Qc Connecting The Dots

Quality Center 9.2 Connecting the Dots

Mary Larson August 2009

Presentation Agenda • How the Quality Center tabs are connected • • • •

Requirements Test Plan Test Lab Defects

• Demonstrate how to bridge data gaps • Going From Test Cases to Test Sets

• Verifying traceability and test coverage • Best practices to ensure compliance INTERNAL

1. Quality Center Integration Requirements

Defect

Test Plan

Test Lab INTERNAL

Quality Center Tab Integration Requirements • Go to Test in Test Set • Associate a Requirement • Report: Requirements Coverage

Test Plan • Go to Test in Test Set • Associated Defects • Report: Tests with Associated Defects

Test Lab • • • •

Go to Test in Test Plan Tree Associated Defects Report: Cross Test Set with Tests Report Defect link from Steps of Run window

Defects • Associated Test • Report: Defects with Associated Tests and Runs • Favorite: _Defect with Test Steps INTERNAL

Test Case to Test Sets and Defects Right-Click on Test Case to go to Test in Test Set “go to” Associated Defects

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Quality Center Standard Reports Tests with Linked Defects

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Tests with Linked Defects

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Defect to: Test Case in Test Set

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Defect to: Associated Test Right-Click on Defect to go to Associated Test (Test Set run where detected)

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Quality Center: Sub-Reports

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Quality Center: Advanced Reporting

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Quality Center: Advanced Reporting

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Connecting Test Plan and Test Lab • How do we plan for test execution? • Building a bridge” from the test plan to test lab tabs • Need to plan where and when test cases will be run • What’s available to assist us on the Test Plan tab?     

Test Set/Execution Cycle (40 characters) Test Stage and Test Type Subject Tree (folder structure) Other Info 1-4 fields Additional fields?

• Are you using any of these fields to “bridge tab gaps” and assist with Test Set planning? • Which fields are you using? INTERNAL

Test Cases used in Multiple Test Sets Use the Test Set/Execution Cycle field. • Determine Test Set naming conventions. • Determine “short names” for Test Set/Exec Cycle. • Use comma “ , “ to separate test set “short names”.

Example:

• SM_ST_Test01 will be run in multiple Test Sets.    

Test Set names = SM06_ST_01 – SM06_ST_xx Short name for test sets = ST01 - STxx TS/EC = ST01,ST04,ST05,ST08 Use Filter when building Test Sets, e.g. *ST01*

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Test Cases in Test Grid View

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Filtering Test Cases in Test Lab

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3. Test Coverage and Quality Center Paradigm Shift:

• From a test coverage perspective, there are two pieces: planning and execution • If you plan without executing, you’ve only completed half the task • You must follow-through from test planning and execute the tests

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Ensuring Traceability Use the following Requirements Tab Favorites • _Req to Test Case Traceability - Summary • _Req to Test Case Traceability - Detailed  Note: Customize the display to meet your needs

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Ensuring Traceability Generate Req to Test Case Traceability Detailed  Make sure ALL requirements are prioritized and tested  This can be found on the Requirements Tab in Quality Center

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Ensuring Traceability Recommendations: • Rqmt. ID – store only ONE requirement ID.  Use Other Info 1-4 fields for additional rqmts.  Follow this or traceability will be VERY difficult.

• Use Continue Manual Run option  Reduces number of bogus “Not Completed” runs.  Return to add a defect – creates a link to the run.

• Flag tests for Regression and Smoke Testing  Review tests that produced defects for regression. INTERNAL