Learn & Master - HP Quality Center Certification Exam Code

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Learn Master - HP Quality Center
Certification Exam Code HPO-M15
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Chapters Being Covered

• Chapter - 1 Introduction to HP Quality Center.
• Chapter - 2 Release Management Module.
• Chapter - 3 Test Plan Module.
• Chapter - 4 Test Lab Module.
• Chapter - 5 Defect Management Module.
• Chapter - 6 Reports Module.

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HP Quality Center - Introduction

• HP Quality Center is a test management tool.
• It offers an organized framework for testing
  applications.
• It is a web based application which manages all
  aspects of testing process which otherwise is a
  time consuming activity.
• It helps maintain a project database of tests
  that cover all aspects of application
  functionality.

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HP Quality Center - Introduction

• It can be attached to our email system so that
  the information about the defect can be supplied
  to all people concerned. For example Developers,
  persons in customer support and quality assurance
  personnel.
• This can be integrated with automated tools like
  Winrunner, QTP, Load runner so that we can get a
  fully automated application testing.
• Graphs and reports can be generated to analyze
  the information.

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Why Quality Center

• One stop shop for all testing related tasks.
• Coherence of different tasks.
• Better analysis and management.
• Easier to track

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Test Management Process
Specify Requirements
Analysis
Plan/Create Tests
Execute Tests
Report and Graph Generation
Track defects
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Quality Center Modules

• The quality center has following basic
  modules.
• Releases
• Requirements
• Test Plan
• Test Lab
• Defects
• Additional modules
• Business components
• Dash board

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Quality Center Add- ins

• At times Quality center responds slow due to the
  client server nature of application. The response
  depends on many parameters like network
  configurations, geographical locations of testing
  team, load on system etc.
• To overcome the network problems test wares can
  be first created in Microsoft word or Excel and
  then uploaded in QC.
• To upload MS word document QC needs Microsoft
  word add-in
• To upload Excel document QC needs Microsoft Excel
  add-in
• To connect to QTP, needs QTP Add-in.

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Chapter - 2 HP Quality CenterRelease
Management Module
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HP Quality Center Release Management

• The application testing process begins by
  defining a release tree in Releases module. Here
  is the release management work flow.

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Defining Releases and Cycles

• The foundation of the release module is the
  Release Tree.
• Release Tree enables the modeling of the
  upcoming releases within a hierarchical tree
  structure.
• A project manager starts by defining a release
  folder along with its releases. A release
  represents a group of changes in one or more
  applications that will be available for
  distribution at the same time.
• After defining the release, a QA manager defines
  cycles. A cycle is a set of development and
  quality assurance efforts performed to achieve a
  common goal based on the release timeline.

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Defining Releases and Cycles

• For example, suppose you are defining upcoming
  releases for
• the sample Mercury Tours application. The Mercury
  Tours
• Application folder contains Release 10.5. This
  release includes
• four cycles. You might define the releases and
  cycles in the
• releases tree as follows

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Defining Releases and Cycles

• QA manager also can assign Start date and End
  date for each cycle.

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Assigning Requirements
After defining the releases and cycles, the QA
manager assigns the Requirements from
requirement module to Releases and Cycles.
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Assigning Requirements

• Enter the details of Target Cycle and Target
  Release.

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Assigning and Running Tests

• Once requirements are assigned, Each Test set
  folder from
• Test Lab module is assigned to each cycle.

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Assigning and Running Tests
Once Test set folders are assigned to cycles,
Test sets are run under these folders.
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Assigning Defects
If an application flaw is detected while running
a test set, the QA engineer can submit a defect.
Quality Center automatically creates a link
between the test run, associated release and
cycle, and the new defect.
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Analyzing Releases and Cycles

• Following test runs, the QA manager reviews the
  test progress to determine how well it meets
  the release goals.
• The QA manager can also determine how many
  defects were resolved, and how many still remain
  open. The results can be analyzed at a release or
  at a cycle level.
• It also helps track the progress of the testing
  process in real time by analyzing the releases
  tree and ensuring that it matches the release
  goals.

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Chapter - 3 HP Quality CenterTest Plan
Module
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Topics Being covered

• What is Test Plan module?
• Test Plan Tree structure
• Designing Tests
• Parameters
• Export / Import Test case

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Quality Center - Test Plan

• Test Plan
• It is a repository of test cases.
• Can be accessed through the Test Plan section in
  the Quality Center
• Uses Subject (Root)-Folders-Test Model
• Folder or Test name can be
• Module name
• Scenario name
• Functionality name
• Test Plan starts after requirements are baselined

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Quality Center - Test Plan
Developing a Test Plan consists of the following
Steps
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Test Plan Module

• Key elements in the Test Plan Module are
• Developing a Test Plan Tree
• Designing Tests
• Designing Test Steps
• Using parameters in tests
• Calling Tests
• Creating and Viewing Requirements Coverage
• Monitoring the status of test plans

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Developing a Test Plan Tree

• To Create a Test plan Tree
• Go to TestsgtNew Folder
• On New Folder dialog provide the required Folder
  name

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Designing Tests

• Adding a test to the subject folder.
• Available test type
• Manual
• Business Process
• WR_Automated
• LR_Scenario
• VAPI_XP Test
• System Test
• Alt_Scenario
• Quick Test_Test (Need QTP add-in)

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Designing Tests

• MANUALA Quality Center manual test.
• WR-AUTOMATED A test that is executed by
  WinRunner, HP's functional testing tool for
  Microsoft Windows applications.
• LR-SCENARIO A scenario that is executed by
  LoadRunner, HP's load testing tool.
• QUICKTEST_TEST A test that is executed by
  QuickTest Professional, HP's functional
  enterprise testing tool. This test type is only
  available if you have installed the appropriate
  add-in from the HP Quality Center Add-ins page.

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Designing Tests

• VAPI-XP-TEST A test that is created using Visual
  API-XP, the Quality Center open test architecture
  API testing tool.
• SYSTEM-TEST A test that instructs
  Quality Center to provide system information,
  capture a desktop image, or restart a machine.
• BUSINESS-PROCESS A business process test.

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Designing Tests

• The new test is added to the test plan tree under
  subject folder
• Add a test Description.
• In the Details tab, you can see the test name,
  test designer, creation date, test status, and
  other information.

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Designing Test Steps

• Designing Test Steps
• Goto Design Steps tab of created Test
• Click the Design Steps tab.
• Click the New Step button. The Design Step Editor
  opens

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Designing Test Steps

• Define a step for displaying Yahoo login page
• Step Name Display yahoo Login Page.
• Description Launch a browser and enter URL as
  Yahoomail.com.
• Expected Result Yahoo Login Page should be
  shown.
• Click OK

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Designing Test Steps

• To create an another step click on New Step icon
• Define a step for displaying Yahoo login(Example)
  page
• Step Name User Name Password.
• Description Enter User Name and Password.
• Click Login.
• Expected Result User must Log on.
• Click OK
• Repeat the same to add more number of steps.

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Exporting Excel Data to Quality Center

• Select all the rows in the Excel sheet that are
  to be exported
• Open the Excel sheet and click on Tools-gtExport
  to Quality Center

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Exporting Excel Data to Quality Center

• Select the domain and the Project Code
• Login with User ID
• Select the tab

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Exporting Excel Data to Quality Center

• Select a Map
• An existing map can be selected or a new map can
  be created
• This maps each field on the excel sheet with a
  corresponding field in the Quality Center

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Exporting Excel Data to Quality Center

• List Box on the left contains on the fields that
  are required for logging defects. Fields in Red
  color are the mandatory fields. These fields are
  set up by the admin.
• A field is selected from the left list box and
  added to the right list box. Against this field
  then the field name from the excel sheet is
  entered.

Mapped fields
Creating Mapping
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Exporting Excel Data to Quality Center

• The fields are mapped.

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Exporting Excel Data to Quality Center

• Defect is successfully uploaded

Defect loaded in QC
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Copying Test Steps

• Display the Design Steps tab for
  yahoo_Login(Example)
• Click the Design Steps tab.
• Select the steps that you want to copy.
• Copy the selected steps.
• Paste the steps into the Yahoo_Search
  test(Example)

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Adding Parameters to test

• Display the Design Steps tab for Yahoo_Login
• Step 1Launch a browser and enter URL. In that
  highlight the word URL and click on Insert
  Parameter icon. It opens Parameter properties
  dialog.
• Enter URL in the Parameter Name. Click OK.
• Displays the parameter as below
• Repeat the same for Username and Password.
  Parameters in the test looks as below

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Calling Tests

• Calling a Test
• We can call an existing test to a current test
• It is useful if you have common steps that you
  often want to perform as parts of other tests.
• Click on Call to Test button.
• Select a required existing test

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Requirements Coverage

• In the Test Plan module, you create requirements
  coverage by selecting requirements to link to a
  test. Alternatively, in the Requirements module,
  you create tests coverage by selecting tests to
  link to a requirement. A test can cover more than
  one requirement, and a requirement can be covered
  by more than one test.

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Linking Requirements to a Test

• Display the Yahoo_Search test.
• Display the Req Coverage tab.
• Display the requirements tree.
• Click the Select Req button and expand the
  requirements tree displayed on the right.
• Add the Child1 requirement to the coverage grid.
• Hide the requirements tree. Click the Close
  button.

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Chapter - 4 HP Quality CenterTest Lab
Module
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Topics Being covered

• Introduction
• Creating Test Sets
• Executing Test Sets
• Analyzing Results
• Linking Activities

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Test Lab

• Test Lab module is used to run the test cases.
• The Test run process begins with creating the
  Test Set Tree and
• running the tests.
• Initially a Test Set Folder is created.
• Depending on the testing goals you can add Tests
  to the Test Folder.
• Test sets can contain both manual and automated
  Test.
• We can include the same Test in different Test
  Sets or add a few Test instances to the same
  Test Set.
• We can schedule date and time for the execution
  of Test Sets.

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Process Flow
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Create a Test Set

• Select the Test Lab module
• Click on Create Folder icon at the left
  corner of the module and give the name for the
  folder.
• Select the created folder and click on create
  test set to create a set and give name
  and description for the test set.
• A New Test Set is created.
• Select the Test set created.
• In the Test set properties

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Create a Test Set

• Test Set Properties Window
• The Details tab enables to give the estimated
  open date of test and estimated close date of
  test set.
• In the attachments tab we can add an attachment
  to the test set. Attachment can be a file, URL,
  snapshot of application, and item from the clip
  board or system information.

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Create a Test Set

• On failure tab enables to set the conditions if
  any of the automation test fails. Conditions are
  like stop the test set, repeat the failed test or
  rerun the test set or do nothing.
• Notifications tab enables send notifications to
  an user if any of the test is finished with
  failed status, or failed due to some network
  issues, or execution of test set is finished.

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Create a Test Set

• Execution Grid Window
• In the execution grid we can select the tests to
  be executed from test plan. Tests can be either
  manual tests or automation tests.
• Adding tests to test set
• Select the a Test Set
• Click on Select tests icon at the
  top corner of the set.
• Drag and drop the tests from test plan tree
  displayed at right corner.

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Create a Test Set

• If it is a manual test and that test is having
  some parameters, parameters of the test window
  will open while dragging the test. Parameters
  should be given when we execute the scripts. So
  we can just close parameters of the test
  window, with out giving any parameters.

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Create a Test Set

• We can add any number of instances of a test in
  single test set.
• Drag all required tests in a flow.

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Create a Test Set
The default status of all the tests in
test set will be No Run.
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Create a Test Set

• Specify the Execution Flow
• The execution flow tab gives the Order and flow
  of execution of tests.
• you can specify a test to run on a specific date
  and time or based on a condition.
• Condition would be a test run will start only
  when a test is passed or finished.

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Create a Test Set

• To specify a date constrain double click on the
  test, in the Run Schedule dialog box select
  time dependency tab and specify a date and time,
  click OK.

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Create a Test Set

• Now we can see a time clock is shown in execution
  flow to signify a particular test is scheduled.

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Create a Test Set

• To specify a condition double click a test,
  select the execution condition tab in Run
  Schedule window.
• Click on New Button to create a condition.

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Create a Test Set
Select the Test and Condition, click on OK
icon.

• Now we can observe the flow of test is changed.
• Now the notification will be sent to the assigned
  tester to start testing of specified test on the
  scheduled day and time.
• The second can not be executed unless the
  previous test is finished, because we did set
  condition in previous steps.

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Running The Tests

• Test Run can be in two ways
• Manual Run
• Automatic
• Manual Run To execute a manual test.
• Automatic To execute automation script (s).

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Running The Tests

• Executing Manual Tests
• Select a manual test in the set.
• Click on Icon to start the execution.

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Running The Tests

• Select the tester that who is executing the
  current test. By default it will be current
  username of QC.
• If you want you can rename the Run Name
• Then click on Begin Run Icon.

• When run begins it will ask for the parameter
  values if you have any parameters while creating
  the tests in test plan.
• Give the parameter values and click on OK
  Button.

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Running The Tests

• Once execution begins the steps are shown with
  default status No Run.
• Click on Compact View icon to see the
  description, expected values and to add Actual
  results.
• You can view the expected result, but can not
  modify.

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Running The Tests

• Execute all the steps and enter actual results
  for all the steps.
• Click on Compact View icon again, to come back to
  steps grid.

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Running The Tests
Now change the status of all the steps based on
actual result.

Click on End Run icon to close
the execution
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Running The Tests
After the execution
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Running The Tests

• Executing Automated Scripts

• Automation scripts can be executed as a set or
  can be executed as individual.
• To execute as a test click on Run test set
  Icon.

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• To execute the script on a Remote machine, enter
  the remote machine name in Run on Host column.
• To execute locally select the option Run All
  Tests Locally.
• Execute all the tests one by one, click in Click
  on Run All.
• To Execute Individually select a test to be
  executed and click in Run.
• It will launch the tool and will execute the
  script.

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• Once the execution is completed , an email will
  be sent to the specified user.
• if the notification has been selected in test
  set properties window.

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Viewing Results

• Double click a test in the test set to open Test
  instance properties window.
• Select the run name and click on Launch report
  icon.
• It will launch the Quick test report for that
  particular instance.

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• Click on the Linked defects icon.

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Linking Defects

• To create and link a new defect click Add and
  link defect icon.
• It will open defects module, create a defect and
  save it. Created defect will be linked
  automatically to the test instance.

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Linking Defects

• To link an existing defect click on link an
  existing defect icon.
• Link can be done in two ways.
• By defect ID
• By select the defect from defects module.
• Default is by defect ID.
• Give the defect ID and click on Link icon.

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Adding Parameters

• Configuration tab enables to enter the parameters
  for manual tests and Automated tests.
• It also enables to set a test to run how many
  number iterations if a test fails.

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Chapter - 5 HP Quality CenterDefect
Management
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Defect Management using QC

• Locating and repairing defects is an essential
  phase in testing. Analyzing defects and issues is
  what helps managers make the go/no-go decision
  about application deployment. Quality Center
  helps tracking application defects and enabling
  you to monitor defects closely from initial
  detection until resolution.
• Defects gives a snapshot of the application under
  test and tell exactly how many defects you
  currently have, their status, severity, priority,
  age, etc.

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Defect Management using QC

• The following things can be done in the defects
  module of Quality Center
• Tracking defects (stages)
• Adding Defects
• Reviewing Defects
• Matching Defects
• Updating Defects
• Mailing Defects
• Linking Defects
• Filtering/Sorting Defects
• Creating/Viewing Favorite views

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Tracking defects

• When you submit a defect to a Quality Center
  project, it is tracked through these stages New,
  Open, Fixed and Closed. A defect may also be
  Rejected or it may be Reopened after it is fixed.
• When you initially report the status of the
  defect is New by default.

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New Defect entry
Selecting New Defect button in Defect section
creates a new bug. All fields marked by () or in
red are required. Description should have steps
to recreate and test data. Attachments and
screenshots can be added. Defect is submitted
for tracking.
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Reviewing open defects
Various ways to search defects in Quality center
(using columns, search, or favorites). Double
click activity to review in detail, change
status, or add comments.
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Matching Defects

• Matching defects enables you to eliminate
  duplicate or similar defects in your project.
  Each time you add a new defect, QC stores lists
  of keywords from the Summary and Description
  fields. When you search for similar defects,
  keywords in these fields are matched against
  other defects.
• This filter can be set on the defects by using
  the "Find similar defects" button.
• The results are stored in the similar defects
  dialog box, sorted by the percentage of detected
  similarity.

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Updating Defect in Quality Center
When a defect needs updated go to Defect Details
page. Change appropriate fields. Add
comments. Save by selecting OK.
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Mailing Defects
On the Defect Details page click on the send
email button. Send email dialog opens. Enter
valid To address, Add comments and click on Send
button to send email. You can also include the
attachments and history of that particular
defect..
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Linking Defects

• A Defect can be linked directly or indirectly to
  an entity.
• When you add a defect from a test step a QC adds
  direct link to the step and indirect link to its
  run, test instance and requirement if the case is
  covered by the requirement.

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Filter / Sort Defects
In the Defect module you can set filter to view
defects with some condition. For ex Defects
detected by an user. Click on the Set
Filter/sort button The Filter dialog opens.
Select the Detected By field and click on the
browse button.
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Filter / Sort Defects
The filter condition dialog opens with list of
all users in the QC. Select the username and
click ok to apply the filter condition. Similarly
you can select status as Not closed. Defects
grid displays defects detected by selected user
and whose status is Not closed (lists all defect
status other than closed).
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Creating Favorite views for defects
On the Defects module, select Add favorite from
the Favorites Menu (available in the Header
links). In the Name field type My detected
defects (for the above filtered defects). This
favorites can be added to public or private
folder. Views in public folder is accessible by
all users. Views in private can be accessed by
the person who created them. Select private for
your defects list and click on OK to add the view
name to the Favorite list.
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Viewing Favorite views for defects
On the Defects module, select the list saved as
favorites from the Favorite dropdown. The
defects detected by you with status other than
closed will be displayed.
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Chapter - 6 HP Quality CenterReports
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Topics Being covered

• Introduction
• Available Reports and Sub Reports
• Generating Reports
• Customizing Reports
• Document generator
• Excel Reports

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Generating Reports

• Generating Reports
• Quality Center reports can be generated from each
  Quality Center module.
• Report generation can be done through Analysis
  menu

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Generating Reports

• About Generating Reports
• You can generate reports at any time during the
  testing process.
• Reports can be generated from the Requirements,
  Test Plan,
• Test Lab, and Defects modules. You can
  display reports
• using their default settings, or you can
  customize them.
• You can save the settings of your reports as
  favorite views and reload them as needed. You can
  also save your reports as text files or HTML
  documents. In addition, you can export report
  data to Microsoft Excel.
• You can further customize the report by adding
  sub-reports.

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Requirement module reports
Requirement module reports The following reports
are available with Requirement module
reports Report Description Standard
Requirements Lists the requirements that appear
in the requirements tree. Tabular Displays the
requirements that appear in the requirements tree
in a grid format. Requirements with Coverage
Tests Lists the requirements that appear in the
requirements tree with their tests coverage
information.
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Requirement module reports
Requirement module reports Requirements with
Coverage Tests and Steps Lists the requirements
that appear in the requirements tree with their
tests coverage information. It also displays the
test steps for each tests coverage.
Requirements with Linked Defects Lists the
requirements that appear in the requirements tree
with their linked defects. Requirements with
Traceability Lists the requirements that appear
in the requirements tree with their associated
traced to and traced from requirements.
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Test plan module reports

• Test plan module reports
• Standard Test Planning Lists the tests in the
  test plan tree.
• Subject Tree Lists the tests in the test plan
  tree by subject.
• Tests with Design Steps Lists the tests that
  appear in the test plan tree, including their
  design steps.
• Tests with Covered Requirements Lists the tests
  that appear in the test plan tree with their
  requirements coverage information.
• Tests with Linked Defects Lists the tests that
  appear in the test plan tree with their linked
  defects. Test plan module reports

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Test Lab Module Reports

• Test Lab Module Reports
• Current Test Set Lists the tests that appear in
  the current test set.
• Cross Test Set Lists the test sets that appear in
  the Test Sets list, without listing their tests.
  
• Test Set Hierarchy with Tests Lists the test sets
  hierarchically, as well as the status of each of
  the test sets.
• Cross Test Set with Tests Lists the test sets
  that appear in the Test Sets list, including
  their tests.

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Test Lab Module Reports

• Test Lab Module Reports
• Current Test Set with Failed Test Runs Lists
  tests from the current test set, with "Failed"
  test run status.
• Cross Test Set with Failed Test Runs Lists tests
  from all test sets, with "failed" test run
  status
• Execution Notification Lists the tests that are
  displayed in the current test set with the
  results of their last test run.

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Defects Module Reports

• Defects Module Reports
• Standard Defects Lists the defects that appear in
  the project.
• Tabular Defects Displays the defects that appear
  in the project in a grid format.
• Defects with Linked Tests and Runs Lists the
  defects with their linked tests and test run
  results.
• Fixed or Rejected Defects Lists defects with
  "fixed" or "rejected" status.

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Defects Module Reports

• Defects Module Reports
• Fixed or Rejected Defects Detected by Current
  User Lists defects with "fixed" or "rejected"
  status that were detected by the current user.
• Opened Defects Assigned to Current User List
  defects with "open" status that are assigned to
  the current user.

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Available Sub Reports

• Each report can contain sub-reports. In addition,
  sub-reports themselves might contain other
  sub-reports. The sub-reports available depend on
  the type of the parent report. The following
  sub-reports are available
• Contained Tests Lists the tests in a test set.
• Coverage Requirements Lists information for
  requirements that cover a test.
• Design Steps Lists the design steps for a test.
• Linked Defects Lists the defects that are linked
  to a record.
• Linked Entities List all entities that are linked
  to a defect.
• Parent Test Lists the parent test of a test.

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Available Sub Reports

• Related Defects Lists related defects for each
  subject in a test plan tree
• Related Requirements Lists the requirements that
  are linked to a defect
• Contained Tests Lists the tests in a test set.
• Coverage Requirements Lists information for
  requirements that cover a test.
• Design Steps Lists the design steps for a test.
• Linked Defects Lists the defects that are linked
  to a record.

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Available Sub Reports

• Linked Entities List all entities that are linked
  to a defect.
• Parent Test Lists the parent test of a test.
• Related Defects Lists related defects for each
  subject in a test plan tree.
• Related Requirements Lists the requirements that
  are linked to a defect.
• Requirements Coverage Lists the tests that cover
  a requirement.
• Run Steps Lists the run steps for a test run.
• Runs Lists all runs of a test.

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• Creating Reports
• You can create a report from the
  Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, and Defects
  modules. Depending on the current module, you
  have different report options. You can use the
  default report or customize it to meet your
  needs.

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• To create a report
• Select the Quality Center module from which you
  want to create a report.
• Choose Analysis gt Reports, and select the type of
  report you want to create

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• You can click the First Page button to display
  the first page of the report, or
• the Previous Page button to display the preceding
  page
• You can click the Next Page button to display the
  subsequent page of the
• report, or the Last Page button to display the
  final page.
• To customize your report, click the Configure
  Report and Sub-Reports button.
• To regenerate the report so that it displays the
  most up-to-date data,
• click the Generate report button.
• To print your report, click the Print arrow and
  choose Current Page or
• All Pages. The Print dialog box opens. Change the
  printer settings if
• necessary. Click Print.

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• To save your report, click the Save arrow and
  choose Current Page or All
• Pages. The Save Web Page dialog box opens. Change
  the file name if
• necessary. To save the report in its original
  format, select Web Page,
• complete in the Save as type list. To save it as
  a text file, select Text File and
• click Save.
• To export the report data to Microsoft Excel,
  right-click the report and
• choose Export to Microsoft Excel. Excel must be
  installed on your machine
• to export report data to Excel.

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Creating Reports

• To save the settings of your report as a favorite
  view, click the Add to
• Favorites button. For more information, see
  Chapter 6, Working with
• Favorite Views.
• Click Close to close the report and return to the
  current Quality Center
• module.

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• Creating Quick Reports
• You can create a quick report for specific
  records. In addition, in the Requirements module
  you can create a quick report for a requirement
  and its children.
• Note You cannot view a quick report for multiple
  nodes in the test plan tree.

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• To create a quick report
• Select the requirements, tests, or defects for
  which you want to create a report. To create a
  report for more than one record, press the Ctrl
  key and select the records for which you want to
  create a report.

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Creating Quick Reports

• Create the report using one of the following
  options
• To create a report for the selected records,
  choose Analysis gt Report Selected. Alternatively,
  right-click the records and choose Report
  Selected. The report opens with data for the
  selected records displayed.
• In the Requirements module, to create a quick
  report for a requirement and its children, choose
  Analysis gt Report Selected with Children.
  Alternatively, right-click the requirement and
  choose Report Selected with Children. The report
  opens with data for the selected requirement and
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To customize a report Select the Quality Center
module from which you want to generate a
report. Choose Analysis gt Reports and select
the report you want to customize. The report
opens with default data displayed. Click the
Configure Report and Sub-Reports button to
customize your report. The Report Configuration
page opens with the default options displayed.
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• In the Reports list, select a main report or a
  sub-report. The Report
• Configuration pane displays the available
  options.
• Under Page, you can set the number of items per
  display page (available for the main report)
• To limit the number of items per page, select
  Limit items per page to and specify the number of
  items per page. To