The Latest and Greatest Features
Agile Defect Prevention
Atlassian Bonfire 2.1 makes everyone a professional when it comes to reporting bugs. In this release we introduce a revamped annotation tool, a JQL clause to find issues raised during test sessions, and Bonfire now allows multiple issues to be related to a test session.
Multiple Related Issues in a Test Session
Teams with limited QA people may focus on testing only the high risk user stories. Create a test session which links to multiple issues - those high risk user stories - and focus on these. Of course this is isn't just for high risk user stories, pick any set of issues you wish.
You can also raise bugs as a sub-task of one of these related issues to keep track of the quality of individual user stories.
Brilliant Annotations
The annotation tool has been completely rewritten making it quick and painless for anyone to annotate a screenshot. You can now:
- Move, resize and delete annotations
- Change the colour of an annotation
- Blur with perfection and resize as required
- Add text that is easy on the eyes
Raised During JQL Clause
Search via the Issue Navigator for all issues raised during a specific test session using the "Raised During" JQL clause. Aggregate results from a number of test sessions or compare the quality of releases over time.
For instance, you may want to measure your effectiveness at Agile defect prevention and identify how many bugs were raised internally before release versus those that were raised by customers. With the "Raised During" JQL clause you can now create a Dashboard that tracks this.
Test Together
Atlassian Bonfire 2.0 connects people and teams involved in software development. Bring QA and developers closer together, and get anyone exploring your web application creating quality JIRA issues.
Share & Join Sessions
Collaborate with teammates using Bonfire Test Sessions, the central forum in JIRA to track activity while testing a particular story or requirement. Anyone viewing the session can see who is participating, and you can find and join shared sessions from within JIRA or from within the browser extension.
Revamped UI
Test Sessions and the Bonfire experience within JIRA has gotten a facelift. The browser extension has an updated look and feel, making it easier to find and share templates with your team.
Color Picker Annotation Tool
Screenshots are a great way to communicate with others, and Bonfire 2 adds several new color options for all your annotations!
QA Innovation
Leading up to the Bonfire 2 release, Atlassian ran a 13-part blog series raising awareness about testing innovation within the QA community. You can find all the posts in the series under the QA innovation tag, including thoughts from several viewpoints on
- Connecting Development to QA
- Bug Investigation
- Beyond the Individual Tester
New Features since 1.0
With releases every few weeks, it can be hard to keep up. Some of the other highlights since Bonfire 1.0 include:
- Shared Templates
- Session Notes
- Filtering Sessions
- Creating sub-tasks within the browser extension
Share Variables
Variables let you insert dynamic information into your templates. Using Javascript, Bonfire can dynamically capture information such as browser info or page title when you create an issue.
With Bonfire 1.9, share these variables with your team, so everyone can consistently capture all the right context details when they create an issue - without needing to learn Javascript!
Share & Favorite Templates
Templates speed up data entry and ensure quality bug reports with pre-populated data, context & structure. Bonfire 1.9 adds variable sharing, so you can create templates with variables once and share them with your entire team.
Did you know?
Current Bonfire users can try a new version for free with a developer license.
Still New!
Bonfire 1.8 includes updates to the JIRA server plugin, as well as minor updates to client browsers. This is a bug fix release, but you can still check out what's new in Bonfire 1.7.
Share & Favorite Templates
Templates speed up data entry and ensure quality bug reports with pre-populated data, context & structure. New:
- sharable templates, so teams can streamline bug reporting on a single template
- favorite templates, so users have quick & easy access to the ones they use most
Browser Extension Improvements
Several enhancements to the browser extensions make capturing bug reports easy.
- Resolve tags in the extension
- Assign to me: if you know you're going to be the first one looking at this issue later, go ahead and assign it straight to yourself.
- Autocomplete issue picker: when adding a new screenshot, just start typing to see a list of issues where you can attach it.
Share & Favorite Templates
Templates speed up data entry and ensure quality bug reports with pre-populated data, context & structure. Bonfire 1.7 adds:
- sharable templates, so teams can streamline bug reporting on a single template
- favorite templates, so users have quick & easy access to the ones they use most
Browser Extension Improvements
Bonfire 1.7 introduces several enhancements to the browser extensions with the individual tester in mind.
- Resolve tags in the extension
- Assign to me: if you know you're going to be the first one looking at this issue later, go ahead and assign it straight to yourself.
- Autocomplete issue picker: when adding a new screenshot, just start typing to see a list of issues where you can attach it.
Bonfire 1.6
Keyboard Shortcut
Quickly snap the image you're after with a keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot. Configure the shortcut to pick the key that works best for you.
Bonfire 1.5
Assign Sessions
Atlassian Bonfire 1.5 introduces the ability to assign test sessions to different members of the team. Create sessions during planning, then assign sessions out to appropriate team members at any time.
Bonfire 1.4
Tag Notes, Filter Activity
Tags allow you to mark specific notes for follow up at a later time. Add unique tags for questions, assumptions, ideas, or general follow up; and check them off once addressed.
Filter session activity and notes to quickly identify specific items for follow up.
Bonfire 1.3
Create Notes from Session Page
Create session notes from either the Bonfire browser extension or the Test Session page in JIRA.
Bonfire 1.2
Sub-task Support
During a test session, create new issues as sub-tasks of the related issue.
Wiki Rendering for Session Notes
Create notes using the Bonfire browser extension with wiki markup for rich formatting.
Bonfire 1.1
Multiple Screenshots
Add screenshots to any JIRA issue from the browser extension.
Automatic Time Spent Calculation
Time spent is automatically calculated at the completion of every test session.
