jpg, png, PDF, and JSON, file formats.

    3. You can filter the attachments in accordance with their place of association - Test Step Attachment (from test case details) and Test Step Execution Attachment (from test execution screen).

    4. To download the attachment, hover over the attachment and click on the Download icon.

    5. To copy the link address of the attachment, hover over the attachment and click the Copy Link Address icon.

On the execution screen, the color of the attachment icon changes once a file is attached to the test step.

Delete Attachments

Attachments are added from the test case detail screen and execution screen. You can delete attachments at their attachment level. If an attachment added from the test case detail screen (test case attachment and test step attachment) is deleted, it also gets removed on the execution screen without any manual sync.

Attachment Level

Attachment can be deleted from

Test Case

Test Case Detail Screen

Test Step

Test Case Detail Screen

Test Case Execution

Execution Screen - test case level

Test Step Execution at sequence number #

Execution Screen - test step level

Delete a Single Attachment

To delete a single attachment, click the Delete icon for individual attachments.

Delete Bulk Attachments

To delete multiple attachments at a time, select the attachments you want to delete and click Delete .

To delete all the attachments at a time, click the More icon and select the Delete All option.

Switch to Strip View

You can view the attachments either in Strip View or List View.

To view the attachment in Strip View, click on the More icon and select the Switch to Strip View option.

Switch to Strip View on Grid View

The attachments are displayed in Strip View.

To return to the List View, click the More icon and select the Switch to List View option.

Switch to List View on Grid View
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