Viewing details for items in baselines

Note:  The following information applies to viewing details for issues, requirements, test cases, and test runs in baselines. See Viewing details for folders in baselines for information about viewing folder details or Viewing details for requirement documents in baselines for information about viewing document details.

When you are viewing a baseline, you can view details about a specific item included in the baseline. These details include the field values, workflow event information, and other information captured when the baseline was added.

Note:  The information you can view and actions you can perform depend on your licensing and security permissions.

1. In the Baselines list, click the baseline number or name. You can also select the baseline, click Actions, and then choose View.

The Viewing Baseline page opens.

2. On the Contents tab, click the summary for the item to view. You can also select the item and click View.

The item details page opens. Information in the item when the baseline was added is displayed in separate areas.

Tip:  You can search to filter the information displayed. Matches are displayed as you type.

3. Click an area to expand or collapse it. Click the Expand All button to expand all areas or the Collapse All button to collapse expanded areas at the top of the page. You can also expand and collapse sections within some areas.

Areas

The following areas are displayed when viewing an item in a baseline. An area is only displayed if the item contains information for the area.

The following areas may be displayed when viewing issues, requirements, test cases, and test runs in baselines.

Note:  Attachments are included with reported by records when viewing issues.

Area Displays:
Fields Field names and values in the item. Includes system and custom fields sorted alphabetically by field name. To narrow the list of fields displayed, select the fields to view in the Specific fields list. Select <All> to view all fields.

If an item is marked as suspect, a View Details link is displayed next to the Is Marked As Suspect field. Click the link to go to the Suspect Reasons area for more information.

If a new custom field is added to the project and the baseline is added before items with the new field are changed, the baseline does not include the new field. Calculated custom fields based on the current time are not included in baselines.
Workflow Workflow events and fields added to the item. Click > to expand an event and view the information. To narrow the list of events displayed, select the events to view in the Specific events list. Select <All> to view all events. Select an option in the Sort events from list to sort the events in a different order.

If the event has attachments, you can view or download them. To view a file, click the filename or select the file and click View. If the browser cannot open the file, it is automatically downloaded. You can then open the local copy in the associated application. To download the file, select the file and click Download, or click to download it.
Attachments Files attached to the item. To view a file, click the filename or thumbnail, or select the file and click View. If the browser cannot open the file, it is automatically downloaded. You can then open the local copy in the associated application. To download the file, select the file and click Download, or click to download it. The attachment type is displayed for test cases and test runs.
Source Code Source files and changelists attached to the item. Depending on the source control provider configuration, you may be able to click the file path to open the file in the associated source control viewer. The attachment type is displayed for test cases and test runs.
Email Tracked email sent about the item. Click > to expand an email and view the information. Select an option in the Sort by list to sort the emails in a different order.

If the email has attachments, click them to view or download them. If the browser cannot open the file, it is automatically downloaded. You can then open the local copy in the associated application.
Links Links in the item. Click > to expand a link and view the information. The items linked to the item you are viewing are displayed. To view an item in the baseline, click the number or summary, or select the item and click View. You can only view linked items included in the baseline.

If a link is broken, an icon is displayed.
Suspect Reasons Source items that caused the item you are viewing to be suspect and details about who marked the item as suspect. See Working with suspect items. If the item was manually marked as suspect, <manually marked as suspect> is displayed instead of the item tag and summary. Click > to expand an item and view the information.

If the item is marked as suspect due to a link relationship and the Links area is visible, click View Link Details to go to the link.
Folders Folders that the item is in. If the folder is also included in the baseline, you can click the folder path to view the details for the folder in the baseline.
Jira Issues Jira issues the item is associated with.

The following area may be displayed when viewing issues in baselines.

Area Displays:
Reported By Records Reported by records in the issue. Click > to expand a record and view the information. The header displays the name of the user selected in the issue Found by field for the record and the date selected in the Date Found field.

If the record has attachments, you can view or download them. To view a file, click the filename or select the file and click View. If the browser cannot open the file, it is automatically downloaded. You can then open the local copy in the associated application. To download the file, select the file and click Download, or click to download it.

The following areas may be displayed when viewing requirements in baselines.

Area Displays:
Documents Documents that the requirement is in. If the document is also included in the baseline, you can click the document name to view the document details, or select the document and click View.
Related Requirements Parent and child requirements of the requirement within the document. Only direct parent and child requirements (one level up or down in the hierarchy) are displayed. If the related requirement is also in the baseline, you can click the summary to view it, or select the requirement and click View. To view the document a related requirement is in, click the document name in the Related By column.

The following areas may be displayed when viewing test cases in baselines.

Area Displays:
Steps Steps in the test case. If the test case has shared steps, click the test case link to go to shared test case in the baseline.

If steps have attachments, you can view or download them. To view a file, click the filename or thumbnail. If the browser cannot open the file, it is automatically downloaded. You can then open the local copy in the associated application. To download the file, click .

If the test case had any invalid steps when the baseline was added a message is displayed above the steps.
Variants Test variants in the test case. Shows the type (included or excluded), variant name, and selected variant values. Click a column heading to sort the values in ascending or descending order.
Scripts Scripts attached to the test case. Click the filename to view the attachment or source file.
Test Runs Test runs generated from the test case, with status and test variant information. If the test run is also in the baseline, you can click the number to view it, or select the test run and click View. Click a column heading to sort the values in ascending or descending order. To view only test runs with a specific status, select the status in the Show list.

The following areas may be displayed when viewing test runs in baselines.

Tip:  If you are viewing a test run, click Open Test Case in the top right corner of the page to open the test case that the test run was generated from if the test case is also in the baseline.

Area Displays:
Steps Steps from the test case that are in the test run. Displayed in the format used when test runs were generated (grid view, detail grid view, or text view). For test runs generated in detail grid view, click > to expand a step and view the information.

If steps have attachments, you can view or download them. To view a file, click the filename or thumbnail. If the browser cannot open the file, it is automatically downloaded. You can then open the local copy in the associated application. To download the file, click .
Variants Test variants in the test run. Shows the type (run-time or generated), variant name, and selected variant values. Click a column heading to sort the values in ascending or descending order.
Scripts Scripts attached to the test run. Click the filename to view the attachment or source file.