About Zephyr Squad Cloud

Introduction

Zephyr Squad Cloud (formerly known as Zephyr for Jira Cloud) is an application that resides in Jira Cloud as an Add-on and brings test management capabilities to any Jira Cloud project. With the addition of Zephyr Squad Cloud, tests can be created and viewed in any Jira project, linked to other issues, executed immediately or as part of a test cycle and detailed test metrics can be tracked.

A new top-level Tests item is added to the navigation bar in the Jira Workspace allowing the user to create, plan, execute and track their testing. A new Issue Type called "Test" is also created and indicated by this icon: zephyr-icon.png. You can create a test just like any other issue type in Jira but the test has additional fields and capabilities. Like any other issue type, tests belong to a project. They have the same project key and numbering scheme, all the standard components, labels, versions etc. associated with it and can be searched, imported, exported and reported on. In addition, test cycles can be created for each version in a project and these tests can be executed as part of those test cycles or in an ad hoc manner. Tests can be searched for in the Issue Navigator. Test metrics can be tracked per project.

Installation & license

Zephyr Squad can be very easily installed via the Administration section of Jira Cloud. Licenses can be obtained from the Atlassian Marketplace.

Configuration

The Configuration section will guide you through some of the Zephyr Squad Cloud specific areas that can be modified or customized.

User guide

Zephyr Squad allows you to organize, author, manage, search, plan, execute and report on your testing activities for projects that are actively being managed in Jira.

We recommend starting with our Quick Start guide to familiarize yourself with the terminology and test process aspects of Zephyr Squad.

Support & resources

Visit the status page to see the status of Zephyr Squad and get updates on planned maintenance.

Have an issue or a bug to report? Have an idea for a new feature? Submit a ticket via our Support Portal!

Note

If you are looking for documentation on Zephyr Squad Server or Data Center versions (the kind that you install on your own hardware/on-premise/behind your firewall), then go here.

Zephyr Squad New Experience

Are you ready to experience the new Zephyr Squad? The more powerful, more intuitive, user-friendly, Zephyr Squad experience is everything you need to streamline your testing workflow and boost your team's productivity. If you are considering upgrading Zephyr Squad to the new experience, check this link.

Zephyr Squad New Experience Management

Starting from November 1st, 2023, all new Zephyr Squad installations (both production and sandbox) come with the New Experience enabled by default.

Reverting to the Legacy Experience

You can switch back to the Legacy Experience only in these cases:

  • Migrating from on-prem to cloud.

  • Integrating Zephyr Squad with TestComplete, Bitbar, LoadNinja, or ReadyAPI.

Sandbox Instances

When a new sandbox instance is created, it automatically uses the New Experience. If your production instance is on the Legacy Experience and you want your sandbox to match, you can request to switch the sandbox to the Legacy Experience.

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