HP Application Lifecycle Management User Guide

1 HP :December2014 , ,CommercialComputerSoftware,ComputerSoft wareDocumentation, ' Copyright2002-2014 Hewlett-PackardDevelopmentCompany, andWindows 'zlib'generalpurposecompressionlibrary,w hichisCopyright :lSoftwareVersionnumber, , , ,goto: ,goto: ( ) : ,services, , ,goto: ,goto: ,includesafulllistofIntegrationsbetweenH PProducts, ( )Page3of1148 ContentsPart1:ALMB asics21 Chapter1:ALMI ntroduction23 HPALMO verview24 ApplicationLifecycleManagementRoadmap28 Chapter2:ALMataGlance31 ALMP rojects32 UserPrivileges32 ProjectHistoryManagement32 DataImportfromMicrosoftWordandMicrosoftE xcel33 DataImportfromWord33 DataImportfromExcel33 HowtoStartALM34 HowtoResetYourPassword38 HowtoViewAdministratorMessages39 ALMC ommonUserInterface39 ALMC ommonAreas40 ALMO ptions47 ALMF ields48 ALMI cons50 UserPropertiesPage50 ClearHistoryDialogBox52 TaskManagerDialogBox54 SendErrorDetailsDialogBox57 Chapter3.

2 ALMC ommonFunctionality59 ALMC ommonFunctionalityOverview60 HowtoDisplayALMData60 WorkwithComplexFilters-Use-CaseScenario6 2 HowtoModifyAttachments65 HowtoSearchandReplaceALMD ataandtoUpdateMultipleRecords66 ALMC ommonFunctionalityUserInterface67 HPALM( )Page4of1148 FilterDialogBox68 SelectFilterConditionDialogBox81 UsersListDialogBox84 FindDialogBox86 ReplaceDialogBox88 TextSearchPane90 HistoryTab93 SendE-mailDialogBox95 AttachmentsPage99 SnapshotDialogBox102 SelectColumns/SelectFieldsDialogBox103 UpdateSelectedDialogBox106 SetDefaultValuesDialogBox107 PinnedItemsPanel110 Chapter4:AlertsandFlags113 AlertsOverview114 FollowUpFlagsOverview116 HowtoUseAlerts116 AlertsandFlagsUserInterface118 AlertsDialogBox119 FlagForFollowUpDialogBox121 Chapter5:FavoriteViews123 FavoriteViewsOverview124 HowtoUseFavoriteViews125 FavoriteViewsUserInterface126 AddFavoriteDialogBox127 OrganizeFavoritesDialogBox128 Chapter6:PinnedItems131 PinnedItemsOverview132 PinnedItemsPanel133 Chapter7:VersionControl135 VersionControlOverview136 HowtoUseVersionControl138 HowtoFilterbyVersionControlFields141 UserGuideHPALM( )Page5of1148 Non-versionedFields142 Moving,Copying,andDeletingChecked-outEnt ities143 VersionControlUserInterface144 VersionsMenuandButtons145 VersionControlFields146 CheckInDialogBox149 CheckOutDialogBox150 PendingCheckInDialogBox151 VersionsTab153 Chapter8:ALME ditions155 ALMF unctionalitybyEdition156 Part2:Management167 Chapter9.

3 ReleasesandCycles169 ReleasesandCyclesOverview170 HowtoUseReleasesandCyclesinALM171 ReleasesandCyclesUserInterface174 ReleasesModuleWindow175 ReleasesModuleMenusandButtons177 ReleasesModuleIcons182 ReleasesModuleFields183 NewRelease/ReleaseDetailsDialogBox184 NewCycle/CycleDetailsDialogBox186 ProgressTab188 QualityTab190 ConfigureOutstandingDefectsDialogBox192 SelectCyclesDialogBox193 SelectReleasesDialogBox194 RescheduleRelease/Cycle/MilestoneDialogB ox196 Chapter10:ProjectPlanningandTracking(PPT )Releases197 PPTR eleasesOverview198 HowtoWorkwithPPT199 KPIT ypes201 DefectContentIncludedinPPTR eleaseScopeItems202 UserGuideHPALM( )Page6of1148 PPTUserInterface203 PPTF ields205 ReleaseScopeTab207 NewScopeItem/ScopeItemDetailsDialogBox21 0 NewMilestoneDialogBox212 MilestoneScopeTab214 KPIsTab216 NewKPI/KPID etailsDialogBox219 ThresholdsPage223 NewThresholdValueDialogBox225 MasterPlanTab226 MilestoneDetailsDialogBox228 ScorecardTab229 KPID rillDownGraph231 KPID rillDownResultsDialogBox233 BreakdownOverTimeGraph235 ScorecardLayoutDialogBox238 NewReleaseFromTemplateDialogBox239 Chapter11.

4 LibrariesandBaselines243 LibrariesOverview244 BaselinesOverview245 PinnedTestSets247 HowtoUseLibrariesandBaselinesinALM249 LibrariesandBaselinesUserInterface254 LibrariesModuleWindow255 LibrariesModuleMenusandButtons257 LibrariesModuleIcons260 LibrariesModuleFields261 NewLibrary/LibraryDetailsDialogBox262 ContentTab264 CreateBaselineWizard266 BaselineVerificationPage267 NewBaselinePage268 CompareBaselinesToolDialogBox269 UserGuideHPALM( )Page7of1148 CompareEntitiesDialogBox272 ComparisonSettingsDialogBox274 BaselinesTab276 SelectBaselinesDialogBox277 Chapter12:ImportedLibraries281 ImportedLibrariesOverview282 LibrarySynchronizationOverview284 LibraryVerification286 HowtoShareLibraries286 ImportedLibrariesUserInterface290 ImportLibraryWizard291 SelectaBaselinePage292 LibraryVerificationPage293 SelectTargetRootFoldersPage294 ImportedByTab295 ImportedFromTab297 CompareLibrariesToolDialogBox298 LibraryVerificationDialogBox301 TroubleshootingandLimitations302 Part3:Requirements303 Chapter13:IntroducingRequirements305 RequirementsOverview306 HowtoUseRequirementsinALM306 Chapter14.

5 RequirementsSpecification311 RequirementsSpecificationOverview312 HowtoCreateRequirements312 RequirementsUserInterface314 RequirementsModuleWindow315 RequirementsModuleMenusandButtons318 RequirementsModuleIcons330 RequirementsModuleFields333 RequirementDetailsPage341 NewRequirementDialogBox343 UserGuideHPALM( )Page8of1148 ConverttoTestsWizard345 SelectAutomaticConversionMethodPage345 ManualChangeConversionPage347 SelectDestinationPathPage348 Chapter15:RequirementsTraceability351 RequirementsTraceabilityOverview352 HowtoTraceRequirements352 RequirementsTraceabilityUserInterface353 RelationshipsTab354 ImpactAnalysisTab358 Chapter16:TraceabilityMatrix361 TraceabilityMatrixOverview362 HowtoUsetheTraceabilityMatrix362 TraceabilityMatrixUserInterface363 TraceabilityMatrixView364 ConfigureTraceabilityMatrixWizard369 DefineSourceRequirementsPage369 FilterByLinkedRequirementsPage370 FilterByLinkedTestsPage372 Chapter17:Risk-BasedQualityManagement375 Risk-BasedQualityManagementOverview376 HowtoAssessRisk377 Risk-BasedQualityManagementUserInterface 379 RiskAssessmentTab380 RiskAnalysisTab385 GenerateReportDialogBox391 Chapter18.

6 BusinessProcessModels395 BusinessProcessModelsOverview396 BusinessProcessModelsFileImport397Re-imp ortingmodels398 BusinessProcessModelPaths398 HowtoWorkwithBusinessProcessModels399 LinkRequirementsandTeststoModelEntities4 02 BusinessModelsModuleUserInterface404 UserGuideHPALM( )Page9of1148 BusinessModelsModuleWindow405 ModelAnalysisView410 BusinessModelsModuleMenusandButtons415 BusinessModelsModuleIcons421 BusinessModelsModuleFields423 ImportModelsDialogBox425 MapImportedAttributestoUserFieldsDialogB ox427 ModelDetails/ModelActivityDetailsDialogB ox429 NewModelPath/ModelPathDetailsDialogBox43 1 LinkageTab433 RequirementsTreeandTestPlanTreePane437 RepresentedItemsTab438 Part4:CloudSettings441 Part5:LabResources443 Chapter19:IntroducingLabResources445 LabResourcesOverview446 HowtoUseLabResourcesinALM446 Chapter20:TestingHosts449 TestingHostsOverview450 Chapter21:AUT Environments451 AUT EnvironmentsOverview452 LinkAUT EnvironmentstoCDA453 HowtoWorkwithAUT Environments453 AUT EnvironmentsUserInterface458 AUTE nvironmentsModuleWindow459 AUT EnvironmentsModuleMenusandButtons461 AUT EnvironmentsModuleFields465 AUTE nvironmentsModuleIcons466 AUT EnvironmentDetailsDialogBox467 NewAUT EnvironmentDialogBox468 AUT EnvironmentConfigurationDetailsDialogBox 469 NewAUT EnvironmentConfigurationDialogBox470 UserGuideHPALM( )Page10of1148 NewAUT ParameterDialogBox471 AUT ParameterDetailsDialogBox472 LinktoCDAD ialogBox473 Part6:TestPlan477 Chapter22:IntroducingTestPlanning479 TestPlanOverview480 Howshouldyoutestyourapplication?

7 480 Whatresourcesdoyourequire?480 HowtoPlanTestsinALM481 Chapter23:TestPlanSpecification485 TestPlanSpecificationOverview486 HowtoCreateTests487 TestTypes491 TestPlanUserInterface493 TestPlanModuleWindow494 TestPlanModuleMenusandButtons497 TestPlanModuleIcons509 TestPlanModuleFields511 TestDetailsDialogBox515 NewTestDialogBox517 SortFoldersinTestPlanTreeDialogBox520 PasteTests/FolderstoTargetProjectDialogB ox521 Chapter24:RequirementandTestCoverage523 RequirementandTestCoverageOverview524 HowtoCreateCoverage525 RequirementandTestCoverageUserInterface5 26 CoverageAnalysisView527 ReqCoverageTab529 AddConfigurationCoverageDialogBox533 AddAdvancedCoverageDialogBox534 BusinessModelsLinkageTab535 TestCoveragePage538 AnalysisSettingsDialogBox543 UserGuideHPALM( )Page11of1148 CoverageAnalysisDialogBox545 AddCriterionCoverageDialogBox546 Chapter25.

8 TestParameters549 TestParametersOverview550 HowtoUseTestParameters550 TestParametersUserInterface552 ParametersTab/ParametersDialogBox553 NewTestParameter/TestParameterDetailsDia logBox558 CalledTestParameters/ParametersofTestDia logBox559 Chapter26:TestDesign563 TestDesignOverview564 TestAutomation565 HowtoDesignTestSteps566 DesignStepsUserInterface570 DesignStepsTab/DesignStepDetailsDialogBo x571 TestScriptTab577 SelectTestDialogBox578 PasteDesignStepstoTargetProjectDialogBox 580 CriteriaTab581 Chapter27:TestConfigurations583 TestConfigurationOverview584 DataforTestConfigurations585 TestTypesandTestConfigurationDataAssocia tion586 HowtoWorkwithTestConfigurations587 HowtoAssociateStaticData589 HowtoAssociateDynamicData590 TestConfigurationUserInterface595 TestConfigurationsTab596 NewTestConfiguration/TestConfigurationDe tailsDialogBox598 DataTab: StaticView600 DataTab:DynamicView602 TestConfigurationSettingsTab605 TestConfigurationsPane606 TestConfigurationStatusTab608 UserGuideHPALM( )Page12of1148 GenerateTestConfigurationDialogBox610 MapParametersDialogBox612 DataResourceSettingsDialogBox613 Chapter28:SystemTests617 SystemTestsOverview618 HowtoCreateSystemTests619 SystemTestUserInterface620 TestScriptTab-SystemTests621 Chapter29.

9 TestResources623 TestResourcesOverview624 EntityDependenciesOverview624 HowtoUseTestResources625 TestResourcesUserInterface627 TestResourcesModuleWindow628 TestResourcesModuleMenusandButtons630 TestResourcesModuleIcons633 TestResourcesModuleFields636 ResourceViewerTab637 ApplicationAreaViewerTab639 DependenciesTab639 NewResource/ResourceDetailsDialogBox641 PasteResourcesToTargetProjectDialogBox64 3 Chapter30:VAPI-XPTests645 VAPI-XPTestsOverview646 HowtoCreateVAPI-XPTestScripts647 HowtoEditVAPI-XPTestScripts655 AdditionalEditingFunctions658 HowtoUseAUT EnvironmentswithVAPI-XP659 HowtoUsetheVAPI-XPAPI661 UsingtheTDHelperObject661 UsingtheTDInputObject664 UsingtheTDOutputObject664 UsingtheXToolsObject665 HowtoRunVAPI-XPTestsinDebugMode666 UserGuideHPALM( )Page13of1148 HowtoRunVAPI-XPTestsinTestMode667 HowtoDebugVAPI-XPTestsScriptsTestMode668 VAPI-XPUserInterface670 HPVAPI-XPWizard671 TestScriptTab671 Part7:TestLab673 Chapter31.

10 IntroducingTestExecution675 TestExecutionOverview676 DraftRuns678 HowtoRunTestsinALM679 HowtoWorkwithDraftRuns682 DeployingandTestingyourApplicationinALM6 83 TheTestLabModuleUserInterface687 TestLabModuleWindow688 TestLabModuleMenusandButtons691 TestLabModuleIcons714 TestLabModuleFields715 Chapter32:TestSetSpecification727 TestSetSpecificationOverview728 HowtoCreateTestSets731 TestSetsUserInterface736 ExecutionGridTab737 SelectTestingHostDialogBox740 TestInstanceDetailsDialogBox741 TestInstanceDetails-RunsView743 TestInstanceDetails-ExecutionSettingsVie w747 RequestedHostsTab753 AutomationTab757 NewTestSetDialogBox761 SelectTestsPane762 TestSetDetailsDialogBox768 OnTestFailureDialogBox769 PasteTestSetFoldersToTargetProjectDialog Box770 UserGuideHPALM( )Page14of1148 Chapter33:TestRunSchedules773 TestRunSchedulesOverview774 HowtoScheduleTestRuns774 TestRunSchedulesUserInterface776 ExecutionFlowTab777 ExecutionConditionPage778 TimeDependencyPage780 Chapter34:FunctionalTestExecution783 FunctionalTestExecutionOverview784 HowtoRunFunctionalTests787 TroubleshootingFunctionalTesting789 FunctionalTestExecutionUserInterface790 Run<Entity>DialogBox791 SuggestedDurationDialogBox795 ExecutionReportPage797 Chapter35:DefaultTestExecution801 DefaultTestExecutionOverview802 ManualTestExecution802 ManualTestExecutionOverview803 HPSprinterOverview804 HowtoRunTestsManually805 ManualTestExecutionUserInterface809 ManualTestRunDialogBox809 ManualRunnerWizard810 ManualRunner:RunDetailsPage811 ManualRunner.