Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management Tutorial

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Contents
ALM 1
Welcome to thisTutorial 6
HowThisTutorialisOrganized 6
BeforeYouBegin 7
Chapter1:Introducing ALM 9
TheALMProcess 10
StartingALM 10
ALMWindow 11
TheMercuryToursSampleWebSite 14
Chapter2:Specifying Releasesand Cycles 19
DefiningReleasesandCycles 20
ViewingReleasesandCycles 21
Chapter3:Specifying Requirements 23
DefiningRequirements 24
ViewingRequirements 26
ConvertingRequirementstoTests 29
Chapter4:Planning Tests 32
DevelopingaTestPlanTree 33
DesigningTestSteps 34
DefiningTestParameters 36
DefiningTestConfigurations 39
CreatingandViewingCoverage 41
CreatingCoverage 43
AnalyzingCoverage 45
CopyingTestSteps 48
GeneratingAutomatedTestScripts 49
Chapter5:Running Tests 51
TestSetTypes 52
DefiningTestSets 53
DefiningaFunctionalTestSet 53
DefiningaDefaultTestSet 56
AddingTeststoaTestSet 61
AddingTeststoaFunctionalTestSet 61
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AddingTeststoaDefaultTestSet 62
DefiningaBuildVerificationSuite 65
SettingSchedulesandConditionsforTestRuns 67
RunningTests 72
RunningTestsinaFunctionalTestSet 72
RunningaFunctionalTestSetintheTestLabmodule 72
SchedulingaFunctionalTestSetintheTimeslotsModule 73
RunningTestsinaDefaultTestSetManually 74
RunningwithSprinter 75
RunningwithManualRunner 76
RunningTestsinaDefaultTestSetAutomatically 79
ViewingandAnalyzingTestResults 80
ViewingTestResultsintheTestRunsModule 81
ViewingFunctionalTestSetResultsintheTestSetRunsTab 81
ViewingTestResultsintheTestRunsTab 82
ViewingTestResultsintheTestInstancePropertiesDialogBox 83
ViewingTestCoverage 84
ViewingCoverageProgress 86
Chapter6:Adding and Tracking Defects 88
HowtoTrackDefects 89
AddingNewDefects 89
MatchingDefects 91
UpdatingDefects 92
LinkingDefectstoTests 94
CreatingFavoriteViews 96
Chapter7:Alerting on Changes 100
TriggeringanAlert 101
CreatingFollowUpAlerts 103
Chapter8:Analyzing ALMData 105
GeneratingProjectReports 106
GeneratingGraphs 110
GeneratingEntityGraphsintheAnalysisViewModule 112
GeneratingBusinessViewGraphsintheAnalysisViewModule 115
GeneratingPredefinedGraphs 117
SharingGraphs 118
GeneratingBusinessViewExcelReports 120
GeneratingDashboardPages 124
Chapter9:Creating Librariesand Baselines 129
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CreatingLibraries 130
CreatingBaselines 131
ComparingBaselines 132
Chapter10:Customizing Projects 136
StartingProjectCustomization 137
AddingaNewProjectUser 139
AssigningaUsertoaUserGroup 141
DefiningaUser-DefinedField 143
CreatingaProjectList 145
CreatingBusinessViews 148
Send UsFeedback 151
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Welcome to thisTutorial
Welcome to this Tutorial
Welcome to Application Lifecycle Management(ALM).ALMempowersorganizationsto
manage the core application lifecycle,fromrequirementsthrough deployment,granting
application teamsthe crucial visibilityand collaboration needed forpredictable,
repeatable,and adaptable deliveryofmodern applications.
Thistutorial isa self-paced guide thatinstructsyou how to use the ALMapplication to
organize and manage all phasesofthe application lifecycle.To successfullycomplete
thistutorial,you should performthe tutorial in the orderin which the information is
presented.
How This Tutorial is Organized
Thistutorial containsthe following lessons:
Chapter Description
"Introducing ALM" Introducesyou to the application lifecycle managementprocess,
on page 9 and familiarizesyou with the ALMuserinterface and the sample
MercuryToursWeb site.
"Specifying Showsyou how to define releasesand cyclesand monitortheir
Releasesand progressand quality.
Cycles" on
page 19
"Specifying Showsyou how to define requirements,view the requirements
Requirements" on tree,and convertrequirementsto tests.
page 23
"Planning Tests" Showsyou how to create a testplan tree,define teststeps,
on page 32 define testconfigurations,linktestconfigurationsto
requirements,and automate manual tests.
"Running Tests" Showsyou how to define testsets,schedule testruns,and run
on page 51 manual and automated tests.
"Adding and Showsyou how to add new defects,update defects,and
Tracking Defects" manage defects.
on page 88
"Alerting on Showsyou how to keep trackofchangesmade to your
Changes" on requirements,tests,and defectsasyou performyourproject
page 100 testing.
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Welcome to thisTutorial
Chapter Description
"Analyzing ALM Showsyou how to monitorthe application lifecycle management
Data" on page 105 processbycreating reportsand graphs.
"Creating Libraries Showsyou how to create librariesand baselines,and how to
and Baselines" on compare baselinesto trackchangesin yourproject.
page 129
"Customizing Showsyou how to setup projectusers,and how to create
Projects" on projectfieldsand lists.
page 136
Before You Begin
To workwith thistutorial,considerthe following specifications:
Specification Description
ALM Editions ALMisavailable in several editionswhich provide subsetsofALM
functionality.Fordetails,see ALMEditions.
Thistutorial assumesthatyou are working in ALMEdition orQuality
CenterEnterprise Edition.To determine which edition you are using,
contactyourALMsite administrator.
ALMDemo The demo projectisavailable fromMarketplace Afterdownloading
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Project the ALMDemo file,importitusing Site Administration.Fordetails
on importing projects,see theMicroFocusApplicationLifecycle
ManagementAdministratorGuide.
To ensure thatyou getthe same resultsasthe onesspecified in this
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tutorial,make sure thatyou workon a new copyofthe ALM_Demo
project.Fordetails,contactyourALMsite administrator.
ALMprojectscan be version controlled.Some ofthe screenshotsin
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thistutorial assume a version-controlled project,and display
additional iconsand options.Fordetailson version control,see the
Micro FocusApplicationLifecycleManagementUserGuide.
Thistutorial also containsstepsrelated to functional testing.
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Functional testing isrelevantonlyifyou are using ALMEdition with
the Lab Managementextension enabled.Fordetailson enabling
projectextensions,see theMicroFocusApplicationLifecycle
ManagementAdministratorGuide.Running automated testsalso
assumesthatyou have a working UFT hostsetup foryourproject.
Fordetails,see Micro FocusUnified Functional Testing below.
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Welcome to thisTutorial
Specification Description
Mercury MercuryToursisa sample application thatsimulatesa Web-based
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Tours site forreserving flights,hotel rooms,carrentals,cruises,and
vacation deals.
MercuryToursisavailable athttp://newtours.demoaut.com/.
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Unified To run the automated testsin thistutorial,Unified Functional
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Functional Testing (UFT) mustbe installed.
Testing
To integrate ALMwith UFT,download and install the Micro Focus
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UFT add-in and the ALMConnectivitytool fromthe Application
Lifecycle ManagementToolspage.
Sprinter To run manual testsin thistutorial,you can use Manual Runner,
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Sprinter,orboth.Forenhanced functionalityand a varietyoftoolsto
assistin the manual testing process,run manual testswith Sprinter.
To run testswith Sprinter,download and install the Sprinteradd-in
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fromMarketplace.
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Chapter 1: Introducing ALM
ALMhelpsyou organize and manage all phasesofthe application lifecycle
managementprocess,including defining releases,specifying requirements,planning
tests,executing tests,and tracking defects.
• TheALMProcess 10
• StartingALM 10
• ALMWindow 11
• TheMercuryToursSampleWebSite 14
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Chapter1:Introducing ALM
The ALM Process
The application lifecycle managementprocesswith ALMincludesthe following phases:
Phase Description
Specify Develop a release-cycle managementplan to help you manage
releasesand application releasesand cyclesefficiently.
cycles
Specify Define requirementsto meetyourbusinessand testing needs.
requirements
Design a test Based on the projectrequirements,you can build testplansand
plan and design design tests.
tests
Run tests Create a subsetofthe testsin yourprojectdesigned to achieve
specifictestgoals.Execute scheduled teststo diagnose and
resolve problems.
Submit and Submitdefectsand tracktheirrepairprogress.
trackdefects
Analyze data Throughoutthe process,you can generate reportsand graphsto
assistyou in “go/no-go”decisionsaboutyourapplication readiness.
Starting ALM
StartALMfromyourWeb browserusing the ALMURL.
To start ALM:
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