Use the Work Item Traceability Summary gadget to see which Jira work items have linked test cases, how much testing is complete, and which tests still need attention. It brings test coverage and execution results together on your Jira dashboard.
Add the gadget to a dashboard
Open a Jira dashboard you can edit.
Select Add gadget and search for Vansah.
Find Vansah - Requirements Traceability Summary and select Add.
Open the gadget’s configuration if it is not already displayed.
Choose the work items to report on
Select the Jira spaces whose testing results you want to include.
Under Work Item(s) selection, choose one of the following methods.
Method | What to select |
List | Search for and select individual work items, such as FM-1 and FM-2. |
Filter | Select a saved Jira filter you can access. |
JQL | Enter a Jira Query Language search, such as |
Set the reporting options
Option | How it changes the report |
Include Child Work items | Include child work items in the report. The toggle beside this option can hide their individual rows while keeping their results in the calculations. |
Include Linked Work items | Include work items connected through Jira links, such as “blocks” or “relates to.” These are Jira work item links, separate from links between test cases and work items. |
Report by Latest/Last result | When selected, use each test case’s latest result from the selected Jira spaces, regardless of the work item or other testing context where it was recorded. When cleared, results follow the configured test case execution result behavior for the Jira space. |
Use More + to narrow the report by the available test case and run filters, such as type, priority, label, environment, release, or tested date. Available options depend on your Jira space settings.
Select Save to display the report.
Read the summary and details
The summary shows completed tests as a proportion of the linked test cases included in the report. For example, 11/37 Completed (29.7%) means 11 of the 37 included test case links have a completed result.
Completed includes finished results such as Passed, Failed, and N/A. A run that is still In Progress does not count as completed.
Outstanding shows tests that still need attention. Use its options to include Untested, In Progress, or both.
Blocked is shown separately from completed and in-progress results.
Work items/bugs shows Jira work items linked to the relevant test runs. It is separate from the requirements selected for the report.
The totals reflect test case links to work items. If the same test case is linked to more than one included work item, it can contribute to more than one work item’s total.
Expand Detail to review results for each work item. Use the search field to find a work item, and select linked counts or result values to inspect the associated test cases. The work item total also helps you identify work items without linked test cases.
Export the report
In Detail, open the three-dot Options menu and select Export.
Choose XLSX for an Excel workbook or HTML for a browser-readable report.
Select Export to download the file.
Review or restore the gadget settings
Open the three-dot Options menu and select Configuration History.
Choose a saved version to see its settings and who updated it.
If you want to reuse those settings, select Restore.
Restoring a configuration changes the gadget’s settings. It does not restore earlier test results.
If the results are not what you expect
No work items appear: Check your selection, saved filter or JQL, Jira space selection, and access to those work items.
A work item has no test cases: Confirm that test cases are linked to that work item.
Results differ from a work item’s testing panel: Check Report by Latest/Last result, child and linked work item options, and any additional filters.