(ALM) Administrator Guide PDF
Preview (ALM) Administrator Guide
ALM SoftwareVersion:12.55 Administrator Guide Go to HELP CENTER ONLINE http://admhelp.microfocus.com/alm DocumentRelease Date:March 2018 |Software Release Date:March 2018 AdministratorGuide Legal Notices Disclaimer Certainversionsofsoftwareand/ordocuments(“Material”)accessibleheremaycontainbrandingfrom Hewlett-PackardCompany(nowHPInc.)andHewlettPackardEnterpriseCompany. AsofSeptember1, 2017,theMaterialisnowofferedbyMicroFocus,aseparatelyownedandoperatedcompany. Any referencetotheHPandHewlettPackardEnterprise/HPEmarksishistoricalinnature,andtheHPand HewlettPackardEnterprise/HPEmarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners. Warranty TheonlywarrantiesforproductsandservicesofMicroFocusanditsaffiliatesandlicensors(“MicroFocus”) aresetforthintheexpresswarrantystatementsaccompanyingsuchproductsandservices.Nothingherein shouldbeconstruedasconstitutinganadditionalwarranty.MicroFocusshallnotbeliablefortechnicalor editorialerrorsoromissionscontainedherein.Theinformationcontainedhereinissubjecttochangewithout notice. Restricted RightsLegend ContainsConfidentialInformation.Exceptasspecificallyindicatedotherwise,avalidlicenseisrequiredfor possession,useorcopying.ConsistentwithFAR12.211and12.212,CommercialComputerSoftware, ComputerSoftwareDocumentation,andTechnicalDataforCommercialItemsarelicensedtotheU.S. Governmentundervendor'sstandardcommerciallicense. Copyright Notice ©Copyright2002-2018MicroFocusoroneofitsaffiliates. TrademarkNotices Adobe™isatrademarkofAdobeSystemsIncorporated. Microsoft®andWindows®areU.S.registeredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation. UNIX®isaregisteredtrademarkofTheOpenGroup. OracleandJavaareregisteredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsaffiliates. ALM(12.55) Page 2 of546 AdministratorGuide Contents ALM 1 ALMAdministratorHelp 13 HowThisGuideisOrganized 13 Part1:Site Administration 15 Chapter1:SiteAdministrationataGlance 17 StartingSiteAdministration 18 UnderstandingSiteAdministration 19 DefiningSiteAdministrators 23 Chapter2:CreatingProjects 25 AboutCreatingProjects 26 UnderstandingtheProjectStructure 26 CreatingDomains 27 CreatingProjects 29 CopyingProjects 36 ImportingProjects 43 Beforeyoustart 44 Importaproject 44 CreatingTemplateProjects 48 CreatingaTemplateProject 50 CreatingaTemplatefromanExistingTemplate 54 CreatingaTemplatefromanExistingProject 59 ImportingaTemplateProject 64 LinkingaTemplatetoProjects 68 UpdatingProjectDetails 69 AssigningUserstoProjects 73 AssigningProjectAdministrators 75 EnablingExtensionsforaProject 76 Chapter3:ManagingtheOptimizedProjectRepository 79 ProjectRepositoryCleanup 80 BrowsingtheProjectRepository 80 RealigningRepositories 82 Chapter4:ManagingProjects 87 AboutManagingProjects 88 QueryingProjectTables 88 ExportingProjects 89 Beforeyoustart 90 ALM(12.55) Page 3 of546 AdministratorGuide Exportaprojectfile 90 DeactivatingandActivatingProjects 90 EnablingandDisablingVersionControlforaProject 91 PingingProjects 92 RenamingProjects 92 ConvertingProjectstoUnicode 93 RemovingProjects 96 DeletingProjects 96 DeletingDomains 97 EditingtheConnectionString 97 RestoringAccesstoProjects 98 RenamingtheDefectsModuleforaProject 100 LimitingRecordsDisplayedinGrids 101 Chapter5:UpgradingProjectstoaNewVersion 103 AboutUpgradingProjects 104 UnderstandingtheVersion/PatchNumberingScheme 104 AboutUpgradingProjectsforMajorandMinorVersions 105 VerifyingDomainsandProjects 109 VerifyingaProject 109 VerifyingaDomain 111 RepairingDomainsandProjects 112 RepairingaProject 112 RepairingaDomain 114 UpgradingDomainsandProjects 115 UpgradingaProject 116 UpgradingaDomain 118 DefininganExceptionFile 119 BackingUpProjects 121 RestoringProjects 122 RestoringProjectsfromaMicrosoftSQLDatabaseServer 122 RestoringProjectsfromanOracleDatabaseServer 123 RestoringaRepositoryfromtheFileSystem 124 RestoringLAB_PROJECT 124 MigratingtheRepository 125 RepositoryMigrationStatusWindow 126 ConfigureMigrationPriority 129 LAB_PROJECTPostUpgradeSteps 130 AboutUpgradingProjectsforMinor-MinorVersions 130 SettingProjectPrioritiesforUpgradingMinor-MinorVersions 132 Chapter6:ManagingALMUsers 135 AboutManagingUsers 136 AddingaNewUser 136 ALM(12.55) Page 4 of546 AdministratorGuide ImportingUsersfromLDAP 138 BrowsetheLDAPdirectorybase 138 Searchforusersbykeyword 140 EnablingLDAPoverSSL 140 DefiningLDAPSettingsforImportingUsers 142 HandlingUserNameConflicts 144 UpdatingUserDetails 146 DeactivatingandActivatingUsers 147 Deactivateauser 147 Activateauser 148 CreatingandChangingPasswords 148 LockingOutUsers 149 EnablingAuthenticationforUsers 149 AssigningProjectstoUsers 152 ExportingUserData 154 DeletingUsers 154 Chapter7:ManagingUserConnectionsandLicenses 155 AboutManagingUserConnectionsandLicenses 156 MonitoringUserConnections 156 SendingMessagestoConnectedUsers 157 ManagingLicenses 158 ModifyingLicenses 160 AssigningLicensestoDomainsandProjects 161 AssigningLicensestoUsers 162 Assignalicensetoauser 163 Removealicenseassignmentfromauser 164 PPULicensesHistory 165 Chapter8:ConfiguringServersandParameters 167 AboutConfiguringServersandParameters 168 ConfiguringServerInformation 168 DefiningNewDatabaseServers 170 ModifyingDatabaseServerProperties 172 ConfiguringTextSearch 174 EnablingTextSearchonDatabaseUserSchemas 175 EnablingTextSearchinALM 175 Enabletextsearchbeforeaddingprojects 175 Enabletextsearchafteraddingprojects 176 SelectingaTextSearchLanguageforaProject 176 DefiningSearchableFields 177 SettingALMConfigurationParameters 178 SettingtheALMMailProtocol 180 SettingALMMailRestrictions 181 ALM(12.55) Page 5 of546 AdministratorGuide SettingALMHelpCenterModes 182 182 SwitchfromOnlinetoLocalMode 182 SwitchfromLocaltoOnlineMode 183 Chapter9:AnalyzingSiteUsage 185 AboutAnalyzingSiteUsage 186 MonitoringSiteUsage 186 FilteringSiteUsage 187 ExportingSiteAnalysisDatatoaFile 188 CustomizingtheSiteAnalysisLineChartGraph 189 Chapter10:SchedulingCalculationsforProjectPlanningandTracking(PPT) 191 AboutSchedulingCalculationsforPPT 192 SchedulingCalculationsforaSite 192 EnablingorDisablingAutomaticCalculationsforaProject 192 LaunchingCalculationsforaProjectManually 193 ProjectPlanningandTrackingTab 194 Chapter11:ALM Advisor 197 AboutALM Advisor 198 CollectingandAssessingALM Data 205 Chapter12:ALM Robot 207 ConsiderationsBeforeGettingStartedwithALM Robot 208 UpgradingProjectsUsingALM Robot 208 UndoingCheckoutsUsingALM Robot 214 CustomizingALM Robot 216 ManagingEnvironments 216 SendingEmailNotices 216 SettingSiteParameters 217 ALM RobotDashboardActions 217 Chapter13:GlobalSearch 219 EnablingGlobalSearch 220 DisablingGlobalSearch 221 Chapter14:MobileCenterIntegration 223 EnablingMobileCenter 224 Chapter15:QCSense 227 AboutQCSense 228 QCSenseConfiguration 229 QCSenseMonitors 230 ConfiguringQCSense 231 QCSenseServerConfigurationWindow 232 ConnectionStringBuilderDialogBox 236 GeneratingandViewingQCSenseReports 237 QCSenseSchema 238 ALM(12.55) Page 6 of546 AdministratorGuide PERF_CLIENT_OPERATIONS 239 PERF_CLIENT_METHODS_CALLS 241 PERF_CLIENT_REQUESTS 242 PERF_SERVER_THREADS 245 PERF_SERVER_SQLS 246 PERF_SERVER_GENERAL_MEASURES 247 PERF_SERVER_THREAD_TYPES 248 Chapter16:InstallingALMToolsandAdd-ins 251 Part2:ProjectCustomization 253 Chapter17:ProjectCustomizationataGlance 255 StartingProjectCustomization 256 UnderstandingtheProjectCustomizationWindow 257 SavingCustomizationChanges 261 Chapter18:ManagingUsersinaProject 263 AboutManagingUsersinaProject 264 AddingaUsertoaProject 264 AssigningUserstoaUserGroup 265 RemovingaUserfromaProject 266 Chapter19:ManagingUserGroupsandPermissions 269 AboutManagingUserGroupsandPermissions 270 AddingUserGroups 271 AssigningUserstoGroups 272 SettingUserGroupPermissions 273 SettingTransitionRules 275 OwningALMObjects 276 HidingDataforaUserGroup 278 RenamingUserGroups 280 DeletingUserGroups 280 UnderstandingPermissionSettings 281 CustomizingModuleAccessforUserGroups 283 Chapter20:CustomizingALMProjects 285 AboutCustomizingALMProjects 286 CustomizingProjectEntities 286 AddingUser-DefinedFields 292 ModifyingSystemandUser-DefinedFields 293 DeletingUser-DefinedFields 293 DefiningInputMasks 294 CustomizingProjectRequirementTypes 296 CrossProjectCustomization 297 CreatingRequirementTypes 298 ALM(12.55) Page 7 of546 AdministratorGuide CustomizingRequirementTypes 298 RenamingRequirementTypes 300 DeletingRequirementTypes 301 CustomizingProjectLists 301 CrossProjectCustomization 302 CreatingLists 303 RenamingLists,Items,orSub-Items 303 DeletingLists,Items,orSub-Items 304 Chapter21:ConfiguringAutomail 307 AboutSettingAutomail 308 DesignatingAutomailFieldsandConditions 308 CustomizingtheSubjectofDefectMail 310 Chapter22:CustomizingRisk-BasedQualityManagement 313 AboutCustomizingRisk-BasedQualityManagement 314 CustomizingRisk-BasedQualityManagementCriteria 314 CustomizingcriteriaandValues 316 CustomizingWeightBoundaries 317 CustomizingRiskCalculations 321 CustomizingRisk-BasedQualityManagementConstants 321 Chapter23:ActivatingAlertRules 325 AboutActivatingAlertRules 326 SettingAlertRules 327 Chapter24:CrossProjectCustomization 329 AboutCrossProjectCustomization 330 CrossProjectCustomizationOverview 330 CrossProjectCustomizationExamples 331 UpdatingLinkedProjects 331 UpdatingLinkedProjectDetails 332 VerifyingCrossProjectCustomization 333 ApplyingTemplateCustomizationtoLinkedProjects 334 TheCrossProjectCustomizationReport 336 UpdatingLinkedTemplateDetails 338 Chapter25:CustomizingProjectPlanningandTrackingKPIs 341 AboutCustomizingPPTKPIs 342 ProjectPlanningandTrackingPage 342 ProjectPlanningandTracking-GeneralTab 344 ConfigureTransitionsDialogBox 347 ProjectPlanningandTracking-KPIAnalysisTab 348 Chapter26:ProjectReportTemplates 351 AboutProjectReportTemplates 352 ManagingProjectReportTemplates 353 CreatingaNewReportTemplate 354 ALM(12.55) Page 8 of546 AdministratorGuide EditingaReportTemplate 355 DuplicatingaReportTemplate 355 DeletingaReportTemplate 356 DesigningReportTemplates 356 AboutDesigningReportTemplates 357 DesigningDocumentTemplates 357 DesigningStyleTemplates 358 DesigningHistoryTemplates 359 DesigningSectionTemplates 360 GuidelinesforCreatingFull-PageandTabularTemplates 363 Full-pagetemplates 363 Tabulartemplates 363 TemplateCreatorTab 364 Chapter27:BusinessViews 367 BusinessViewsOverview 368 CreatingandManagingBusinessViews 368 WorkingwithDQL 370 AdvantagesofDQL 370 AdditionstoSQL 371 SupportedFunctions 371 BusinessViewsUserInterface 420 BusinessViewsPage 421 LinkPropertiesDialogBox 427 AddRelatedEntityDialogBox 428 Chapter28:ConfiguringBusinessProcessTesting 431 AboutConfiguringBusinessProcessTesting 432 BusinessProcessTestPage 432 Chapter29:ConfiguringSprinter 435 AboutConfiguringSprinter 436 SprinterPage 436 Chapter30:ConfiguringaMobileCenterEnabledProject 441 AboutConfiguringaMobileCenterEnabledProject 442 MobileCenterConfigurationPage 442 Chapter31:GeneratingWorkflowScripts 445 AboutGeneratingWorkflowScripts 446 CrossProjectCustomization 447 CustomizingDefectsModuleFieldLists 447 CustomizingDefectsModuleDialogBoxes 449 Chapter32:ManagingAnalysisMenus 453 Part3:Workflow Customization 455 ALM(12.55) Page 9 of546 AdministratorGuide Chapter33:WorkflowCustomizationataGlance 457 Chapter34:WorkingwiththeWorkflowScriptEditor 459 AboutWorkingwiththeWorkflowScriptEditor 460 TheScriptEditor 460 UnderstandingtheScriptEditorCommands 462 CreatingaWorkflowScript 464 AddingaButtontoaToolbar 466 SettingthePropertiesoftheScriptEditor 468 Chapter35:WorkflowEventReference 473 AboutALMEvents 474 NamingConventionsforALMEventProcedures 475 Entity 475 Event 476 ReferenceforALMEvents 477 ActionCanExecute 478 AddComponentToTest 478 AfterPost 479 Attachment_CanDelete 480 Attachment_CanOpen 480 Attachment_CanPost 480 Attachment_New 481 CanAddComponentsToTest 481 CanAddFlowsToTest 481 CanAddTests 482 CanCustomize 482 CanDelete 482 CanDeleteGroupsFromTest 485 CanEnterModule 485 CanLogin 486 CanLogout 486 CanPost 486 CanReImportModels 487 CanRemoveComponentsFromTest 488 CanRemoveFlowsFromTest 488 CanRemoveTests 488 DefaultRes 489 DialogBox 489 EnterModule 489 ExitModule 490 FieldCanChange 490 FieldChange 491 GetDetailsPageName 493 ALM(12.55) Page 10 of546
Description:The list of books you might like
