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Traceability and External Issues

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Traceability shows where a defect came from, what it affects, and which external work items are connected to it.

Section titled “Traceability Links”

Defects can be linked to:

  • Requirements
  • Test cases
  • Executions
  • Test runs
  • Releases

Add links from the create window, or from the Traceability tab in the defect’s Traceability section.

Removing Traceability

Section titled “Removing Traceability”

Users with edit access can remove traceability links.

Removing a traceability link breaks the relationship between the defect and the linked item. It does not delete the requirement, test case, execution, test run, or release.

External Issues

Section titled “External Issues”

External issue cards show linked issues from connected tools such as Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or Linear.

Cards can show:

  • External issue title
  • Issue key or ID
  • Status
  • Priority
  • Assignee
  • Last updated time
  • Link to open the issue in the external tool
Section titled “Link External Issues”

In the defect’s Traceability section, open the External Integrations tab and select Link External Issue. The tab is available when at least one compatible integration is set up.

Select the external issue to connect it to the Hawzu defect.

Section titled “Unlink External Issues”

Use Unlink issue to remove the connection between Hawzu and the external issue.

Unlinking does not delete the external issue. It only removes the link from the Hawzu defect.

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”