Dashboards provide the capability to analyze the results of the test suites executed using Qualitia Automation Studio. They help product owners, managers, and testers  to get a holistic and comprehensive view of execution results across projects and test environments.

You can access the Web-based dashboards from the Automation Insights section.

Installation Process for Reports and Dashboards Portal

Web-based dashboard is a great way of understanding overall progress of the project. This provides the capability to analyze results of the test cases executed in Qualitia Automation Studio for  Web, Mobile, Or Desktop applications. 

Getting Started with Reports and Dashboards Portal

Prerequisites

Web-based Dashboards allows you to visualize and analyze your test automation results in various ways. The dashboard consolidates test execution data across projects, including executions run using CI tools. This provides you the capability to view trends and monitor progress along your test automation journey.

In order to serve the purpose, this feature will require:

• Higher RAM and Storage
  • Higher data storage of (at least 100 GB) on database instance
  • Qualitia Automation Server with minimum 8 GB of RAM
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• Browsers:

We have tested this Web dashboard on following browsers versions:

• Access to Qualitia Server machine and port 8887:

You must have access to port 8887 from the machine where Qualitia Server is installed.

Accessing Web-Based Dashboards

You can access these dashboards using any machine in the network where Qualitia server is installed. To access these dashboards, just enter the dashboard URL in any browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge) and enter your Qualitia credentials.

Dashboard data will be displayed for the projects which are assigned to this user. 

This Web dashboard URL is available in the Automation Insights section of Dashboard in Qualitia Automation Studio. 

Dashboard URL contains the Hostname/IP:Port from the machine where Qualitia server is installed followed by the dashboard URL i.e. qualitia-reports/dashboard. By default, system uses port number 8887 which users can change while installing Qualitia server.

The sample URL may look like:

• http://192.168.25.xx:8887/qualitia-reports/dashboard
• http://localhost:8887/qualitia-reports/dashboard

Last Updated

On logging in, the dashboard displays date and time when it was last updated in the top right corner. If there is no data available for the dashboard to be displayed, (like immediately after the Qualitia automation studio installation or upgrade as dashboard gets refreshed only after midnight) it displays the text as 'Not yet updated'.

Dashboard Refresh Interval

The data in the dashboard gets refreshed every day at midnight. Details of the test cases executed on a particular day will be available in the dashboard next day.

Dashboards

Automation Test Progress Report

This section of the dashboard provides the cumulative number of test cases executed and their split per execution status. You can view the following information for the project and dates selected in the filter criteria.

• Tests Executed: Displays the total number of test cases that have been executed.
• Total Pass: Displays the total number of passed test cases.
• Total Fail: Displays the total number of failed test cases.
• Total Defects: Displays the total number of test cases that have defects.
• Tests Not Executed: Displays the total number of test cases that are marked for execution but did not get executed due to one reason or another.

You can click any number shown in the box to view the complete list of test cases with respective status.

30-Day Trend

The line in each box indicates the trend of these test cases for the 30-day period prior to the selected end date. Hovering on the markers on the line will provide information for the value at that point.

Real Time Reporting Portal

Introduction

The Real Time Reporting Portal allows you to monitor the test suite executions that are in progress or completed. It updates the results of a test suite execution in real-time after each step in the test case iteration is executed.

Also, QAS updates the local copy of the report after each task iteration is completed. If a test case does not have tasks, then it updates after each test case iteration execution is completed. 

The Real Time Reporting Portal opens automatically when executing a test suite in the following ways:

• Through a Qualitia Client: It directly displays the (8.3.0 2) Reports and Dashboards Portal.
• Through an Offline Suite: It displays the login screen if the offline suite used is present on your machine and configured with the Qualitia Server. Ensure that you have access to the associated project to track the test suite execution progress. 

Accessing Real Time Reporting Portal

To access Real Time Reporting Portal, you need to contact Qualitia Admin who installed Qualitia Server to get the Reports and Dashboards URL.

Alternatively, you can access the real time reports from the Reports tab of Qualitia Client.

Pre-Requisites

Before you start test suite execution either through Qualitia Client or Offline Package, you must ensure the following:

• Enable the Real Time Reporting checkbox in the mapped execution profile or Systems Execution Profile Settings.

• The Real Time Reporting Server has enough drive space to displays test suite results. For more information, refer to Server Space Notification.
• For an offline suite execution, your computer is connected to Qualitia Server. Also, you need to specify the Qualitia Server URL in the Settings tab of Qualitia Offline Configuration Manager. 

Additional Configurations for Log Files

You can customize the logs generated with suite execution results in the mapped execution profile or Systems Execution Profile Settings as shown in the following table:

Suite of Suites Screen

The Suite of Suites screen shows the list of the test suite executions associated with the projects to which you have access. You can choose to view the test suite executions that are in progress, completed, aborted or all of them. It also updates the in progress test suite executions in terms of percentage.

For every test suite, it displays the following details:

• Test Suite Environment Details

  • Shows the test suite name, machine name, IP address, and project name.

  • Qualitia denotes the test suite execution is through a Qualitia Client and Offline denotes the offline suite execution either as a standalone or using a Continuous Integration tool.

  • Mouseover on the Environment Icon to view the operating system and browsers used for test case execution.

• The total execution duration

• Test Suite Execution Details

  • The total number of test cases, with details of the number of test cases that passed, failed, have defects, and are not executed. It also shows a progress chart with the completion percentage for the executions in the process.
    
    

Server Space Notifications

As the number of suite executions increase, the available drive space where Real Time reporting assets are stored starts reducing. The Real-time reporting portal shows a notification when the available drive space is:

• 10% to 30%: A warning message in amber appears at the top of the Portal page, which indicates the amount of drive space available along with the percentage. You must monitor the drive space and ensure that it does not reduce to less than 10%.

• Less than 10%: A warning message in red appears at the top, which indicates that Real Time Reporting cannot display information on new suite executions. Also, you cannot upload or save a report.

In both cases, you need to contact the Qualitia Admin to purge reports. For detailed instructions on how to purge reports, refer to Purging Reports. 

Filtering a Test Suite List

You can filter the list of test suites based on associated projects, test suite name, users, and date range. You can also search for a project, test suite, and user.

To filter the test suite list:

• Select a date range or click the Filter button in the top-right corner.

• Select the appropriate options from the list of filters.

Uploading a Test Suite Execution Summary Report

Whenever a test suite is executed either through Qualitia Client or Offline Package, the test suite execution summary report is locally saved on the computer used for execution.

You can upload a locally saved test suite execution report to the Real Time Reporting when:

• During the execution, the results are not pushed to the Real Time Reporting Portal due to network failure or the services of Qualitia Server restarted
• An offline suite execution was not connected with Qualitia Server
• A test suite execution was not configured to display its results on the Real Time Reporting portal
• A test suite executed through parallel execution using Power Shell Utility

To upload multiple suite execution summary reports, refer to (8.3.0 2) Uploading Multiple Suite Execution Reports to Real Time Reporting Portal.

Note: If you are uploading a locally saved test suite execution report that was executed using any Qualitia version lesser than v8.0.0, then you need to upload the report from the Old Reports screen of a Qualitia Client.

To upload a test suite execution summary report:

1. Create a ZIP file of the report folder that you want to upload.
2. Open the Suite of Suites screen.
3. Click the Upload button placed at the top-right corner.
4. Drag the ZIP file of the report or browse to upload the ZIP file of the locally saved test suite execution report.

After uploading the test report, its execution details are available in the Web Dashboards from the next day.

Test Suite Execution Summary Report 

You can access a Test Suite Execution Summary Report by clicking a test suite execution on the Suites of Suites screen. 

The Test Suite Execution Summary Report contains the execution status for each test case and its iterations. You can view the execution duration for each test case along with start and end time.

You can view the total number of test cases, with details of the number of test cases that passed, failed, have defects, and are not executed.

The following details of the test suite are displayed.

• If the test suite execution is in progress, a blue-sticky status bar appears at the bottom of the screen, which shows the following details of the test case:

  • The test case name

  • The iteration number in progress and the total number of iterations

  • A timer shows the amount of time lapsed since execution

Filtering the Test Suite Execution Summary Report

You can filter the list of test cases based on the associated status, test case, modules, epics, stories, scenario, and Manual TC Ids.

To filter the Test Suite Execution Summary Report:

1. Click the Filter button.

2. Select the appropriate filters.

Alternatively, you can filter the report by clicking a status in the top-right corner.

Exporting the Test Suite Execution Summary Report 

You can export the Test Suite Execution Summary Report as an excel file.

To export the Test Case Execution Summary Report:

• Click three dots, and select Export to Excel. 

Sharing the Test Suite Execution Summary Report

You can share the link of this report with the applied filters to another Qualitia user who has access to the associated project.

To share the Test Suite Execution Summary Report:

1. Click three dots, and select Share Link.
2. Click Copy to copy the link.

Wrapping up the Test Suite Execution Summary Report

A cell in the report does not display more than 100 characters. Hence, you need to wrap the report to view all the data of a cell that contains more than 100 characters, 

To wrap the report, click the Wrap Text button ( ). 

Customizing the Test Suite Execution Summary Report

To customize the Test Suite Execution Summary Report:

• Click three dots, and select Table Config to show or hide the columns.

Saving the Test Suite Execution Summary Report

You can save the report as an offline HTML file on your computer.

To save the Test Suite Execution Summary Report:

1. Click three dots, and select Save As Report.
   The report is saved in the Download folder, which is specified in the browser's settings.

Logging a Defect Manually in the Integrated Defect Management System

You can log defects manually for a test case iteration whose execution status is Pass, Fail, or Defect. You need to configure the project with a Defect management System: Jira or TFS/Azure DevOps. For more information, refer to Integrating a Qualitia Project with Defects Management.

Test Case Iteration Detailed Report 

You can access a Test Case Iteration Detailed Report by opening a test case node, under the Hierarchy column, and clicking the appropriate test case iteration name.

The Test Case Iteration Detailed Report shows in-depth step-level details for a test case iteration. 

The topmost bar shows the following details of the test case iteration:  

• The execution duration along with the start and end time

• The number of steps that have failed or have defects along with the total number of steps 

• The number of tasks that have failed or have defects along with the total number of tasks  

You can expand this section to view the following details of the Test Suite execution

• The execution duration along with the start and end time.
• The total number of test cases, with details of the number of test cases that passed, failed, have defects, and are not executed. Also, a pie-chart shows the test case count per status for the test suite.

The following details of the test case iteration are displayed.

Also, if the test suite execution is in progress, a blue-sticky status bar appears at the bottom of the screen, which shows the details of the test case execution.

Filtering the Test Case Iteration Detailed Report 

You can filter the report based on execution statuses.

To filter the Test Case Iteration Detailed Report:

• Click the Filter button.

• Select the appropriate options from the list of filters.

Wrapping up the Test Case Iteration Detailed Report

A cell in the report does not display more than 100 characters. Hence, you need to wrap the report to view all the data of a cell that contains more than 100 characters, 

To wrap the report, click the Wrap Text button ( ). 

Navigating through the Steps and Tasks

To navigate to a specific line, enter the line number in the Go to Line text box and press Enter.

You can navigate through the failed steps and tasks in the report using the navigation controls shown in the following figure:

Note: Click the Failure Summary button to know failure categories for the test case iteration. For more information, refer to Viewing Failure Summary Report.

Viewing Screenshot and Logs for a Step

You can view the screenshots and logs of the application under test for each step execution.

To view screenshot and logs for a step:

1. Select an appropriate step and click the Screenshot and Log icon. The screenshot and the log appears.

2. You can enlarge a screenshot and navigate across the screenshots of the next or previous steps.

3. The Info Log section shows the following details:
   1. Step Itinerary : Indicates the task, test case, scenario, and suite name.
   2. Message: Describes how the step was executed. If the step has failed, it shows the reason of failure. 
       If the step contains the results for an API response or generic actions, it contains a link that opens the results.
      You can view the results in the following formats:
      • json
      • xls
      • js (used for opening XML files)

   3. Additional Messages: Indicates the name of the action, its execution Start and End time, and associated message received from the engine. If it contains the additional message, click the + symbol to see the additional messages. 

   4. Execution Status: Indicates the execution status of the step as an integer.
      1. 0 denotes the step has passed.
      2. 1 denotes the step has failed.
      3. 2 denotes the step has a defect. 
4. The Error Log section shows if any exception occurred in execution.
5. The Configuration section shows the configured settings used for the execution.  

Aborted Test Suite Executions  

You can access the Aborted test suite executions from the Aborted tab.

A test suite execution is aborted: 

• If the user terminates the test suite execution forcefully
• If the Qualitia Client or offline execution crashes
• If the Qualitia Server services restart
• If the Qualitia Server loses its connection with the Qualitia Client or Offline Package due to network failure
  

However, for the last two scenarios, the test suite execution continues, but its results are not pushed to Qualitia Server. In these scenarios, after the completion of the test suite execution, you can import the locally saved results from the Suite of Suites screen. 

Viewing an Aborted Test Suite Execution Summary Report

If you drill-down an Aborted test suite execution, both Suite Execution Summary Report and Test Case Iteration detailed report screens display the results as per the last update that was received.

Also, both screen shows the Aborted icon in the top-right corner. Upon hovering on the icon, it shows why the test suite execution was aborted for a known reason such as user forcefully terminating the execution or it shows a generic message.

Viewing a Failure Summary

Qualitia has categorized the failures that occur in the executions to help you troubleshoot the issues in test suite executions. Qualitia sorts the failure category as per the number of corresponding failures.

You can select an execution failure category and drill-down to the failed steps. 

To view a failure summary for a suite execution:

1. From the Suite of Suites screen, click a test suite execution for which you want to view the failure summary.
2. In the Test Suite Execution Summary Report, click the Failure Summary button.
   A list of associated failure categories is displayed along with the number of failed steps.
3. Do the following in the order listed:
   1. Click a failure category associated with the test suite. 
      The failure category expands to show the list of associated test case iterations where failure has occurred.
   2. Click a test case iteration.
      A list of applicable failure categories in that test case iteration is displayed.
   3. Click a failure category associated with the selected test case iteration.
      The failure category expands to show the list of associated failed steps of the selected test case iteration.
      If the step is part of a task, then the task name and task iteration are also shown.
   4. Click a failed step.
      The associated test case iteration detailed report opens and it highlights the selected step.
   5. You can view the screenshot and info log for the failed step.

Purging Data from the Server Administration Portal

The Server Administration portal allows you to remove the data associated with the suite execution reports from the Qualitia Server.

You can purge whole suite execution reports, screenshots, and logs.

Purge Data Tab

Purge data tab provides the following information:

• Number of Test Execution Reports

• Total storage size of the suite execution report data

• Total storage size of the image data

• Total storage size of the log data

The Purge Data tab, by default, displays the execution reports that were generated in the last 7 days.

The Purge Data tab displays the following information for each test suite execution.

Purging the Selected Reports

You can select the respective checkboxes of the reports you want to remove or apply filters and then select the reports from the filtered list.

For instructions on how to filter the reports list, refer to Filtering the Reports List.

To purge reports data:

1. Click Purge Data.

2. Select any or all of the following checkboxes:

   1. All Report Files: To remove all the reports data of the selected reports to remove its entire folder structure. However, the execution summary of the suite execution report is stored in the database.

   2. Images Only: To remove only the screenshots captured for the selected reports.

   3. Logs Only: To remove only the log files for the selected reports.

3. Click Purge.
   An alert message appears that shows the number of reports and the size of files that are ready for removal.

4. Click Continue.

Filtering the Suite Execution Reports List

You can filter the list of suite execution reports based on project, build or release number of projects, test suite, execution type, user, and also include aborted suite executions.

To filter the suite execution report list:

1. Select a date range or click the Filter button.

2. Select the appropriate options from the list of filters.

Logs Tab

The Logs tab provides the details of the previous purges.

Uploading Multiple Suite Execution Reports to Real Time Reporting Portal

You can upload multiple suite execution reports to the Real Time Reporting portal in a single go using the Qualitia Offline Jar file. You can upload them by any of the following ways:

• From any computer
  You can directly upload the reports from your computer if its connection with Qualitia Server is steady. Also, it must have all the test suite execution reports that you want to upload.

• From the Qualitia Server
  You can use Qualitia Server to expedite the uploading of reports as there is no chance of network connection failure.

Pre-Requisites

Before you upload the suite execution reports, ensure the following:

1. None of the reports you want to upload are:

   • Already uploaded to the Real Time Reporting portal, except for the ones that were aborted due to loss in network connectivity.

   • Incomplete as the suite execution is still in progress.

   • Generated using Qualitia version lower than 8.0.

2. Your system must have an offline package. If your system has Qualitia client, you can create an offline package. For detailed instructions, refer to Creating an Offline Package.
   Else, you can transfer an offline package from any other computer that contains the offline package to your system.

3. Qualitia server has enough space available. If the Real Time Reporting portal shows an error message that the available drive space is less than 10%, contact the Qualitia Admin to purge old reports to free up space.

To upload multiple suite execution reports:

1. Create a folder on the system from where you want to upload the reports.

2. Copy each suite execution report folder (ITR_xxx) that you want to upload.

3. Open the Command Prompt, and navigate to the folder where the Qualitia offline jar is present.

4. Enter the following code:
   java -jar qualitiaoffline-8.3.0.jar UploadReport=true QualitiaServerURL="<Qualitia_Server_URL>” ReportPath="<Report_Path>" allowScreenshots="Yes"
   The following parameters denote:

   1. QualitiaServerURL is the URL of the Qualitia Server.

   2. Report Path is the location of the folder that contains the suite execution reports

   3. allowScreenshots is used to upload the screenshots of the reports. Enter “Yes” to upload screenshots or enter “No” if you do not want to upload associated screenshots.
      Note:

      1. If you are uploading reports from Qualitia server, then you do not need to specify allowScreenshots=”Yes”.

      2. If you do not enter the allowScreenshots parameter, then by default the screenshots of the reports are uploaded.

5. Press Enter to start uploading the reports.
   For every report, the following details are displayed:

   1. The upload progress in percentage.

   2. The confirmation message for the reports uploaded successfully and they are removed from the reports folder.

   3. The failure message for the reports that failed to upload.