Traceability in Test Plans

Traceability in Test Plans in Zephyr helps you track testing at a higher level by connecting multiple test cycles, test cases, and their results to requirements and defects. It gives you a complete view of how testing progresses across different cycles for a release or project. When you organize test cycles under a test plan, Zephyr lets you see how all related tests perform together.

You can track which requirements have been tested across cycles, which tests passed or failed, and which defects were identified during execution. This creates a clear connection between requirements, test cases, executions, and issues throughout

the entire testing effort.

This traceability helps you monitor overall test progress, measure coverage, and identify broader-level risks. It also helps teams assess a release's readiness by showing how well features have been tested over time. In simple terms, traceability in a test plan shows how testing is progressing across multiple cycles, what is covered, what passed or failed, and which issues need attention, all in a single, connected view.

You can add new or existing work items along with relevant web links and test cycles to the test plan.