We're thrilled to introduce you to the latest release of TestMonitor! This version comes with a complete revamp of our integrations. There is a lot to unpack! Let's run through a quick overview of this release and recent improvements.
What’s New in TestMonitor 7.4?
Revamp of All Our Integrations
TestMonitor's latest software release brings a comprehensive revamp of all integrations, signaling a complete overhaul aimed at enhancing user experience and efficiency.
- Dedicated Pages for Each Integration: Users can now access detailed descriptions, comprehensive getting started guides, and feature listings before deciding to integrate. A series of helpful links further enrich the user experience by providing additional information.
- Streamlined Connection With a Guided Wizard: Connecting integrations has been streamlined with a guided wizard, simplifying the process step by step. Once integrated, users can easily manage features and options through dedicated settings pages.
- More Secure Jira Authentication: Specifically for Jira, authentication mechanisms have been simplified, ensuring a more secure and robust authentication process.
- Improved Re-Authentication To Avoid Lost Data: Authentication issues are swiftly addressed with a new re-authenticate feature, eliminating the need to disconnect integrations and risk losing valuable data.
These enhancements collectively elevate TestMonitor's integration capabilities, empowering users with seamless connectivity and enhanced functionality.
Send TestMonitor Issues to Your Favorite Integration
TestMonitor's latest enhancements also include upgrades to the issue sending capabilities.
- Enhanced Control and Customization: Users now have the flexibility to choose whether a newly created issue is sent to configured integrations. Moreover, users can still configure multiple integrations and send issues to them simultaneously, maintaining versatility.
- Easy Differentiation Between Linked and Unlinked Issues: The overview now features an integration column for issues sent to integrations, allowing users to easily differentiate between linked and unlinked issues using filters. Additionally, users can link existing issues in TestMonitor after creation, ensuring seamless integration with remote apps.
- Ability to Link Existing Issues or Tasks From Your Integration: Notably, a new feature has been introduced, allowing users to browse through their app's issues or tasks and link them directly to issues in TestMonitor, thereby minimizing duplicate entries and enhancing workflow efficiency.
Two-Way Sync Support for Jira and Azure DevOps
TestMonitor introduces the highly anticipated two-way sync feature, catering to one of the most requested functionalities by users. With this feature enabled, issue statuses remain synchronized seamlessly.
- Seamless Synchronization: Changes made to statuses in Jira or DevOps automatically trigger updates in TestMonitor, ensuring real-time alignment between platforms.
- Tailored Status Mapping: Users have the flexibility to customize status mappings, aligning TestMonitor statuses with specific Jira statuses or DevOps states according to their workflow requirements.
- Efficient Status Updates: Unlike traditional methods, updates are nearly instantaneous, facilitated by webhooks, guaranteeing swift status updates within seconds without the hassle of polling or update conflicts.
- Transparent Data Tracking: The audit log provides comprehensive tracking of every update, offering users transparency and insight into the two-way sync process.
Two-way sync is available for users on the Professional and Enterprise plans.
Import Tasks and Issues Into TestMonitor
TestMonitor goes beyond expectations with the introduction of an entirely new feature within our integration platform.
- This groundbreaking capability allows users to import multiple tasks or issues directly as requirements or issues. With this functionality, users can now seamlessly import sprint tasks or release notes as requirements, serving as the foundation for test case design.
- Simply click on the import button, apply filters and search for the desired issues to test, select them, and initiate the import process. Upon importing, users can immediately begin designing test cases by accessing the requirements.
- This feature is compatible with DevOps, Jira, and ClickUp, offering enhanced flexibility and efficiency in test case management across various platforms.
ClickUp Integration
TestMonitor welcomes a new addition to its integration family: ClickUp. This highly anticipated integration fulfills a longstanding wish from our users and expands the possibilities within TestMonitor.
- With this integration, users can seamlessly send issues as tasks directly to a ClickUp list of their choice, streamlining project management workflows.
- ClickUp integration fully supports the new import feature, allowing users to import multiple tasks or issues effortlessly, enhancing collaboration and productivity.
Other Improvements and Fixes
We've also made other enhancements to streamline your workflow.
Introducing the New Requirements and Risk Sidebar
We've added the new requirements and risk sidebar to streamline management tasks with ease. This feature enables users to make quick edits directly from the overview, eliminating the need to navigate away from the main interface.
Link Issues While Running Tests
Unlike before, where you could only add issues during test execution, now you have the capability to link your test results directly to existing issues. This advancement not only prevents the occurrence of duplicate issues but also fosters a more efficient process by encouraging the linking of multiple test results to a single issue, thereby enriching the context surrounding that specific issue.
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