How To Integrate Redmine With QA Touch?

We are pleased to announce our community that QA Touch is now integrated with Redmine.

Redmine is a free and open-source, web-based project management and issue tracking tool. Redmine is a flexible project management web application.

QA Touch offers seamless integration with Redmine presenting the best way to keep all the bugs posted in the Redmine.

We have an array of other integrations JIRA, JIRA Server, Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Trello, Assembla.

The steps to integrate with Redmine are as follows:

Configuring the Redmine Credential in QA Touch.
Mapping the Redmine Project Integration menu in QA Touch

Configuring the Redmine Credential in QA Touch

How to Generate Permanent Token in Redmine?

The steps are below to create a permanent token:

Click the Administration in the top section.
Click the Settings link.
Select the API tab.
Enable Rest Web Service and JSON Support.
The final step, Click the MyAccount link, Right side section “API Access Key”, Click the Show link see the access key.

The below snapshots show the steps to access the avatar.

Administrator_setup

API_Menu

API_setup

API-key

The API Access key is generated.

Redmine Global Configuration

Here’s the step-by-step guide one should be following for a successful and seamless Redmine Integration with QA Touch:

Login to QA Touch as an Administrator.
Click the Administration → Integration Settings.
Enter Redmine Username, URL and Permanent Token
Click the Submit button.
After a successful configuration, the status becomes connected as shown in the below snapshot.

Administration → Integration Setting Navigation

Administration -> Integration Settings

After successful configuration, the status becomes connected

Global Integration Setting

Mapping Redmine Repository to Project

Map the respective repository to the QA Touch Project with bugs that are added in the repository.

Click on any Projects → Project Integration Mapping.
Select a Redmine Projects and click submit to Map

Have a look at the below screenshot for your reference.

Add Issue From QA Touch. Once we create an issue it will be automatically synced with the Redmine Integrated project.

Redmine Custom Field Supported by QA Touch

QA Touch offers seamless integration with Redmine, a popular project management tool, allowing users to leverage Redmine custom fields within the QA Touch test management platform. This integration enhances flexibility and customization in managing test cases, issues, and project workflows.

Snapshot of Messages Posted in Redmine by QA Touch

Any bugs posted in QA Touch will automatically be redirected to the Redmine Issues tab after successful integration. A screengrab of the same is shared below on how messages are posted in Redmine by QA Touch

We hope this blog helped you to understand the process better of how integration should be done between QA Touch with Redmine.

Redmine 2 way Integration :: Update issues QA Touch to Redmine vice versa:

Redmine list of bugs will be displayed in the list. Bug Summary (Title), Redmine Priority, Redmine status three fields we can update vice versa.

Integration Work Flow

This integration is just the beginning of a lot more platforms which we are planning to collaborate within the near future to make testing accessible for all.

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About The Author Premnath M

Premnath is a Senior Product Architect at DCKAP. He has played a huge role in building the architecture of QA Touch. Premnath is a Magento Certified Developer and a self-proclaimed Laravel fanboy. He is a new-gen tech maniac and implements them on a wider spectrum. Premnath is so fond of community development activities and attending professional meetups.