InfiniTrace
In brief: InfiniTrace lets you traverse linked QA entities—stories, scenarios, SmartTests, executions, RUM events, releases, and explorations—as an infinite board chain in QA Brain.
What is InfiniTrace?
InfiniTrace is TestChimp’s horizontal link explorer for your project’s QA knowledge graph. Open it from the sidebar under QA Brain (/brain), pick a starting entity type, select a card, and fan out to related types—story → scenario → test → execution, event ↔ test, release → test run, exploration → journey, and more.
Instead of hopping between pages to answer “what covers this story?” or “which tests emit this production event?”, you walk the relationships on one canvas of boards.
Where to find it
- Open QA Brain in the TestChimp sidebar
- Stay on the InfiniTrace tab (or open Semantic Explorer for the similarity map)
- Choose a starter type under Choose where to start, then select an entity card to begin the chain
Shareable deep links encode your board chain in the ?locator= URL param so teammates land on the same selection, filters, and sorts.
How boards work
Each column is a board for one entity type. Board N shows entities relative to the selected card on board N−1.
| Concept | What it means |
|---|---|
| Starter board | First column lists entities of the type you chose—no Linked / Non-Linked split |
| Fan-out CTAs | Select a card to lift it and pick a related type; the next board fills with that relation |
| Linked | Entities structurally linked to the prior selection (entity links and type-specific adapters) |
| Non-Linked | Top-N peers of the same type, often ranked by semantic proximity when embeddings exist |
| Infinite canvas | Boards grow to the right as you explore; changing a mid-chain selection truncates boards to the right |
Filters, search, and sort
- Search — title, ordinal ID, and external ID (client-side on loaded boards; server-driven on the starter board)
- Filters — priority, status, labels, assignees, due date, issue type, branch, semantic radius, and other type-specific fields
- Sort — per accordion: Created, Updated, Priority, Status, Title, Ordinal, Semantic proximity
- Linked defaults to last updated
- Non-Linked defaults to semantic proximity (closest first)
Linking and details
- Link — on Non-Linked cards (when rules allow), create a link to the prior board’s selection
- View Details — read-only modal with a jump to the full entity page
- Create issue — open gap-finding flows from unlinked, high-proximity peers
Note: some relations (for example TEST ↔ EVENT coverage) are derived from SmartTest emissions / RUM processing and are not writable from InfiniTrace.
Entity types you can traverse
Starter types and fan-out nodes include:
| Type | Typical use in a chain |
|---|---|
| Story / Scenario | Requirement → coverage → gaps |
| Test (SmartTest) | Automation ↔ plans, executions, events |
| Issue | Bugs and tasks tied to plans or journeys |
| Test execution / Automation batch | Run outcomes for a test or batch |
| Event | TrueCoverage / RUM catalog names linked to tests |
| Release / Test run | Release context → runs → scenarios and executions |
| Exploration / Journey execution | ExploreChimp journeys and findings |
Semantic proximity applies where embeddings exist (commonly Story, Scenario, Test, Issue, Event).
Use cases
Trace coverage from a story
Start at a Story → fan out to Scenarios → Tests → Test executions. See what is linked, what is only semantically close, and where to create missing links.
Close gaps with Non-Linked + semantic proximity
Open Non-Linked, sort by semantic proximity, review near-misses, then Link or Create issue without leaving the canvas.
Bridge TrueCoverage events to automation
Start from an Event that matters in production and fan out to Tests that emit it (via SmartTest event emissions)—or the reverse—so behaviour gaps and automation stay in one graph.
Follow ExploreChimp context
Chain Exploration → Journey execution → related Issues / Tests when triaging exploratory findings.
Release and run context
Start from a Release or Test run and walk into the scenarios, stories, and executions that participated—useful for release readiness and post-deploy triage.
How InfiniTrace fits QA Intelligence
InfiniTrace is a navigation surface over the same linked entities that power QA Intelligence insights:
| Surface | Job |
|---|---|
| Dashboard | Trends and roll-ups |
| Atlas | Screens, states, bugs in product structure |
| InfiniTrace | Interactive traversal of the QA entity graph |
| Semantic Explorer | Similarity map, duplicates, and semantic near-miss linking |
| TrueCoverage | Production behaviour vs test coverage |
| Planning / SmartTests Insights | Folder-scoped coverage and health |
Link scenarios in SmartTests with // @Scenario comments so InfiniTrace (and insight roll-ups) have rich structural edges to follow. Instrument events for TrueCoverage so Event boards reflect real user pathways.
FAQ
Where do I open InfiniTrace?
Open QA Brain in the TestChimp sidebar, then use the InfiniTrace tab at /brain.
What is Linked vs Non-Linked?
Linked shows structural entity links to the prior selection; Non-Linked shows top-N peers, often ranked by semantic proximity so you can link gaps in place.
How does InfiniTrace relate to TrueCoverage?
Event boards use the TrueCoverage / RUM event catalog; TEST↔EVENT edges come from SmartTest event emissions during runs.
Can I share an InfiniTrace view?
Yes—the board chain (types, selections, filters, sorts) encodes into the ?locator= URL deep link.