Search, filters and shortcuts
Filter Qualflare lists with key:value tokens, save Explore queries, and jump to any page with the command palette and keyboard shortcuts.
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Qualflare has no global search across test cases, launches and defects: the command palette (Shift+/) opens pages, and the filter bar on each list page narrows that page's records with key:value tokens. This page lists every filter key by page, the saved-query actions on Explore and every keyboard shortcut.
| Tool | Where | How to open it | What it finds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Command palette | Search... in the top bar | Shift+/ | Pages of the current project or workspace, not records |
| Filter bar | Browse, Explore, Launches, Defects, Failure Clusters, AI Insights, Audit Logs and a suite's Test Cases tab | ⌘K or Ctrl+K | The records on that page, by key:value filters or plain words |
| AI filter | The Explore filter bar | / in an empty bar, or the Quo icon | Filters Qualflare writes from a plain-language request |
| Saved queries | Explore | Save Query, Saved Queries | Filter sets saved for the whole project |
Command palette
Qualflare has no global search across test cases, launches and defects. The Search... box in the top bar opens the command palette, which takes you to a page.
Opening the palette
- Click Search... in the top bar (shown on wide screens)
- Or press Shift+/ (the ? key) anywhere outside a text field
Using the palette
- Type part of a page name, such as
launchesordefects, then press Enter or click the result. The arrow keys move through the list - Inside a project, it lists the project's pages: Overview, Browse, Explore, Milestones, Shared Steps, Test Plans, Launches, Defects, AI Insights, Failure Clusters, Teams, Integrations and Settings
- Outside a project, it lists the workspace pages you can open, such as Workspace Settings
- It also matches common words, for example
bugsfinds Defects andrunsfinds Launches
To find test cases, launches or defects, use the filter bar on that page.
Filter bar syntax
List pages such as Browse, Explore, Launches and Defects have a filter bar. Type filters into it and press Enter to apply them.
| You type | What it does |
|---|---|
key:value | Filters on one field, for example severity:critical |
key:value1,value2 | Matches any of the values, for example severity:critical,high |
key:"two words" | Quotes a value that contains spaces |
| Two or more filters | All of them apply at once, for example severity:critical status:active |
| Plain words | A free-text search on the page, for example login |
key:true | Turns on a yes/no filter, for example archived:true on Browse |
Rules:
- Only the keys listed for a page work there. Any other
word:valueis treated as plain text. - As you type, the bar suggests keys and then values. Pick values that come from your data, such as environments, languages, teams and categories, from the suggestions: the filter stores an ID, so a typed display name may not match.
- There are no
AND,ORorNOToperators, no parentheses, no wildcards such as*, and no comparisons such as>or<.
AI filter on Explore
On Explore, you can describe the cases you want in plain words instead. Click the Quo icon in the filter bar, or type / while the bar is empty, then write a request such as "active high-priority manual cases". Qualflare turns it into filters. See Using AI-Powered Filtering.
Filter keys by page
| Page | Keys | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Browse | priority, testType, automation, teamSeq (Team), archived, isFlaky (Flaky), stale (Not run in 30+ days) | priority: low, medium, high, critical. automation: automated, manual. archived, isFlaky and stale take true. isFlaky appears when your plan includes flaky test detection |
| Suite > Test Cases tab | priority, state, showArchived (Archived) | state: draft, review, active, outdated |
| Explore | state, priority, testType, automation | priority: critical, high, medium, low. automation: automated, manual. See the note on state below |
| Launches | platform, automation, environment, language | platform: android, ios, web (type ios in lower case; the iOS suggestion matches no launch today). automation: automated, manual |
| Defects | severity, status, category, environment | severity: low, medium, high, critical. status: active, action_required, false_positive, closed, reopened. category: the categories your defects use, such as flaky |
| Failure Clusters | severity, status | severity: critical, high, medium, low. status: pending, analysed |
| AI Insights | status | active, accepted, declined, stale |
| Audit Logs (workspace) | actorType, action, resourceType, from, to | from and to take a date |
Every page except Audit Logs also takes plain words as a free-text search.
On Explore, the state filter offers active, pending, inactive and archived. Only active matches a case state today. To filter Draft, Review or Outdated cases, use a suite's Test Cases tab.
Custom fields, pass rate, duration, assignee, reporter and resolved date are not filters on any page.
Sorting and shareable views
- Click a column header to sort by it. Click it again to reverse the order. Lists sort by one column at a time.
- Your filters, sort order and page number are part of the page's URL. Refreshing keeps them, and you can bookmark the URL or send it to a teammate to show the same view.
- The sidebar links open pages with their default filters: none on most pages, and only Active recommendations on AI Insights.
Saved queries on Explore
Saved queries live on the Explore page (the Test Case Explorer on qualflare.com), for test cases. Other pages don't have saved searches.
Saving a query
- On Explore, set the filters you want.
- Click Save Query.
- Enter a Query Name and save.
Loading and updating a query
- Load: pick a query from the Saved Queries picker. Type in Search queries... to find one.
- Update Query: overwrite the loaded query with the current filters.
- Save As: save the current filters as a new query under a new name.
Saved queries can't be renamed or deleted in the app yet.
Who can see saved queries
Saved queries belong to the project, not to a person: every project member sees them. Saving, updating and Save As need a project role:
Editor+ · project (requires the Editor role or higher in the project)In the web app today, that has to be your role in this project: a higher workspace role alone doesn't turn the buttons on. See Users & Roles.
You can attach saved queries to a test plan on its Dynamic Queries tab, but they don't add cases to the plan's runs yet; see Test Plans Reference. See Exploring Cases and Saved Queries for step-by-step instructions.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Shortcut | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Shift+/ (the ? key) | Anywhere, when you aren't typing in a field | Opens the command palette |
| ⌘K or Ctrl+K | Pages with a filter bar | Moves the cursor to the filter bar |
| Enter | Filter bar | Applies the filters |
| Up or Down, then Enter | Filter bar suggestions, command palette | Moves through the list and picks an item |
| Esc | Filter bar | Closes the suggestions |
| / | Explore filter bar, while it's empty | Switches to the AI filter |
| Enter | AI filter | Writes the filters from your request |
| Esc | AI filter | Leaves the AI filter |
| Esc | Detail panel, while focus is inside it, or a dialog | Closes it |
| Left or Right | The detail panel's Resize panel handle | Left widens the panel, Right narrows it |
| Enter | Quo message box | Sends the message |
| Shift+Enter | Quo message box | Starts a new line |
| Esc | Quo message box, while Quo is answering | Stops the answer |
| ⌘Enter or Ctrl+Enter | Comment box | Posts the comment |
| ⌘Enter or Ctrl+Enter | Reply or comment edit box | Saves the reply or the edit |
| Esc | Reply or comment edit box | Cancels the reply or the edit |
Search tips and best practices
Common search patterns
| Goal | Page | Type this |
|---|---|---|
| Critical and high defects that are still open | Defects | severity:critical,high status:active,action_required |
| Active defects in the Flaky Test category | Defects | category:flaky status:active |
| Critical and high manual cases about login | Explore | priority:critical,high automation:manual login |
| Manual launches on the web platform | Launches | platform:web automation:manual |
| Archived suites and cases | Browse | archived:true |
category:flaky is suggested once at least one defect in the project has that category.
Troubleshooting search issues
No results:
- Remove filters one at a time to find the one that excludes everything
- Check the key: an unknown key becomes plain text, which may match nothing
- Pick environment, language, team and category values from the suggestions instead of typing them
Too many results:
- Add another filter. Separate filters all apply at once
- Add a word to narrow the free-text search
Limits
Search and filters in Qualflare have these limits:
- There is no global search across test cases, launches and defects: the command palette opens pages, not records.
- The filter bar has no
AND,ORorNOToperators, no parentheses, no wildcards and no comparisons. - Custom fields, pass rate, duration, assignee, reporter and resolved date are not filters on any page.
- Saved queries exist only on Explore, and they can't be renamed or deleted in the app yet.
- On Explore, the
statefilter matches onlyactivetoday.
Related
- Guides: Exploring Cases and Saved Queries · Create and edit test cases · Using AI-Powered Filtering · Reporting Test Results · Overview dashboard
- Reference: Test cases: fields, states and steps · Test Plans Reference · Defects · Glossary · Create, triage and close defects
- CLI: Cases Commands · Launches Commands · Defects Commands: list and filter records from a terminal
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