Managing Issues for an Instance of a Testing Scenario

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Although axe Auditor is not intended to be a long term issue management repository, it offers the ability to:

Log issues both automatically and manually
Record details via convenient entry and selection, include source code, and attach screenshots
Export to a single file suitable for importing into an issue tracking system

Issues are always associated with specific Test Runs, Pages, and Checkpoints in axe Auditor. When detected as a result of automated testing, they are logged against individual checkpoints. Issues are made up of several fields of information. They require an entry of both a textual Summary and Description, as well as the selection of a Checkpoint, Issue Type, Description Type, Impact and Priority. Optionally, you may paste in Source Code, upload a Screenshot, Flag for Review, and enter additional Notes. When issues are added from a Checkpoint screen, that Checkpoint is automatically selected. The Page is automatically selected by default.

Adding Issues

New issues are added from either the Checkpoint Tests for Page screen, or from any Checkpoint screen via the Add Issue button, which displays a popup window form with several required and optional selection and entry fields.

For more information, see Adding an Issue (Checkpoint-Specific) for instructions on adding issues from an individual Checkpoint screen.

Editing Issues

Editing issues is done by clicking the Summary column link on the 'Issues for' screen, which causes the Edit Issue dialog box form to pop up in a new foreground window that displays existing issue field values in fields that are editable, which allows you to then modify entries and/or make different selections and save them.

For complete instructions, see Editing an Issue. See also Adding a Screenshot to an Issue.

Copying Issues

Copying issues is done by clicking the Summary column link on the 'Issues for' screen, which causes the Copy Issue dialog box form to pop up in a new foreground window where you can copy existing issues from one test run to another, or within test runs.

For complete instructions, see Copying an Issue.

Updating Status of Issues

Updating status of issues is done by selecting the Summary column link on the 'Issues for' screen, using the Actions dropdown menu and selecting the Update Status option.This causes the Update Issue Status dialog box to pop-up in a new foreground window where you can update the status of existing issues from one status to another.

For complete instructions, see Updating Status of Issues.

Viewing Existing Issues

Issues can be accessed from either the Issues column links on the Test Runs screen, the # issues logged link from the Test Run Overview screen (either for the entire test run or for each individual page within the test run), the # issues logged links on the Checkpoint Tests for Page screen (either in the Automated or Manual testing fields), or from each Checkpoint screen. These links all display the 'Issues for' screen, on which you can review key information about the issues that have been added to the test run, and filter the display based on several criteria.

For complete instructions, see Viewing Issues.

'Issues for' screen Overview

The 'Issues for' screen is simply a table displaying multiple columns of information about each issue row (#, Summary, Impact, Method, Status, Test Unit, Group Name, Preview), with filter and search controls at the top and page display controls at the bottom.

For complete instructions, see Issues for <Test Case Name>.

Display Controls Overview

The Issues for screen displays a table with columns of pertinent information about issues logged for a particular test run to give you a quick summarized view of the results. After accessing any Issues for screen, there are several methods of controlling the information displayed using tools available in the user interface.

Filters

The top section of the Issues for screen provides 5 filter menus (Impact, Issue type, Method, Status, Test Unit, and Checkpoint), each of which functions as a drop-down list of checkboxes you can use to select various criteria to refine the information displayed in the table section below.

Initial (Default) Filters Applied: By default, 'All' is selected for each of the 5 filters upon arrival at the Issues for screen, and each filter menu is collapsed. If you use the filter to select one or more (but less than all) option from a filter, then later want to return the setting to all, a Clear All link appears at the top of the list to return to the default setting. When no issues match one or more selected filters, a notification appears to indicate this.

For more information, see Filtering Issues.

Sortable Table Columns

The column headings are clickable toggles for sorting the table rows by that column of information in alphanumeric order. Clicking the column heading link once displays a down arrow icon to the right of the label text that represents descending order. Clicking it a second time displays an up arrow (^) and reverses the sort order to ascending.

Initial (Default) Display Order: By default, the table rows are sorted by Issue ID in vertically ascending numeric order (the lowest # appearing in the top row).

If case the issue you wanted to see is not shown upon arrival at the Issues for screen, use the Show: [10|25|50|100] and <<Page # of #>> display controls at the bottom of the table to either show more test case rows on the current page, or to page through to subsequent pages of test case rows accordingly.

Action Options Overview

The Issues for screen allows you to view and subsequently edit issues by clicking the Summary column links. Additionally, it is the screen from which you are able to export issues via the row checkboxes and the Export button at the top of the table.

For more information, see Viewing an Individual Issue, Editing an Issue, and Exporting Issues.