Get Started

About Zephyr Scale

Topics in the Get Started section contain high-level information about Zephyr Scale, including installation and initial configuration procedures. There’s also strategic info about testing within Agile teams and how you can use this add-on to make your testing more efficient.

Check out some of the features and benefits Zephyr Scale has to offer—and this list just scratches the surface.

Easy startup

  • Modern UI that seamlessly integrates with Jira

  • Hassle-free migrations from legacy test management tools

  • Global- and project-level settings for customization and standardization

  • Rich APIs for integration with automation tools and frameworks you already use for greater efficiency

  • Flexible subscription model for lower total cost of ownership (Atlassian Cloud, Server, and Datacenter)

Up your testing game

  • Custom fields for test cases, test steps, test plans, and test runs

  • End-to-end traceability across all artifacts for enhanced coverage/impact analysis and increased auditability

  • Test data, parameters, and shared steps to eliminate duplication and increase efficiency

  • Versioning for test cases to track full change history and establish a single point of maintenance

  • Enhanced settings and custom fields to establish consistency across Jira projects

  • Support and integration to DevOps for faster, higher-quality releases

  • Test-case libraries with versioning, reusable test steps, parameters, and test data

  • REST APIs for integration with test automation and DevOps tools

Boost collaboration

  • Flexible workflows for teams using agile or traditional development methodologies

  • Integrates with Jenkins, ScriptRunner, and eazyBI

  • Cross-project hierarchical repositories for all test assets to drive reusability and break down silos

  • Hierarchical folders for managing and reusing testing assets across Jira projects, releases, and sprints

  • BDD support for agile teams using Cucumber or any gherkin-compatible tool

Track and report like a boss
  • Access more than 70 cross-project reports, 60+ gadgets, and Confluence macros

  • Environment management tools to track test results against any platform/environment

  • Test plans and test cycles for managing and tracking test-execution cycles

  • End-to-end traceability across test cases, requirements, test-execution results, and defects

  • ScriptRunner integration options like Zephyr Scale events and listeners

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