QaSpace installation

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Prerequisites
Please make sure you meet following requirements before proceeding with installation: Internet Explorer (Edge) is supported as well, but with some minor bugs.
 * A JIRA Server instance with a valid license.
 * Chrome, Firefox  or  Safari browsers.

Installing QaSpace

 * 1) Log in to JIRA as a user with the  JIRA System Administrators  global permissions.
 * 2) Go to Settings -> Add-ons -> Find new add-ons
 * 3) Find QaSpace in the list of available add-ons and click the Install button. NB! If you have already had the installed QaSpace plugin, go to Settings -> Add-ons -> Manage add-ons uninstall the previous version of QaSpace before.
 * 4) You can also upload the downloaded plugin via the "Upload add-on" link button in Jira administration/Add-ons/Manage section.
 * 5) You can download the latest version of the plugin from the marketplace page.
 * 6) Wait while add-on will be installed.
 * 7) To verify everything is fine, make sure the "Tests" tab menu shows up in the top-level navigation bar.



Test your QaSpace installation
Click on  Tests button on main JIRA menu bar to start using the plugin. "Test" issue type is introduced to JIRA (allows entering test-cases to the Jira project).

Enable QaSpace
Installation of QaSpace makes it available for all projects on target JIRA environment, but for each project you need to execute one more extra step for enabling QaSpace.
 * 1) Log in to JIRA as user with Project Administarator permission for target project.
 * 2) Open the Cog menu at the top right of your JIRA window, click Projects and select target project.
 * 3) Find Test Management section in the left bottom of administration page.
 * 4) Click QaSpace Enable.

Disable QaSpace
To disable QaSpace:
 * 1) Log in as a user with the  JIRA System Administrators  global permission.
 * 2) Open the Cog menu at the top right of your JIRA window and click  Add-ons.
 * 3) Find QaSpace in the list of available add-ons and click the  Manage  button.
 * 4) Click the  Disable button.

NOTE: Perform QaSpace Health Check after disabling >> enabling QaSpace plug-in in order to resolve conflicts which could have happen while plug-in was disabled.

Uninstall QaSpace
To disable QaSpace:
 * 1) Log in as a user with the  JIRA System Administrators  global permission.
 * 2) Open the Cog menu at the top right of your JIRA window and click  Add-ons.
 * 3) Find QaSpace in the list of available add-ons and click the  Manage  button.
 * 4) Click the  Uninstall button.
 * 5) Download new version of plug-in from marketplace page
 * 6) Click  Upload add-on and choose downloaded file.

Getting Help
If you do not find your answers in QaSpace documentation, please feel free to send us your questions directly at

SpecialEPM-XPMCCommunication@epam.com

– Laszlo Kosa, xPMC Business Analyst