Updated Excel Functions Template Library

Debbie Mitchell

Hi everyone,

Based on user feedback, we have updated two of our existing Excel Functions templates to make them easier to use - 
- Plain Text Parameter Replacement
- Text Substitution Example

An updated library of ALL the templates is attached. Questions on how to use a template, or have ideas for a new one? Please leave a comment!

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Debbie Mitchell
Product Manager
Jama Software
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Jason Barton

Is there additional information on how to use these templates?  I am curious about the Plain text and Rich Text Parameter Replacement examples. Is this somehow a solution for running the same test against different parameters (i.e. {browse} for Chrome, Edge, Safarai)??

Debbie Mitchell

Hi Jason, we could use the parameters template for browser testing (or other variable testing) as long as we can identify a condition to specify which browser name to populate in each test run. What would be your preferred workflow for this?

The first thing that occurs to me would be to create separate test cycles for each browser and then populate the {{browser}} placeholder from the test case based on the test cycle name. Unfortunately, JCI doesn't talk to test cycles today - only test cases and test runs.

Is this what you have in mind or something different? Let me know and we can explore this further.

Jason Barton

Debbie,
Thank you for the prompt response. Ideally, we would want the ability to create a single test case and include in the specific step a parameter (e.g. Step 1. Open {browser}). When we go to execute the test case it will create separate test runs for each browser. This also applies to many other test case scenarios in our company.

Debbie Mitchell

Hi Jason,

Thanks for letting me know! I'll take this into consideration when we enhance the parameterization functionality of Excel Functions (not on the roadmap today, but will be considered in the future).

[Deleted User]

Hey Debbie, 

In regards to your message above about "creating separate test cycles for each browser and then populating the browser placeholder from the test cases based on the cycle names" - is this something that could be implemented within the current version of JCI, or should we wait for further updates? 

Thanks for the help!

Debbie Mitchell

Hi Alex, thanks for checking. This functionality is not available in JCI today, but is under consideration for the future.