Traceability Baseline Change Matrix Report

Baselines are compared and differences are shown in matrix.

The report compares two baselines. It lists the issues and links that are

• newly added
• added
• changed
• removed
• not affected

The report is available under Reports section of JIRA project.

• Click reports
• Select Traceability Baseline Change Matrix Report.

Fields

Baseline 1: Select the first baseline to compare

Baseline 2: Select the second baseline to compare

Report Result

• Issue

  •  Newly Added :  The issue is created after the creation date of the old baseline. It does not exist in old baseline; it exists in new baseline.
  • Added :  The issue is created before the creation date of the old baseline. It does not exist in old baseline; it exists in new baseline. This case happens if the compared baselines are based on different filters.
  • Changed : The issue exists in both baselines. The content of "issue fields" is updated after the old baseline is created. Issue fields are selected when users create baseline filters.
  • Removed : The issue exist in old baseline; it does not exist in new baseline.

  • Not Affected:  The issue exists in both baselines. Its content is not changed.

    Link

• Newly Added : One of the issues is created after the creation date of the old baseline. The link between two issue exists only in new baseline.Then the links is newly added.
• Added : Both issues exist in both baselines. The link between them does not exist in old baseline; but exists in new baseline..
• Changed : Both issues exist in both baselines and there is a link between two issues in both baselines. The link level is changed in new one.
• Removed : The link exist in old baseline, does not exist in new baseline.
• Not Affected: Link exists in old and new baseline.