Published Date: June 17, 2025
Validated: Yes
Audience: Everyone
Products and Versions Covered:
- Jama Connect® version(s)
Summary
Create an effectiveness-style trace matrix in Jama Connect to show which Test Cases satisfy each requirement across different test configurations (e.g., Qualification, Acceptance, or serial-number-limited tests) without relying on native serial-number branching.
Approach:
Use a shared V&V Methods picklist: requirements store a multi-select of expected methods, and each Test Case stores a single-select value.
Build a coverage filter that flags any requirement whose selected V&V methods lack a corresponding Test Case relationship.
This enables scalable, “effectivity-like” validation without custom code.
Resolution
| Step | Action | Result / Tip |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Create / harmonize picklist – “V&V Method” with values (Qualification (QT), Acceptance (AT), SN-Specific, Env-Export, …). | Same picklist must be on Requirement & Test Case item types. |
| 2 | Populate requirements – multi-select the methods each requirement must satisfy. | Example: R-101 → QT, AT. |
| 3 | Tag Test Cases – single-select the method that each Test Case actually executes. | TC-Q-567 → QT; TC-A-890 → AT. |
| 4 | Link Test Cases ↔ Requirements as usual. | Relationship rule “verifies.” |
| 5 | Build filter “Missing V&V Coverage”• Scope: Requirements where “V&V Method = QT” AND No related Test Case where V&V Method = QT (repeat for each value; combine with OR). | Any requirement returned by the filter has a coverage gap. |
| 6 (optional) | Serial/variant use-cases – add Category “Serial Range” or use Baseline variants instead of V&V picklist. | Keeps picklist focused on method, not effectivity dimension. |
Additional Resources
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