As a User, to be able to use Jira Automation actions to Add Test Executions to Test Plans

DESCRIPTION

Problem Statement
Customers using Xray on Jira Cloud want to automate their test management workflows using Jira Automation (and in the future, Atlassian Rovo/agentic capabilities). A key missing capability today is the ability to automatically add newly created or existing Test Execution issues to a specific Test Plan via native automation actions.

Currently, users experience friction because:

• This action is not possible natively through Jira Automation.
• The only option is to use Xray REST or GraphQL APIs.
• This creates a barrier for non-technical QA managers and increases reliance on engineering teams.

Workflow Example

1. A Test Execution is created automatically when a build finishes or a release version is created.
2. The team wants this Test Execution to be automatically added to a predefined Test Plan (“Release 24.3", "Regression Plan”).
3. Today, this requires an addition API call. There is no native automation action.

Impact
If solved, this would:

• Enable true no-code test orchestration inside Jira
• Reduce dependency on custom scripts and technical resources
• Improve usability for QA Leads and Test Managers
• Increase adoption of structured Test Plan workflows

Impacted users

• Enterprise and scaled teams managing multiple releases
• QA Managers, Test Leads, Release Managers
• Teams running CI/CD pipelines that generate Test Executions frequently

Frequency
Occurs in every release cycle and in many automated testing pipelines.
 
How the user is solving it right now
Customers currently:

• Use Xray REST or GraphQL APIs via Jira Automation web requests
• Build custom middleware or scripts
• Manually add Test Executions to Test Plans (least scalable option)