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This document provides an overview of HP Quality Center (QC), including its history, architecture, editions, and typical workflow. It also outlines the prerequisites, setup, and server-side configurations needed to use QC, as well as common functionalities like filtering, finding/replacing content, and favorites. Sections are also dedicated to management features in QC like releases, cycles, and libraries, as well as requirements and test planning functionality.

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Qc tutorial
HP QC i AbouttheTutorial HP Quality Center (QC), a commercial test management tool by HP, supports various phases of software development life cycle. It is popularly known as HP-ALM Application Life Cycle Management. HP Quality Center is also available as a Software-as-a-Service offering. This tutorial will give you an in-depth understanding on HP Quality Center, its way of usage, project tracking and planning, and other tabs in QC such as Management, Test Plan, Test Lab, defects management and Dashboard view. Audience This tutorial is designed for Software Testing Professionals with a need to understand HP QC in detail. It will give you enough ingredients to start with QC from where you can take yourself to higher levels of expertise. Prerequisites Before proceeding with this tutorial, you should have a basic understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC). In addition, you should have some prior exposure to software testing as a process. Copyright&Disclaimer  Copyright 2016 by Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. All the content and graphics published in this e-book are the property of Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. The user of this e-book is prohibited to reuse, retain, copy, distribute or republish any contents or a part of contents of this e-book in any manner without written consent of the publisher. We strive to update the contents of our website and tutorials as timely and as precisely as possible, however, the contents may contain inaccuracies or errors. Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. provides no guarantee regarding the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of our website or its contents including this tutorial. If you discover any errors on our website or in this tutorial, please notify us at contact@tutorialspoint.com
HP QC ii TableofContents About the Tutorial....................................................................................................................................i Audience..................................................................................................................................................i Prerequisites............................................................................................................................................i Copyright & Disclaimer.............................................................................................................................i Table of Contents....................................................................................................................................ii 1. HP QC − INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................1 What is Quality Center? ..........................................................................................................................1 History of QC...........................................................................................................................................1 Architecture of QC...................................................................................................................................1 HP ALM Editions......................................................................................................................................2 ALM Edition Feature Comparison............................................................................................................2 Quality Center Workflow ........................................................................................................................3 2. HP QC – ENVIRONMENT SETUP...........................................................................................4 HP-Quality Center Setup .........................................................................................................................4 Prerequisites for Installing QC.................................................................................................................4 Supported Windows Operating Systems .................................................................................................4 Supported Databases ..............................................................................................................................4 Supported AppServers ............................................................................................................................5 Supported Browsers................................................................................................................................5 Downloading HP-ALM .............................................................................................................................5 Installing HP-ALM....................................................................................................................................7 Launching HP-ALM ................................................................................................................................16
HP QC iii 3. HP QC – SERVER-SIDE CONFIGURATIONS ..........................................................................18 Creating Domain ...................................................................................................................................18 Creating Projects...................................................................................................................................20 Creating Users.......................................................................................................................................24 4. QUALITY CENTER − COMMON FUNCTIONALITIES..............................................................26 Commonly Used Functionalities............................................................................................................26 HP QC Filter...........................................................................................................................................27 HP QC Users ..........................................................................................................................................30 HP QC Find ............................................................................................................................................30 HP QC Replace.......................................................................................................................................31 HP QC History........................................................................................................................................33 HP QC Send Mail ...................................................................................................................................34 HP QC Attachments...............................................................................................................................35 HP QC Snapshot ....................................................................................................................................37 HP QC Column Chooser .........................................................................................................................39 HP QC Set Defaults................................................................................................................................41 HP QC − Alerts and Flags .......................................................................................................................42 HP QC Favorites.....................................................................................................................................44 5. HP QC − MANAGEMENT....................................................................................................46 Management Tab..................................................................................................................................46 Releases................................................................................................................................................46 Cycles....................................................................................................................................................48 Release Scope and Milestone................................................................................................................49 Master Plan and Status .........................................................................................................................50 Libraries ................................................................................................................................................51
HP QC iv Baseline ................................................................................................................................................52 6. HP QC − REQUIREMENTS...................................................................................................53 Requirements........................................................................................................................................53 HP QC Create Requirements..................................................................................................................53 HP QC Upload Requirements.................................................................................................................55 HP QC Requirement Traceability ...........................................................................................................63 Hp-QC Traceability Matrix.....................................................................................................................65 7. QUALITY CENTER − TEST PLAN...........................................................................................68 Test Plan ...............................................................................................................................................68 HP QC Create Tests................................................................................................................................68 Hp-QC Upload Tests ..............................................................................................................................72 HP QC Requirements and Test Coverage ...............................................................................................80 HP QC Test Configuration......................................................................................................................81 8. QUALITY CENTER − TEST LAB.............................................................................................83 Test Lab.................................................................................................................................................83 HP QC Create Test Set ...........................................................................................................................83 HP QC Test Run Schedules.....................................................................................................................87 HP QC Test Execution ............................................................................................................................90 HP QC Test Results ................................................................................................................................94 9. HP QC − QC-QTP INTEGRATION.........................................................................................96 10. HP QC − DEFECTS ............................................................................................................111
HP QC v 11. HP QC − DASHBOARD ANALYSIS ......................................................................................114 Dashboard Analysis.............................................................................................................................114 Analysis View ......................................................................................................................................114 Dashboard View..................................................................................................................................119 12. HP QC − PROJECT CUSTOMIZATION ................................................................................121 HP QC User Properties.........................................................................................................................123 HP QC Project Users ............................................................................................................................123 HP QC Groups and Permissions ...........................................................................................................125 HP QC Module Access .........................................................................................................................127 HP QC Project Entities .........................................................................................................................127 HP QC Requirement Types ..................................................................................................................129 HP QC Project Lists ..............................................................................................................................132 HP QC Automail ..................................................................................................................................135 HP QC Alert Rules................................................................................................................................136 HP QC Workflow .................................................................................................................................136
HP QC 6 WhatisQualityCenter? HP Quality Center (QC), a test management tool, is now popularly known as Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) tool, as it is no longer just a test management tool but it supports various phases of the software development life cycle. HP-ALM helps us to manage project milestones, deliverables, and resources. It also aids in keeping track of project health, standards that allow Product owners to guage the current status of the product. It is important to understand the history, architecture, and workflow of Quality Center. HistoryofQC Quality Center was formerly known as Test Director, a product of Mercury Interactive. The following table provides us a better insight about the version history of QC. S.No# Commercial Name Version Numbers Owned By 1. Test Director v1.52 to v8.0 Mercury Interactive 2. Quality Center v8.0 to v9.0 Mercury Interactive 3. Quality Center v9.2 to v10.0 Hp 4. ALM v11.0 to v11.5x Hp ArchitectureofQC HP-ALM is an enterprise-wide application that is based on Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technology and uses MS SQL Server or Oracle as its back end. There is also a load balancer to effectively cater users’ requests. Site Administration Database is hosted on a standalone database server, while other project related data are stored on a separate database server. The following diagram shows how the setup of QC would be in a large corporation. 1. HP QC − INTRODUCTION
HP QC 7 HPALMEditions HP ALM is a commercial licensed tool and HP deploys it in four different editions that are listed below:  HP ALM  HP ALM Essentials  HP Quality Center Enterprise Edition  HP ALM Performance Center Edition ALMEditionFeatureComparison Each one of the above editions has its own limitation in terms of ALM functionalities. Based on the following table, one can decide which license is required for their project purpose. Feature HP ALM HP ALM Essentials HP QC Enterprise Edition HP ALM Performance Center Edition Release Management Yes Yes Yes Yes
HP QC 8 Project Planning and Tracking Yes No No No Risk Based Quality Management Yes No Yes No Test Authoring and Execution Yes Yes Yes Yes Test Resources Yes Yes Yes Yes Test Configurations Yes No Yes Yes HP Sprinter Yes No Yes No Lab Management Yes No No Yes Versioning Yes No Yes Yes Baselining Yes No Yes Yes Cross Project Customization Yes Yes No Yes Sharing Defects Yes No No No QualityCenterWorkflow The following diagram shows the workflow of Quality Center:
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HP QC 10 HP-QualityCenterSetup HP Quality Center Environment Setup is a complicated process and it is NOT the usual installation that we carry out on a Windows operating system. Enterprise installation would be distributed, however for learning/evaluating purpose, one can install the trial version of HP-ALM 11.5x on a standalone server. One should also need to take care of the prerequisites carefully to carry out a successful installation. PrerequisitesforInstallingQC For evaluation purpose, both client and server can reside on the same system and in this chapter, we will do the installation of that kind. SupportedWindowsOperatingSystems Only the following list of Windows OS are supported, hence one has to ensure that HP-ALM is installed on one of the following Windows OS only:  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP2 32 Bit/64 Bit  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 64 Bit  Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard 64 Bit  Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 64 Bit SupportedDatabases Ensure that you have one of the following databases installed in your system before proceeding to install HP-ALM:  Oracle 10.2.0.5  Oracle 11.2.0.3  Oracle 11.2.0.4  Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP4  Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 2. HP QC – ENVIRONMENT SETUP
HP QC 11  Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 SupportedAppServers Ensure that the server has got any of the following AppServers installed:  Apache 2.2  Microsoft IIS 7.0  Microsoft IIS 7.5  Microsoft IIS 8.0  Microsoft IIS 8.5 SupportedBrowsers HP ALM can be accessed only by using Active X based browsers, hence Internet Explorer is the only browser that is supported:  Microsoft Internet Explorer 8  Microsoft Internet Explorer 9  Microsoft Internet Explorer 10  Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 DownloadingHP-ALM Following are the steps for downloading the 30-day trial version of HP-ALM from HP website. Step 1 : Launch the following URL - http://www8.hp.com/us/en/software- solutions/software.html?compURI=1174315 Step 2 : Click on "Trials and Demos" and Select "HP Application LifeCycle Management 11.50 English SW E-Media Evaluation" as shown below:
HP QC 12 Step 3 : Fill in all the necessary details and click on "NEXT" as shown below: Step 4 : Accept the Software terms and click on "NEXT" as shown below
HP QC 13 Step 5 : Download link appears and select the appropriate edition you want to install (windows/Unix) InstallingHP-ALM Step 1 : After downloading the ISO file, unzip the contents and after unzipping, the folder structure would be as shown below:
HP QC 14 Step 2 : After the Welcome screen opens up, click the "NEXT" button as shown below. Continue to click the Next button until you reach the Finish screen.
HP QC 15 Step 3 : Upon finishing, the HP ALM Platform Configuration Wizard opens as shown below.
HP QC 16 Step 4 : License Key Tab opens and the user needs to select "Application Life Cycle Management" so that we can access all the features of the package.
HP QC 17 Step 5 : Cluster Configuration Tab opens and choose Standalone, as we will install all services in a standalone host and NOT as a distributed system.
HP QC 18 Step 6 : Security Tab opens. Here you need to key-in the passphrase such that there is a minimum of 12 characters.
HP QC 19 Step 7 : Application Server Tab opens. Choose "Jboss Application Server" and allow all others as default values. Step 8 : HP ALM Platform Service tab opens. Leave it empty so that your Windows login is used as the userid for starting the ALM Services.
HP QC 20 Step 9 : Web Server selection window opens. We will use JBOSS as the Webserver. Hence we need NOT select anything but just click on the "NEXT" button.
HP QC 21 Step 10 : If you would like to install the sample application "Mercury Tours", please select and click "NEXT".
HP QC 22 Step 11 : For Mail Server Configuration, add your SMTP or MS IIS SMTP server name or Select None and Click "NEXT". This server setting will enable you to interact with other QC users via Email or it triggers an email based on the settings.
HP QC 23 Step 12 : Choose the correct database Server Configuration. Please note that the database corresponds to the one that is already installed on the server. The user credentials should have privileges to create Database on the server. Only if all the field values are correct, it moves on to the next screen.
HP QC 24 Step 13 : The Site Administration Database Schema configuration window Opens. Ensure that you give a unique DB Schema name where all the Admin data of QC will be stored.
HP QC 25 Step 14 : Enter the Site Administrator user credentials. Do NOT forget to remember these credentials so that you can log into QC using these credentials after successful installation. Step 15 : File Repository Path is the location where all the QC related assets which we create would be saved.
HP QC 26 Step 16 : The Installation Summary Window opens up which shows the complete summary of the selected configuration. If the user wishes to make any changes, then he can do so by going back to the previous window.
HP QC 27 Step 17 : Apply Configuration shows that the selected components will be installed with the selected configuration. Upon Completion the message is thrown to the user if the installation is successful.
HP QC 28 LaunchingHP-ALM Step 1 : Upon installing HP-ALM successfully, the ALM can be launched from the Start menu as shown below.
HP QC 29 Step 2 : After installation, we can also launch ALM by typing the following URL in Internet Explorer: http://localhost:8181/qcbin/ ALM would open as shown below.
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HP QC 31 Once the HP-ALM is installed, we can continue to work with ALM only after creating domain, project, and users. In this chapter, we will discuss how to create Project, Domain and Users. CreatingDomain Step 1 : For creating a Domain, the first step is to get into Site Administrator Page. Launch QC using the URL - http://localhost:8181/qcbin/SiteAdmin.jsp and enter the Admin credentials that was set up while installing QC. 3. HP QC – SERVER-SIDE CONFIGURATIONS
HP QC 32 Step 2 : After logging into Site Admin page, we will land in Site Projects Tab as shown below. The next step from there is to create a Domain. Step 3 : Click the 'Create Domain' button on the top-left corner. Enter Domain Name and click OK.
HP QC 33 Step 4 : Domain would be created as shown below.
HP QC 34 CreatingProjects Once a Domain is created, the next step is to create 'Projects'. Creating a Project takes us through a wizard and one should follow the steps given below to create 'Projects' Step 1 : Select the Domain under which the project needs to be created and then click the "Create Projects" button as shown below.
HP QC 35 Step 2 : The Create Project Wizard opens. Select "Create an Empty Project" and click "Next". Step 3 : Enter the "Project Name" and select Domain and click "Next".
HP QC 36 Step 4 : Enter the Database credentials and click "NEXT".
HP QC 37 Step 5 : Select the Project Administrator user ID and click "NEXT".
HP QC 38 Step 6 : Select the extensions to activate the project and click "NEXT". Step 7 : Check the Activate checkbox and enable Version controlling (if you want) and click "NEXT".
HP QC 39 Step 8 : Upon clicking "Next", the project "Calculator" is created successfully. Click "OK" to see the created project in the Project Pane. CreatingUsers Step 1 : Select the Site Users Tab in "Site Admin" Page as shown below and click the "Add New User" button.
HP QC 40 Step 2 : The New User window opens up. Fill the user details and click "OK". Step 3 : After Creating the user, give the user the project access that they need.
HP QC 41 Step 4 : Verify the user list in "Project Users" Tab after giving the user the access to the project.
HP QC 42 CommonlyUsedFunctionalities HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) displays data in infragistics grid view or in a tree structure and users can manipulate the data in various ways, such as rearranging columns, filtering, sorting, and grouping. One can also attach files to those grid records, search for specific text in records, and view history of various entities. The following features are to be understood to ensure that users are able to work with Quality Center seamlessly. Click on each one of these links to know more about the common functionalities. Common Functionality Description Filter Dialog Box Enables user to perform filter ALM data based on defined criteria. Users Dialog Box Enables users to choose a user name from the list of users. Find Dialog Box Enables users to search for a particular record in a tree view or grid view Replace Dialog Box Enables user to find and replace a specific field value in a tree or grid. History Tab Enables user to view a list of changes made to the currently selected work item. Send Email Dialog Enables quality center users to send an email about the details of an entity to other users. 4. QUALITY CENTER − COMMON FUNCTIONALITIES
HP QC 43 Attachments Dialog Enables users to add and manage attachments to a specific record. Snapshot Dialog Enables users to capture and attach screenshot of your application under test to an entity in ALM. Column chooser Dialog Allows users to select the columns that they wish to see in the grid view. Set Defaults Dialog Enables users to set default values for certain fields in ALM. Alerts and Flags Dialog Enables users to view a list of alerts for a selected record and also allows them to create, view, and modify a follow up flag to remind themselves to follow up on an issue Favorites Dialog Allows user to create and organize favorites. HPQCFilter Filter functionality in ALM helps users to view a specific data based on certain criteria. Filters are applicable across all modules viz. Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab and Defects. Let us understand how it works in Requirements module. Users can specify one or more criteria in the Filter dialog box.
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Qc tutorial

  • 2. HP QC i AbouttheTutorial HP Quality Center (QC), a commercial test management tool by HP, supports various phases of software development life cycle. It is popularly known as HP-ALM Application Life Cycle Management. HP Quality Center is also available as a Software-as-a-Service offering. This tutorial will give you an in-depth understanding on HP Quality Center, its way of usage, project tracking and planning, and other tabs in QC such as Management, Test Plan, Test Lab, defects management and Dashboard view. Audience This tutorial is designed for Software Testing Professionals with a need to understand HP QC in detail. It will give you enough ingredients to start with QC from where you can take yourself to higher levels of expertise. Prerequisites Before proceeding with this tutorial, you should have a basic understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC). In addition, you should have some prior exposure to software testing as a process. Copyright&Disclaimer  Copyright 2016 by Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. All the content and graphics published in this e-book are the property of Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. The user of this e-book is prohibited to reuse, retain, copy, distribute or republish any contents or a part of contents of this e-book in any manner without written consent of the publisher. We strive to update the contents of our website and tutorials as timely and as precisely as possible, however, the contents may contain inaccuracies or errors. Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. provides no guarantee regarding the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of our website or its contents including this tutorial. If you discover any errors on our website or in this tutorial, please notify us at contact@tutorialspoint.com
  • 3. HP QC ii TableofContents About the Tutorial....................................................................................................................................i Audience..................................................................................................................................................i Prerequisites............................................................................................................................................i Copyright & Disclaimer.............................................................................................................................i Table of Contents....................................................................................................................................ii 1. HP QC − INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................1 What is Quality Center? ..........................................................................................................................1 History of QC...........................................................................................................................................1 Architecture of QC...................................................................................................................................1 HP ALM Editions......................................................................................................................................2 ALM Edition Feature Comparison............................................................................................................2 Quality Center Workflow ........................................................................................................................3 2. HP QC – ENVIRONMENT SETUP...........................................................................................4 HP-Quality Center Setup .........................................................................................................................4 Prerequisites for Installing QC.................................................................................................................4 Supported Windows Operating Systems .................................................................................................4 Supported Databases ..............................................................................................................................4 Supported AppServers ............................................................................................................................5 Supported Browsers................................................................................................................................5 Downloading HP-ALM .............................................................................................................................5 Installing HP-ALM....................................................................................................................................7 Launching HP-ALM ................................................................................................................................16
  • 4. HP QC iii 3. HP QC – SERVER-SIDE CONFIGURATIONS ..........................................................................18 Creating Domain ...................................................................................................................................18 Creating Projects...................................................................................................................................20 Creating Users.......................................................................................................................................24 4. QUALITY CENTER − COMMON FUNCTIONALITIES..............................................................26 Commonly Used Functionalities............................................................................................................26 HP QC Filter...........................................................................................................................................27 HP QC Users ..........................................................................................................................................30 HP QC Find ............................................................................................................................................30 HP QC Replace.......................................................................................................................................31 HP QC History........................................................................................................................................33 HP QC Send Mail ...................................................................................................................................34 HP QC Attachments...............................................................................................................................35 HP QC Snapshot ....................................................................................................................................37 HP QC Column Chooser .........................................................................................................................39 HP QC Set Defaults................................................................................................................................41 HP QC − Alerts and Flags .......................................................................................................................42 HP QC Favorites.....................................................................................................................................44 5. HP QC − MANAGEMENT....................................................................................................46 Management Tab..................................................................................................................................46 Releases................................................................................................................................................46 Cycles....................................................................................................................................................48 Release Scope and Milestone................................................................................................................49 Master Plan and Status .........................................................................................................................50 Libraries ................................................................................................................................................51
  • 5. HP QC iv Baseline ................................................................................................................................................52 6. HP QC − REQUIREMENTS...................................................................................................53 Requirements........................................................................................................................................53 HP QC Create Requirements..................................................................................................................53 HP QC Upload Requirements.................................................................................................................55 HP QC Requirement Traceability ...........................................................................................................63 Hp-QC Traceability Matrix.....................................................................................................................65 7. QUALITY CENTER − TEST PLAN...........................................................................................68 Test Plan ...............................................................................................................................................68 HP QC Create Tests................................................................................................................................68 Hp-QC Upload Tests ..............................................................................................................................72 HP QC Requirements and Test Coverage ...............................................................................................80 HP QC Test Configuration......................................................................................................................81 8. QUALITY CENTER − TEST LAB.............................................................................................83 Test Lab.................................................................................................................................................83 HP QC Create Test Set ...........................................................................................................................83 HP QC Test Run Schedules.....................................................................................................................87 HP QC Test Execution ............................................................................................................................90 HP QC Test Results ................................................................................................................................94 9. HP QC − QC-QTP INTEGRATION.........................................................................................96 10. HP QC − DEFECTS ............................................................................................................111
  • 6. HP QC v 11. HP QC − DASHBOARD ANALYSIS ......................................................................................114 Dashboard Analysis.............................................................................................................................114 Analysis View ......................................................................................................................................114 Dashboard View..................................................................................................................................119 12. HP QC − PROJECT CUSTOMIZATION ................................................................................121 HP QC User Properties.........................................................................................................................123 HP QC Project Users ............................................................................................................................123 HP QC Groups and Permissions ...........................................................................................................125 HP QC Module Access .........................................................................................................................127 HP QC Project Entities .........................................................................................................................127 HP QC Requirement Types ..................................................................................................................129 HP QC Project Lists ..............................................................................................................................132 HP QC Automail ..................................................................................................................................135 HP QC Alert Rules................................................................................................................................136 HP QC Workflow .................................................................................................................................136
  • 7. HP QC 6 WhatisQualityCenter? HP Quality Center (QC), a test management tool, is now popularly known as Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) tool, as it is no longer just a test management tool but it supports various phases of the software development life cycle. HP-ALM helps us to manage project milestones, deliverables, and resources. It also aids in keeping track of project health, standards that allow Product owners to guage the current status of the product. It is important to understand the history, architecture, and workflow of Quality Center. HistoryofQC Quality Center was formerly known as Test Director, a product of Mercury Interactive. The following table provides us a better insight about the version history of QC. S.No# Commercial Name Version Numbers Owned By 1. Test Director v1.52 to v8.0 Mercury Interactive 2. Quality Center v8.0 to v9.0 Mercury Interactive 3. Quality Center v9.2 to v10.0 Hp 4. ALM v11.0 to v11.5x Hp ArchitectureofQC HP-ALM is an enterprise-wide application that is based on Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technology and uses MS SQL Server or Oracle as its back end. There is also a load balancer to effectively cater users’ requests. Site Administration Database is hosted on a standalone database server, while other project related data are stored on a separate database server. The following diagram shows how the setup of QC would be in a large corporation. 1. HP QC − INTRODUCTION
  • 8. HP QC 7 HPALMEditions HP ALM is a commercial licensed tool and HP deploys it in four different editions that are listed below:  HP ALM  HP ALM Essentials  HP Quality Center Enterprise Edition  HP ALM Performance Center Edition ALMEditionFeatureComparison Each one of the above editions has its own limitation in terms of ALM functionalities. Based on the following table, one can decide which license is required for their project purpose. Feature HP ALM HP ALM Essentials HP QC Enterprise Edition HP ALM Performance Center Edition Release Management Yes Yes Yes Yes
  • 9. HP QC 8 Project Planning and Tracking Yes No No No Risk Based Quality Management Yes No Yes No Test Authoring and Execution Yes Yes Yes Yes Test Resources Yes Yes Yes Yes Test Configurations Yes No Yes Yes HP Sprinter Yes No Yes No Lab Management Yes No No Yes Versioning Yes No Yes Yes Baselining Yes No Yes Yes Cross Project Customization Yes Yes No Yes Sharing Defects Yes No No No QualityCenterWorkflow The following diagram shows the workflow of Quality Center:
  • 11. HP QC 10 HP-QualityCenterSetup HP Quality Center Environment Setup is a complicated process and it is NOT the usual installation that we carry out on a Windows operating system. Enterprise installation would be distributed, however for learning/evaluating purpose, one can install the trial version of HP-ALM 11.5x on a standalone server. One should also need to take care of the prerequisites carefully to carry out a successful installation. PrerequisitesforInstallingQC For evaluation purpose, both client and server can reside on the same system and in this chapter, we will do the installation of that kind. SupportedWindowsOperatingSystems Only the following list of Windows OS are supported, hence one has to ensure that HP-ALM is installed on one of the following Windows OS only:  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP2 32 Bit/64 Bit  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 64 Bit  Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard 64 Bit  Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 64 Bit SupportedDatabases Ensure that you have one of the following databases installed in your system before proceeding to install HP-ALM:  Oracle 10.2.0.5  Oracle 11.2.0.3  Oracle 11.2.0.4  Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP4  Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 2. HP QC – ENVIRONMENT SETUP
  • 12. HP QC 11  Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 SupportedAppServers Ensure that the server has got any of the following AppServers installed:  Apache 2.2  Microsoft IIS 7.0  Microsoft IIS 7.5  Microsoft IIS 8.0  Microsoft IIS 8.5 SupportedBrowsers HP ALM can be accessed only by using Active X based browsers, hence Internet Explorer is the only browser that is supported:  Microsoft Internet Explorer 8  Microsoft Internet Explorer 9  Microsoft Internet Explorer 10  Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 DownloadingHP-ALM Following are the steps for downloading the 30-day trial version of HP-ALM from HP website. Step 1 : Launch the following URL - http://www8.hp.com/us/en/software- solutions/software.html?compURI=1174315 Step 2 : Click on "Trials and Demos" and Select "HP Application LifeCycle Management 11.50 English SW E-Media Evaluation" as shown below:
  • 13. HP QC 12 Step 3 : Fill in all the necessary details and click on "NEXT" as shown below: Step 4 : Accept the Software terms and click on "NEXT" as shown below
  • 14. HP QC 13 Step 5 : Download link appears and select the appropriate edition you want to install (windows/Unix) InstallingHP-ALM Step 1 : After downloading the ISO file, unzip the contents and after unzipping, the folder structure would be as shown below:
  • 15. HP QC 14 Step 2 : After the Welcome screen opens up, click the "NEXT" button as shown below. Continue to click the Next button until you reach the Finish screen.
  • 16. HP QC 15 Step 3 : Upon finishing, the HP ALM Platform Configuration Wizard opens as shown below.
  • 17. HP QC 16 Step 4 : License Key Tab opens and the user needs to select "Application Life Cycle Management" so that we can access all the features of the package.
  • 18. HP QC 17 Step 5 : Cluster Configuration Tab opens and choose Standalone, as we will install all services in a standalone host and NOT as a distributed system.
  • 19. HP QC 18 Step 6 : Security Tab opens. Here you need to key-in the passphrase such that there is a minimum of 12 characters.
  • 20. HP QC 19 Step 7 : Application Server Tab opens. Choose "Jboss Application Server" and allow all others as default values. Step 8 : HP ALM Platform Service tab opens. Leave it empty so that your Windows login is used as the userid for starting the ALM Services.
  • 21. HP QC 20 Step 9 : Web Server selection window opens. We will use JBOSS as the Webserver. Hence we need NOT select anything but just click on the "NEXT" button.
  • 22. HP QC 21 Step 10 : If you would like to install the sample application "Mercury Tours", please select and click "NEXT".
  • 23. HP QC 22 Step 11 : For Mail Server Configuration, add your SMTP or MS IIS SMTP server name or Select None and Click "NEXT". This server setting will enable you to interact with other QC users via Email or it triggers an email based on the settings.
  • 24. HP QC 23 Step 12 : Choose the correct database Server Configuration. Please note that the database corresponds to the one that is already installed on the server. The user credentials should have privileges to create Database on the server. Only if all the field values are correct, it moves on to the next screen.
  • 25. HP QC 24 Step 13 : The Site Administration Database Schema configuration window Opens. Ensure that you give a unique DB Schema name where all the Admin data of QC will be stored.
  • 26. HP QC 25 Step 14 : Enter the Site Administrator user credentials. Do NOT forget to remember these credentials so that you can log into QC using these credentials after successful installation. Step 15 : File Repository Path is the location where all the QC related assets which we create would be saved.
  • 27. HP QC 26 Step 16 : The Installation Summary Window opens up which shows the complete summary of the selected configuration. If the user wishes to make any changes, then he can do so by going back to the previous window.
  • 28. HP QC 27 Step 17 : Apply Configuration shows that the selected components will be installed with the selected configuration. Upon Completion the message is thrown to the user if the installation is successful.
  • 29. HP QC 28 LaunchingHP-ALM Step 1 : Upon installing HP-ALM successfully, the ALM can be launched from the Start menu as shown below.
  • 30. HP QC 29 Step 2 : After installation, we can also launch ALM by typing the following URL in Internet Explorer: http://localhost:8181/qcbin/ ALM would open as shown below.
  • 32. HP QC 31 Once the HP-ALM is installed, we can continue to work with ALM only after creating domain, project, and users. In this chapter, we will discuss how to create Project, Domain and Users. CreatingDomain Step 1 : For creating a Domain, the first step is to get into Site Administrator Page. Launch QC using the URL - http://localhost:8181/qcbin/SiteAdmin.jsp and enter the Admin credentials that was set up while installing QC. 3. HP QC – SERVER-SIDE CONFIGURATIONS
  • 33. HP QC 32 Step 2 : After logging into Site Admin page, we will land in Site Projects Tab as shown below. The next step from there is to create a Domain. Step 3 : Click the 'Create Domain' button on the top-left corner. Enter Domain Name and click OK.
  • 34. HP QC 33 Step 4 : Domain would be created as shown below.
  • 35. HP QC 34 CreatingProjects Once a Domain is created, the next step is to create 'Projects'. Creating a Project takes us through a wizard and one should follow the steps given below to create 'Projects' Step 1 : Select the Domain under which the project needs to be created and then click the "Create Projects" button as shown below.
  • 36. HP QC 35 Step 2 : The Create Project Wizard opens. Select "Create an Empty Project" and click "Next". Step 3 : Enter the "Project Name" and select Domain and click "Next".
  • 37. HP QC 36 Step 4 : Enter the Database credentials and click "NEXT".
  • 38. HP QC 37 Step 5 : Select the Project Administrator user ID and click "NEXT".
  • 39. HP QC 38 Step 6 : Select the extensions to activate the project and click "NEXT". Step 7 : Check the Activate checkbox and enable Version controlling (if you want) and click "NEXT".
  • 40. HP QC 39 Step 8 : Upon clicking "Next", the project "Calculator" is created successfully. Click "OK" to see the created project in the Project Pane. CreatingUsers Step 1 : Select the Site Users Tab in "Site Admin" Page as shown below and click the "Add New User" button.
  • 41. HP QC 40 Step 2 : The New User window opens up. Fill the user details and click "OK". Step 3 : After Creating the user, give the user the project access that they need.
  • 42. HP QC 41 Step 4 : Verify the user list in "Project Users" Tab after giving the user the access to the project.
  • 43. HP QC 42 CommonlyUsedFunctionalities HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) displays data in infragistics grid view or in a tree structure and users can manipulate the data in various ways, such as rearranging columns, filtering, sorting, and grouping. One can also attach files to those grid records, search for specific text in records, and view history of various entities. The following features are to be understood to ensure that users are able to work with Quality Center seamlessly. Click on each one of these links to know more about the common functionalities. Common Functionality Description Filter Dialog Box Enables user to perform filter ALM data based on defined criteria. Users Dialog Box Enables users to choose a user name from the list of users. Find Dialog Box Enables users to search for a particular record in a tree view or grid view Replace Dialog Box Enables user to find and replace a specific field value in a tree or grid. History Tab Enables user to view a list of changes made to the currently selected work item. Send Email Dialog Enables quality center users to send an email about the details of an entity to other users. 4. QUALITY CENTER − COMMON FUNCTIONALITIES
  • 44. HP QC 43 Attachments Dialog Enables users to add and manage attachments to a specific record. Snapshot Dialog Enables users to capture and attach screenshot of your application under test to an entity in ALM. Column chooser Dialog Allows users to select the columns that they wish to see in the grid view. Set Defaults Dialog Enables users to set default values for certain fields in ALM. Alerts and Flags Dialog Enables users to view a list of alerts for a selected record and also allows them to create, view, and modify a follow up flag to remind themselves to follow up on an issue Favorites Dialog Allows user to create and organize favorites. HPQCFilter Filter functionality in ALM helps users to view a specific data based on certain criteria. Filters are applicable across all modules viz. Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab and Defects. Let us understand how it works in Requirements module. Users can specify one or more criteria in the Filter dialog box.
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