Queries (QQL, Qase Query Language)

What are queries in software testing?

Queries help you make analytical requests to get specific data from your Qase projects.

Queries are available in Business and Enterprise subscriptions.

Queries are based on Qase Query Language (QQL). You can access Queries from the top-left menu.

From this page, you can manage saved queries and create new ones.

Saved Queries can be used with the QQL widget.

QQL widget allows you to leverage advanced query searches, and pin frequently used or preferred QQL searches to your dashboards to facilitate quicker and more comprehensive monitoring of testing activities.

Create a new query

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You can click on either one of the two buttons to create a new query.

Here, you can: 1. Select the entity from the drop down

2. Write your query

3. Search the query

4. Save the query

5. Choose the fields to be displayed in the table.

QQL Structure

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QQL consists of two parts: "Entity" + "Query". Both are required to perform a search.

Here are a few examples:

entity = "defect" and status = "open"

entity = "case" and project = "DEMO" and title ~ "auth" order by id desc

entity = "result" and status = "failed" and timeSpent > 5000 and 
milestone ~ "Sprint 12"

entity = "case" and isFlaky = false and automation = "To be automated"

Entity can be selected from the drop-down, and Projects, by default, include all projects available to a user.

If your expression contains a syntax error, the erroneous element will be highlighted in red, as well as you will see a red "x" icon appearing in the expression field:

Entities

Below are the available entities. Click on an entity to skip to the attributes available for it.

• Test case

• Test run

• Test run result

• Test plan

• Defects

• Requirement

Expressions

Currently, QQL supports seven expression types. They are listed here in the decreasing priority order:

Expression Type	Example
Parenthesis	( expression )
Negation	not expression
Logical Expression	true or false
Logical AND	expression and expression
Logical OR	expression or expression
Checking the attribute value	attribute operand value
Sorting by field	ORDER BY field ASC/DESC

Supported operands:

Operand	Meaning	Works With
<	less than	integer
<=	less than or equal to	integer
>	greater than	integer
>=	greater than or equal to	integer
=, is	equal to	integer, bool
!=	not equal to	integer, bool
~	includes	string, text
in	includes (array)	array
not in	does not include (array)	array
is empty	no value
is not empty	value exists

Data types:

Data type	Possible values	Supported operands
Integer	110	>, >=, <, <=, =, !=
String	Some text	~
Boolean	True or False	is
Array	['value 1', 'value 2'] ; ('value 1', 'value 2') ; [ ]	in
Null	null

Functions:

Name	Return type	Arguments	Description
currentUser()	integer	-	Returns an ID of current user
now()	integer	"+Nd" / "-Nd"- modifies returned value, adding/subtracting N days. In "+Nd", replace d with ​ w for weeks; ​ m for months. ​ N must be an integer	Returns current timestamp
startOfDay()	integer	'YYYY-mm-dd' - modifies returned value to the start of this input date. "+/-N[d/w/m]" - modifies returned value by N days/weeks/months.	Returns timestamp of start of current day.
startOfWeek()	integer	'YYYY-mm-dd' - modifies returned value to the start of first day of the week (relative to the input date) "+/-N[d/w/m]" - modifies returned value by N days/weeks/months.	Returns timestamp of start of current week.
startOfMonth()	integer	'YYYY-mm-dd' - modifies returned value to the start of first day of the month (relative to the input date) "+/-N[d/w/m]" - modifies returned value by N days/weeks/months.	Returns timestamp of start of current Month.
endOfDay()	integer	'YYYY-mm-dd' - modifies returned value to the end of the input date. "+/-N[d/w/m]" - modifies returned value by N days/weeks/months.	Returns timestamp of end of current day.
endOfWeek()	integer	'YYYY-mm-dd' - modifies returned value to the end of first day of the week (relative to the input date) "+/-N[d/w/m]" - modifies returned value by N days/weeks/months.	Returns timestamp of end of current Week.
endOfMonth()	integer	'YYYY-mm-dd' - modifies returned value to the end of first day of the month (relative to the input date) "+/-N[d/w/m]" - modifies returned value by N days/weeks/months.	Returns timestamp of end of current Month.

Entity fields

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Test case:

Attribute	Description	Examples
id	identifier	id = 17 id != 20 id is 17 id in [1, 2, 10] not id in [1, 2, 10]
title preconditions postconditions description	Test case title, Pre/postconditions, Description	title is "first test" title = "first test" title ~ "rst" title in ["first test", "second test"]
author	creator the test case.	author in ["user1", "user2"] author = "user1" [or] author = "user2" author = group('name') [or] author in [group('name1'), group('name2')] author = activeUsers() [or] author = inactiveUsers()
author	If a test case is created by a reporter app	author = [name]-reporter Replace [name] with reporter name. Eg: author = pytest-reporter Reporters: Playwright; cucumberjs; cypress; jest; newman; testcafe; cucumber3; cucumber4; cucumber5; junit4; jnuit5; testng; pytest; robotframework; xctest; phpunit; codeception.
cf	Custom fields: a complex attribute with a specific syntax, see examples.	cf["Epic"] = "Auth" cf["Story"] in ["Story 1", "Story 2"] cf["Epic"] is null cf["Story"] = ["Auth", "Login"]
cfv	Custom field values. (by all custom fields)	cfv = "Auth" cfv in ["Story 1", "Story 2"]
status type behavior automation layer priority severity		status is "Actual" status = "Actual" status != "Deprecated" status in ["Draft", "Actual"]
created	Time of case creation	created >= now("-14d") created >= startOfDay("-1m") created < 1569430502709
createdBy	The user who created the case	createdBy in ["user1", "user2"] createdBy = "user1" or createdBy = "user2"
updated	Last modified date	updated >= now("-7d") updated >= startOfDay() updated < 1569430502709
isDeleted	Check whether the case has been deleted or not	isDeleted is false isDeleted = true
isFlaky	Check whether the case has been flagged as flaky	isFlaky is false isFlaky = true
project	By default, search is performed across all projects. If required, you can specify a project code.	project = 'DEMO' project in ['DEMO', 'QTC'] project not in ['DEMO']
suite	Test case's suite title	suite ~ 'auth' suite != 'auth'
milestone	Test case's milestone title	milestone = 'Sprint 24'
tags	Test case's tags	tags not in ['tag','tag2']

Defects:

Attribute	Description	Examples
id	identifier	id = 17 id != 20 id is 17 id in [1, 2, 10] not id in [1, 2, 10]
title	Defect title	title is "first test" title = "first test" title ~ "rst" title in ["first test", "second test"]
actual_result	Actual result	actual_result is "first" actual_result = "first" actual_result ~ "rst" actual_result in ["first", "second"]
project	Project	project = 'DEMO' project in ['DEMO', 'QTC'] project not in ['DEMO']
status	Statuses open; resolved; in progress; invalid	status is "Open" status = "Resolved" status != "Invalid" status in ["Open", "Invalid"]
severity	Severity undefined; blocker; critical; major; normal; minor; trivial	severity is "blocker" severity = "blocker" severity != "blocker" severity in ["blocker", "critical"]
author	The user who created the defect	author in ["user1", "user2"] author = "user1"
author	If a defect has been created by a reporter app	author = [name]-reporter Replace [name] with reporter name. Eg: author = pytest-reporter Reporters: Playwright; cucumberjs; cypress; jest; newman; testcafe; cucumber3; cucumber4; cucumber5; junit4; jnuit5; testng; pytest; robotframework; xctest; phpunit; codeception.
createdBy	The user who created the defect	createdBy in ["user1", "user2"] createdBy = "user1" or createdBy = "user2"
created	Time of creation	created >= now("-14d") created >= startOfDay("-1m") created < 1569430502709
updated	Time of update	updated >= now("-14d") updated >= startOfDay("-1m") updated < 1569430502709
resolved	Time of resolution	resolved >= now("-14d") resolved >= startOfDay("-1m") resolved < 1569430502709
isDeleted	Whether the defect is deleted	isDeleted is false isDeleted = true
isResolved	Whether the defect is resolved	isResolved is false isResolved = true
milestone	Defect's milestone title	milestone = 'Milestone title'
cfv	Custom field values (by all custom fields)	cfv = "Auth" cfv in ["Story 1", "Story 2"] cfv is empty
cf	Custom fields: a complex attribute with a specific syntax, see examples.	cf["Epic"] = "Auth" cf["Story"] in ["Story 1", "Story 2"] cf["Epic"] is null
tags	Defect's tags	tags not in ['tag']

Test run:

Attribute	Description	Examples
id	Identifier	id = 17 id != 20 id is 17 id in [1, 2, 10] id not in [1, 2, 10]
title	Title	title is "first test" title = "first test" title ~ "rst" title in ["first test", "second test"]
description	Description	description is "first" description = "first" description ~ "rst" description in ["first", "second"]
project	Project	project = 'DEMO' project in ['DEMO', 'QTC'] project not in ['DEMO']
plan	Title of the plan used	plan = 'Regression'
status	Status	status is "Open" status = "Resolved" status != "Invalid" status in ["Open", "Invalid"]
author	The user who created the run	author in ["user1", "user2"] author = "user1" or createdBy = "user2"
author	If a test run has been created by a reporter app	author = [name]-reporter Replace [name] with reporter name. Eg: author = pytest-reporter Reporters: Playwright; cucumberjs; cypress; jest; newman; testcafe; cucumber3; cucumber4; cucumber5; junit4; jnuit5; testng; pytest; robotframework; xctest; phpunit; codeception.
createdBy	The user who created the run	createdBy in ["user1", "user2"] createdBy = "user1" or createdBy = "user2"
started	Time of start	started >= now("-14d") started >= startOfDay("-1m") started < 1569430502709
ended	Time of finish	ended >= now("-14d") ended >= startOfDay("-1m") ended < 1569430502709
deleted	Time of removal	deleted >= now("-14d") deleted >= startOfDay("-1m") deleted < 1569430502709
isDeleted	Whether the run is deleted	isDeleted is false isDeleted = true
isStarted	Whether the run is started	isStarted is false isStarted = true
isEnded	Whether the run is ended	isEnded is false isEnded = true
isPublic	Whether the run has a public link	isPublic is false isPublic = true
isAutotest	Whether the run is automated	isAutotest is false isAutotest = true
Milestone	Run's milestone title	milestone = 'Milestone title'
cfv	Custom field values (by all custom fields)	cfv = "Auth" cfv in ["Story 1", "Story 2"] cfv is empty
cf	Custom fields: a complex attribute with a specific syntax, see examples.	cf["Epic"] = "Auth" cf["Story"] in ["Story 1", "Story 2"] cf["Epic"] is null
tags	Run's tags	tags not in ['tag_name']

Test run results:

Attribute	Description	Examples
id	Identifier	caseId = 17 caseId != 20 caseId is 17 caseId in [1, 2, 10] not caseId in [1, 2, 10]
comment	Comment	comment is "first test" comment = "first test" comment ~ "rst" comment in ["first test", "second test"]
case	Test Run Result's case title	case is "first" case = "first" case ~ "rst" case in ["first", "second"]
run	Test Run title	run is "first" run = "first" run ~ "rst" run in ["first", "second"]
project	Project	project = 'DEMO' project in ['DEMO', 'QTC'] project not in ['DEMO']
status	Status Passed; Failed; Blocked; Retest; Skipped; Deleted; In progress; Invalid	status is "Invalid" status = "Invalid" status != "Invalid" status in ["Invalid", "Failed"]
author assignee	The user who created the result	author in ["user1", "user2"] author = "user1" or createdBy = "user2"
author assignee	If a test run result has been created by a reporter app	author = [name]-reporter Replace [name] with reporter name. Eg: author = pytest-reporter Reporters: Playwright; cucumberjs; cypress; jest; newman; testcafe; cucumber3; cucumber4; cucumber5; junit4; jnuit5; testng; pytest; robotframework; xctest; phpunit; codeception.
createdBy	The user who created the run	createdBy in ["user1", "user2"] createdBy = "user1" or createdBy = "user2"
ended	Time of finish	ended >= now("-14d") ended >= startOfDay("-1m") ended < 1569430502709
isDeleted	Whether the result is deleted	isDeleted is false isDeleted = true
timeSpent	Time spent (in milliseconds)	timeSpent > 10000

Test plan:

Attribute	Description	Examples
id	Identifier	id = 17 id != 20 id is 17 id in [1, 2, 10] not id in [1, 2, 10]
title	Title	title is "first test" title = "first test" title ~ "rst" title in ["first test", "second test"]
description	Plan's description	description is "first test" description = "first test" description ~ "rst" description in ["first test", "second test"]
project	Project	project = 'DEMO' project in ['DEMO', 'QTC'] project not in ['DEMO']
created	Time of creation	created >= now("-14d") created >= startOfDay("-1m") created < 1569430502709
updated	Time of the last update	updated >= now("-14d") updated >= startOfDay("-1m") updated < 1569430502709
deleted	Time of deletion	deleted >= now("-14d") deleted >= startOfDay("-1m") deleted < 1569430502709
isDeleted	Whether the plan is deleted	isDeleted is false isDeleted = true

Requirement:

Attribute	Description	Examples
id	Identifier	id = 17 id != 20 id is 17 id in [1, 2, 10] not id in [1, 2, 10]
parent	Parent requirement's title	parent is "first test" parent = "first test" parent ~ "rst" parent in ["first test", "second test"]
project	Project	project = 'DEMO' project in ['DEMO', 'QTC'] project not in ['DEMO']
author	The user who created the requirement	author in ["user1", "user2"] author = "user1" or createdBy = "user2"
createdBy	The user who created the requirement	createdBy in ["user1", "user2"] createdBy = "user1" or createdBy = "user2"
title	Title	title is "first test" title = "first test" title ~ "rst" title in ["first test", "second test"]
description	Description	description is "first test" description = "first test" description ~ "rst" description in ["first test", "second test"]
status	Status valid; draft; review; rework; finish; implemented; not-testable; obsolete.	status = 'valid'
type	Type epic; user-story; feature.	type = 'epic'
created	Time of creation	created >= now("-14d") created >= startOfDay("-1m") created < 1569430502709
updated	Time of last update	updated >= now("-14d") updated >= startOfDay("-1m") updated < 1569430502709
deleted	Time of deletion	deleted >= now("-14d") deleted >= startOfDay("-1m") deleted < 1569430502709
isDeleted	Whether the requirement is deleted	isDeleted is false isDeleted = true

Examples of Queries

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entity = "case" and isDeleted is true

entity = "case" and created >= now("-3d")

entity = "case" and created <= now("-3d")

entity = "case" and isDeleted is true and project in ["QTC"]

project = "QTC" and automation = "Not automated"

project = "MR" and automation != "Automated"

project = "QTC" and status in ["Draft", "Actual"]

entity = "defect" and status !="Open" and severity = "Not set"

entity = "defect" and status !=1 and severity = 0

entity = "defect" and status !=1 and severity = 0 and cfv in ["1", "2"]

entity = "defect" and status !="Open" and severity != "Not set" and milestone is empty

entity = "defect" and status !="Open" and severity != "Not set" and cf["Defect URL"] is not null

entity = "case" and author != "CEO" and updated <= now("-1d") and isFlaky is false

entity = "case" and author != "CEO" and updated <= now("-1d") and project in ('QA

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