Upcoming change for user pickers in Zephyr Scale
Hi everyone! We plan a little change of behavior in Zephyr Scale (both Cloud and Server versions) that we would like to share with you beforehand. We are going to slightly adjust the behavior of our user pickers so their behavior is similar to the pickers from Jira. These pickers will now suggest users based on two settings: the "Browse user" permission and the "Assignable users" permission. We were not taking under consideration the second permission so far. This modification would be visible through the following changes: Test Case/Plan/Cycle/Execution user pickers, presented when creating/editing these entities would list only assignable users, following the same behavior as Jira when assigning an issue to a user User filters present on Test Case/Cycle/Execution screens and report filters would still require the "Browse users" permission. That is consistent with the way Jira behaves as well: if you try to filter Jira issues, the search query won't execute if one doesn't have the browse user permissions User names present in listing pages, reports, etc: will still be displayed independently of the "Assignable users" permission. So users would still have their user names correctly displayed when listing test cases/plans/cycles/executions if for any reason these users have been assigned to any of these entities by someone who has permission to do so. This is also consistent with Jira. We wanted to give you a heads-up so you are well aware of this upcoming change. Any concerns? Please reply to this post.Zephyr Scale Community Leaders Q4 2021 Announcement
The new year has just begun, and it's high time we announced the Zephyr Scale Community Leaders for Q4 2021! Community Leaders are the people who basically run the Community. Their contribution is always helpful and valuable. Q4 was very active, so we got 10 Community Leaders total this time around. Last quarter, Community Leaders created 🗯534 replies, received 👍403 Kudos, and created✔️136 solutions. Great numbers! Zephyr Scale Community Leaders Q4 2021 Two of the Community Leaders came from the Zephyr Scale Community. Here they are, let's congratulate them: MisterBjosh42 Thank you for all your efforts, folks! Without you, the Zephyr Scale Community wouldn't be the same, for sure! Each of you will get: - a $50 gift card from SmartBear, we will contact you shortly to deliver the gift cards - a unique Community badge - a mention on the Hall of Fame SmartBear Community Heroes Awards 2021 Another big announcement that we have is the SmartBear Community Heroes Awards 2021 ceremony! This is the most elite status one can get in the SmartBear Community only once a year. Next week, we are setting up an online awards ceremony that all of you can attend to congratulate the winners and get an insight into what's been happening in the Community last year. We will also be doing a raffle - five $50 gift cards will be given away to ceremony attendees. >>Register for SmartBear Community Heroes Awards 2021 Location: Zoom Date: 10AM EST January 19, 2022 Let's get together and celebrate!Your Journey to Atlassian Jira Cloud with Zephyr Scale
Greetings community, Surely by now, most of you are aware of Atlassian’s shift in strategy to become a cloud-first company. This has some important implications to anyone who uses their Server based products, including apps. TL;DR: Follow these steps to migrate your Zephyr Scale app data using JCMA: Follow Atlassian's guide to setup theJCMA Followour Cloud migration guide to complete the migration Key dates per Atlassian’s FAQ page: February 2, 2021 – Atlassian customers can no longer purchase or request a quote for new Server licenses. February 2, 2022 – you will no longer be able to upgrade or downgrade user tiers for your Server products or apps (with some exceptions) February 2, 2023 – Existing customers can no longer purchase Server apps on the Marketplace February 2, 2024 – Atlassian stops support for Server products and apps What does this mean for Zephyr Scale customers? From my calls with some of you, and what I keep hearing from our support team, is that many of you are already actively exploring your options. While some are choosing to stick with on-prem by moving to Data Center, many of you are making plans to migrate everything to Cloud, including apps. Here at SmartBear, we are committed to facilitating a smooth transition to Cloud for all our customers. This includes brining feature parity between Server and Cloud products, supporting automated migration tools like JCMA, and be compliant with a number of Atlassian Cloud security and reliability programs on the Marketplace (e.g. Cloud Fortified). What is the recommended migration path to Cloud? Atlassian’s Jira Cloud Migration Assistant (JCMA) is your primary path to Cloud. It is an application that helps you move projects, users, and groups from Jira Core or Jira Software on Server to Cloud.The automated app migration functionality in JCMA is now in an open beta, which means that all users can migrate their app data over to Cloud. Are there any feature differences between Jira Server and Cloud versions of Zephyr Scale? If you want to move to the Cloud version of Zephyr Scale, it’s worth considering feature differences from Server. We’ve created a handy Server/DC vs Cloud comparison matrix where you can review these differences in detail. Are there any limitations regarding what data I can migrate using JCMA tool? Yes. Because of feature differences between the Server and Cloud versions of the Zephyr Scale, some data will not be migrated. Please refer to the ‘Limitations’ section of the Cloud Migration Guide. What if I need any help with the migration? If you require technical assistance, please check out the Cloud Migration FAQ or raise a ticket with our support team. Tell us a bit about your Cloud migration journey I’ll conclude this post with a question to you, our awesome community. What is your plan of action around migrations? Please spend a moment to fill our this short survey to let us know!October 2021 | Zephyr Scale Community News
Hello Zephyr Scale Community! Welcome to the October Community news. Updates include the Q3 Community Leaders announcement, SmartBear Connect results, a list of our most-discussed topics, and a new SmartBear Academy course. Q3 2021 COMMUNITY LEADERS We're happy to announce our Zephyr Scale Community Leaders for Q3 2021! These people have shared so much valuable information about the product. The entire Community is grateful for all the wisdom they bring to the table! Q3 Community Leaders: MisterB and josh42 Each Community Leader will be rewarded with a $50 gift card from SmartBear and, depending on their location, maybe some exclusive SmartBear swag as well! If you'd like to become a Community Leader in Q4, we created this article - 3 Simple Steps to Become a Zephyr Scale Community Leader. It's easier than you think😊 SMARTBEAR ACADEMY September brought exciting news for the SmartBear Academy - a new Zephyr Scale course: Zephyr Scale Manual Test Engineer. In this course, you'll learn how to create and edit test cases, execute test cases individually or as part of a test cycle, and create and link defects. It also covers creating test cycles and test plans, working with traceability, and sharing across projects in a Jira instance. If you pass an exam at the end of the course, you'll get a course completion certificate! Congratulations to all SmartBear Academy students who got certified after completing Zephyr Scale courses in September. They will receive a unique Academy Certified badge in the SmartBear Community: josh42,htongol,MisterB,reprosser,julian_palmer Check out all free learning options for Zephyr Scale here! SMARTBEAR CONNECT 2021 In September, many of you attended our annual conference, SmartBear Connect. We hope you enjoyed the event and got lots of takeaways. If you want to re-watch some sessions, you can access the recordings here: Access Connect 2021 On-Demand Thanks for spending time with SmartBear and we'll see you next year! ux research survey Do you want to help co-create SmartBear’s products? Sign up to participate in UX research to share your valuable feedback. You’ll get the chance to win a $50 virtual gift card! Please sign up HERE- it only takes 2 minutes. We’ll reach out once we match you to a research study. Thanks for your time! MOST DISCUSSED TOPICS September brought a lot of fruitful discussions to the Zephyr Scale Community. Here are the most active forum threads: - is there a limit on how many test cases can be created in Zephyr scale? - Test execution results by coverage - limit? - Api to get executions based on testcase key/id in zephyr scale - Owner field in test case import from CSV will not resolve - How to Delete a version That’s all for today. Have a question or comment? Please feel free to let us know!
Am I alone? No JQL, really?
Question for the community. Please moderators, don't answer or close. Am I the only person who thinks it's an absurd not to have JQL on Zephyr Scale Cloud? The standard response is that "it is on the backlog". But WHERE in the backlog is it? What priority, what can be done to change the priority? Does this question has to receive kudos? A big client to withdraw? There's no reason for it not to be available on cloud! When is it planned for, please? meta:jql zephyr scale cloud community feedback backlog test case search issue filterJuly 2021 | Zephyr Scale Community News
Hi Zephyr Scale Community! This is a digest of the most exciting things that happened around Zephyr Scale in June. In this article, you will find: Zephyr Scale Community Leaders announcement, SmartBear Academy updates, the biggest forum discussions, and more! Let’s start. Q2 2021 COMMUNITY LEADERS All community members who actively participate in forum discussions and help others can become SmartBear Community Leaders. This is an elite status that we reward quarterly. Being a Community Leader encompasses many benefits: you get special recognition (and gifts) from SmartBear, elevated permissions on the community forums, a spot on the Hall of Fame, and more! Read this guide to learn the easy way to become a Zephyr Community Leader. With that, we’re happy to announce our first ever Zephyr Scale Community Leader: MisterB! Andy has helped an overwhelming amount of people in the Community already. He is a Zephyr Scale expert who generously shares his knowledge with others. Awesome job, Andy! As a thank-you for contributing so much to the Community. TestComplete Community Leaders:@Marsha_R,@AlexKaras ReadyAPI and SoupUI OS Community Leaders:@nmrao, @richie, @HimanshuTayal We’d like to present each of you with a $50 gift card from SmartBear. Way to go! SMARTBEAR ACADEMY The SmartBear Academy is an educational portal that offers free courses for SmartBear tools, and last month we added a new Zephyr Scale course to the mix: Getting Started With Zephyr Scale. This course is designed to help you get started with Zephyr Scale in no time. It touches upon the following topics: - Overview of test planning and execution in Jira - Managing tests at scale with test libraries and reusable test cases - Using advanced reporting and traceability functionality - Introduction to integrating with test automation ENROLL FOR FREE>> MOST DISCUSSED TOPICS We’re happy to see that the Zephyr Scale Community has been growing rapidly. We’re getting more questions asked and more people to participate in discussions. Check out the biggest discussions for June and feel free to take part in any of them: -Not able to add teststep -Seeking to Insert 75+ projects into Reporting filter easily -TM4J - Test case export and import -Zephyr Scale - Space between test cases/plans/cycles in list view -How to organize best Zephy Scale with multiple projects and a central Testing Team Got something on your mind that no one has brought up yet? Start your own discussion about Zephyr Scale! INSIDE ZEPHYR VIDEO INTERVIEW SERIES Were you able to participate in Inside Zephyr? It was a fun event where forum members could talk to each other, share their experiences of working with Zephyr tools, and a chance to meet the Zephyr Team via exclusive event interviews. If you didn’t catch them, you can still find the interviews under the InsideZephyr tag. Curious to learn more about the work behind this great tool? Definitely check the videos out. We spoke about Zephyr Scale, its past and future, upcoming test management trends, and more. That’s all for today. Thank you for reading this digest, and feel free to comment below. See you in the Zephyr Scale Community!March 2022 | Zephyr Scale Community News
Hello, Zephyr Scale Community! It's time for our monthly digest - in this post, you will learn about the Zephyr Scale Community highlights for February. Let's go! TOP CONTRIBUTORS It's been another great month with many fruitful conversations on the Zephyr Scale forums, let me name the most active community contributors: MisterB, josh42,alby_dri,benice25,sheeba_n Thanks everyone for your contribution! You rock! Become a Zephyr Scale All-Star We are launching a new program in the Zephyr Scale Community to bring even more tool experts to this great Community which is growing at a high rate. This initiative is called Zephyr Scale All-Stars. Our All-Stars have access to exciting opportunities: special recognition in the Community, gift cards and swag, invitations to Product and Community team calls, and more!To join the program, you must be a customer or partner and participate in the Zephyr Scale Community. Apply for the program and learn about all benefits and conditions here: become an All-Star. MOST DISCUSSED TOPICS February brought many interesting topics to the Zephyr Scale Community. Take a look at the list of the biggest ones, and feel free to contribute: - How to reorder test cases - zephyr scale search for procedures calling a certain test case - How can I assign different testers on the test steps in Zephyr Scale? - Create new issue pre-filled description - After clicking on zephyr scale i see some config values instead of plans,cycles and stuff related to smartbear academy If you'd like to learn the tool - join the SmartBear Academy. There you can find free on-demand courses for Zephyr Scale. Enroll today! Another great way to learn the basics is to attend a bi-weekly live class led by our Solutions Engineers. The next session starts at 11am ET on March 9: REGISTER FOR FREE>> Have a great and productive March everyone!February 2022 | Zephyr Scale Community News
Hello, Zephyr Scale Community! Welcome to the February Community news digest! We are happy to share January community highlights with you. In this news article, you will find information about the most active participants, biggest community discussions, recent product updates and Zephyr Scale learning options. Let's go! TOP CONTRIBUTORS Last month's activity in the Community was truly great. We were excited to see each and every participant on the forum. Let me name the most active community contributors for January: MisterB, MartiLobos, egvozdev, Claddaghduff, Nasar. Thank you for your contribution! MOST DISCUSSED TOPICS We had many great discussions in the Zephyr Scale Community in January. Here's the list of the biggest ones, please feel free to contribute: -Raport -Zephyr user access to specific project -sensitive data loaded to Zephyr by mistake -How to modified project name for Zephyr Scale -Importing/exporting test execution results from/to a CSV file smartbear academy You can find great learning opportunities for Zephyr Scale in the SmartBear Academy. All courses are completely free. Enroll today and master Zephyr Scale! Another great way to learn the basics is to attend a bi-weekly live class led by our Solutions Engineers. The next session starts at 11am ET on February 9: REGISTER FOR FREE>> PRODUCT UPDATES The Zephyr Scale team works hard to make the tool even better! Check out some of the improvements implemented in January: - 3 new reports released: Test execution results by tester Test execution results by component Test execution results by priority - A new test cycle library added Read the What's new on Zephyr Scalepage to learn about these and other upgrades. Haven't tried Zephyr Scale yet? Download a free trial and give it a shot! Thank you for reading, another great month awaits.
