Excerpt/snippet functionality for item fields
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The inline templates for text box fields within Jama are excellent. However, there are situations where we would need to create many (20+) templates for specific types of content, and there are also situations where we would need this template to update all items already using the template.
Additionally, there are times when we duplicate a test case item. This allows us to have different titles and GIDs so they are represented as individual test cases, but the test steps will always be the same on the original and all duplicated items. Without a snippet for the test case steps, all test cases must be updated individually. Examples of test cases that are always going to be the same include language-based cases, cases that test multiple operating systems or browsers, etc.
In these situations situation, reusing and synching an item is not feasible, as we need different GIDs. Duplicating is not feasible as we need to keep the body content in sync. Instead, an excerpt or snippet could be a solution.
Use case for snippet/excerpt: We have several test cases for different languages. The test cases can be reused, but the sync must be broken as they must be treated like separate tests. This resolves the GID issue, but now each test case must be updated rather than updating a synched test case and then synching the reused test cases. This could introduce errors into test cases that must have the same steps, and also means the test engineer is spending more time finding and updating each individual test case rather than testing.
Excerpt/snippet capability for a description field or set of test steps also lessens the chance of error introduced (forgetting content, entering typos, or just fatigue-based errors) by manually editing each item.
Thank you.
Additionally, there are times when we duplicate a test case item. This allows us to have different titles and GIDs so they are represented as individual test cases, but the test steps will always be the same on the original and all duplicated items. Without a snippet for the test case steps, all test cases must be updated individually. Examples of test cases that are always going to be the same include language-based cases, cases that test multiple operating systems or browsers, etc.
In these situations situation, reusing and synching an item is not feasible, as we need different GIDs. Duplicating is not feasible as we need to keep the body content in sync. Instead, an excerpt or snippet could be a solution.
Use case for snippet/excerpt: We have several test cases for different languages. The test cases can be reused, but the sync must be broken as they must be treated like separate tests. This resolves the GID issue, but now each test case must be updated rather than updating a synched test case and then synching the reused test cases. This could introduce errors into test cases that must have the same steps, and also means the test engineer is spending more time finding and updating each individual test case rather than testing.
Excerpt/snippet capability for a description field or set of test steps also lessens the chance of error introduced (forgetting content, entering typos, or just fatigue-based errors) by manually editing each item.
Thank you.
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