HP ALM Introduction

HP ALM (Application Life Cycle Management)

It is a Test Management Tool from HP.

ALM Supports:

•    Requirements Management
•    Test Design
•    Test execution
•    Defect management
•    Traceability
•    Integration amongst other Tools similar UFT together with LoadRunner.

ALM Tool Version History:

i) TestDirector (1.0 to 8.0) Versions

C++
MS Access
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SQL Server
Oracle
Sybase
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ii) Quality Center (8.0 to 11.00)

J2EE
MS SQL Server
JBoss
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Oracle
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iii) ALM 11.5

ALM 12.01 (Latest Version)
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UFT together with ALM Integration
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a) Stand-alone Environment
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UFT Installation

ALM Installation

UFT Add inwards for ALM
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b) Intranet Environment

Server side:

ALM Installation
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Client side:

UFT Installation

ALM Client version Installation

UFT Add inwards for ALM
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ALM Supports:

Stand lonely environment

Intranet environment

Internet environment

for sharing resources besides every bit services.
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In illustration of UFT
UFT tin dismiss portion Resources only.

UFT Tool Resources                   
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Shared object Repository file
Function Library file
Environment Variables file
Etc...
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UFT Tool Services
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Recording
Data Table
Step generator etc...
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ALM doesn't convey whatever programming interface

ALM has Database engine to back upwards SQL Commands

It has Command Line interface, nosotros tin dismiss execute SQL Commands

ALM supports all types software Applications past times default.

ALM is simply for Documentation together with generating Reports, it doesn't interact amongst software Applications

ALM Add ins
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a) MS Word

b) MS Excel

To import information from File organization to ALM Project

Three things tin dismiss survive imported:

a) Requirements

b) Tests

c) Defects
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Usage of ALM
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i) Functional Testing (Manual) + Test Management (ALM)

ii) Some Functional Testing (Manual) + Some Functional Testing (UFT) + Test Management (ALM)

iii) Some Functional Testing (Manual) + Some Functional Testing (UFT) + Performance Testing (LoadRunner) + Test Management (ALM)

iv) Functional Testing (Manual) + Performance Testing (LoadRunner) + Test Management (ALM)

etc...
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UFT Tool tin dismiss survive accessed past times Testers together with Customers

ALM tin dismiss survive accessed past times Development Team, Testing Team, BA together with Customers etc...
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Users of ALM (Testing Team)

i) Site Admin for treatment all ALM projects

ii) Project Admin (Test Lead) to grip i or to a greater extent than projects

iii) General User (Tester) to run amongst i or to a greater extent than projects
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ALM has two interfaces

I) Site Admin / Server side

II) ALM / Client side interface
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Import features inwards Site Admin:

a) Create / delete Domains

b) Create / Edit / Delete Projects

c) Create / Edit / Delete Users

d) Assign users to projects

e) Track projection status
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ALM Interface
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a) Requirements
    Create/Edit/Delete Requirements together with Child requirements
    Import Requirements from file System using either MS Word or Excel format.

b) Test Plan (It is an expanse where nosotros exercise Manual together with Automated Tests)
    Create/Edit/Delete Manual Tests
    Create/Edit/Delete Automation Tests(* Using Automation Tool)
    Import Tests from file System using either MS Word or Excel format.
    Map Tests amongst Requirements

c) Test Lab (It is an expanse where nosotros execute Manual together with Automated Tests)
    Create Test Batches
    Execute Manual Test batches or Tests
    Execute Automated Tests
   
d) Defects
    Post Defects
    Track Defects
    Import defects straight from UFT Result window
    Import Defects from file System using either MS Word or Excel format.

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