End‑to‑End Test Management Solution Using Jira and Atlassian Tools at Fiberhome Communications

Background: Fiberhome Communications needed an end‑to‑end test management platform; Jira Software combined with the Atlassian suite (Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Fisheye) was chosen as the core DevOps environment.

Problem: The default synapseRT test‑management plugin was too lightweight for large‑scale testing, especially for change‑management workflows.

Core testing processes identified: test scope definition, test planning, execution, reporting, and change management.

Key requirements for each phase were listed (quick copy of test scope, automatic mapping of requirements to test cases, tree‑structured data, simple UI, rich‑text reports, etc.).

Solution Overview: A custom Jira‑based solution was built, introducing concepts such as a baseline data library, object versioning, multi‑level issue linking, automatic traceability, and a dedicated change‑task workflow.

Solution details:

Baseline data project concept – stores verified requirements, designs, and test cases in a reusable library.

Object and baseline versioning – snapshots of data with rollback capability.

Extended issue relationships – support for one‑to‑many, many‑to‑many links.

Automatic data pull based on traceability – populates new projects from the baseline.

Change‑task process – tree‑structured impact analysis and automatic task creation.

Report generation to Confluence – automated daily/weekly reports and Word export.

Implementation results include customized top‑level navigation, a unified data‑library UI with tree view, query and filter functions, object relationship tracking, bulk data import, project dashboards, integrated test plans, scenario management, and automated change‑management interfaces.

Conclusion: After nearly two years, the platform significantly improved testing efficiency, reduced costs, and received positive feedback; future plans aim to further leverage Atlassian DevOps capabilities.