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Last updated Aug 20, 2020

Issue Types

This chapter provides information on editing issue types (requirements, tests and defects) configuration.

Warning

Before you start, log in as a user with the Jira Project Administrators project permissions.

Note

Fields in RTM app are predefined and you cannot configure them.

Fields

Info

We’re using cache on our forms, which means that some fields may not be visible immediately after adding to Jira Screen Schemes. To clear cache, click Clear cache

Jira software testing tool
Clear your cache with the Clear cache button

Steps

To edit issue types settings:

  1. Select RTM Configuration from the menu in the Test Management section in project settings.
  2. Go to Issue Types > Requirements and tests.
  3. Edit Requirements, Test Case, Test Plan and Test Execution.
  4. Go to the Defects section.
  5. Edit Project and Issue Types.
    Note
    • You can add other projects and defects by clicking Add next project. If user chooses other projects, not default RTM project, the defects tree will not be available.
    • If you want to remove them, click the trash icon.
  6. Click Save.
    Edit your requirements, tests and defects configuration with Requirements and Test Management for Jira app
    Edit your requirements, tests and defects configuration with Requirements and Test Management for Jira app

    Note
    Click Disable RTM if you don’t want to use our app in this project. Read more about disabling RTM here.
    The Changes in configuration dialog box appears with following information:
    Changes have been made in configuration of RTM Issue Types. Changes may affect your data that you previously collected.
  • The defects tree view is only available if you store your defects only in the current project.
  • If you chose multiple projects to store defects, tree view in that module will be no longer available.
  • If you remove Issue Type from configuration, you will lose related tree nodes of that Issue Type.
  1. Click Confirm.
    Confirm Changes in configuration with Requirements and Test Management for Jira app
    Confirm Changes in configuration with Requirements and Test Management for Jira app

Result

A new issue types configuration is added.

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