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Traceability Matrix

Test Configurations

Libraries and Baselines

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ALM Traceability Matrix

Chris Williams Senior Test Specialist - ALM

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Setting Up a Traceability Matrix

• Step 1 – Configure Traceability Matrix • Step 2 – Define Source Requirements• Step 3 – Filter Requirements• Step 4 – Filter By Linked Tests• Step 5 – Create Traceability Matrix• Step 6 – Generate Traceability Matrix

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Traceability Matrix View• The Traceability Matrix is built in the Requirements

Module of ALM.• It is accessed from the ‘View’ menu within the

Requirements Module of ALM.

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Configure Traceability Matrix• Click the button. • The ‘Configure Traceability Matrix’ wizard opens.

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Define Source Requirements• In the Define the Source Requirements, identify the

requirements you want as your Source Requirements

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Filter Requirements• Click the button. • Navigate to the ‘Req Parent’ field within the ‘Filter

Requirements’ dialog to select your source Requirements

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Filter Requirements• The requirements selected in the ‘Req Parent’ field

within the ‘Filter Requirements’ dialog are displayed in the ‘Configure Traceability Matrix’ wizard shown below.

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Filter By Linked Tests• In the Filtered by Linked Tests, identify the Tests that are

associated with the Source Requirements by selecting the ‘Filtered by Linked Tests’ checkbox.

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Create Traceability Matrix• Select the ‘OK’ button where the ‘Traceability Matrix’

grid is displayed showing the source requirements and the number of associated Tests.

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Generate Traceability Matrix• Click the button. • Opens the ‘Generate Traceability Matrix’ dialog,

enabling you to save the ‘Traceability Matrix’ view to a ‘Microsoft Excel’ worksheet.

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ALM Test Configurations

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ALM Test Configurations

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Setting Up Test Configurations

• Step 1 – Define Test Configurations • Step 2 – Add Data to Test Configurations• Step 3 – Add Coverage• Step 4 – Define Test Sets• Step 5 – Add Configurations to Test Sets• Step 6 – Generate Test Configurations from Test Instances

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What is Test Configurations• A new entity that gathers all the information required to

cover a specific part of a requirement.

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Define Test Configurations• A new ‘Test Configuration’ tab with grid view and

standard operations.

• Each Test of any type can have many configurations.

• Each Test has at least one configuration. Created automatically when creating a test.

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Define Test Configurations• Derive the test with multiple variants (Configurations).

Later each configuration will use different data and will be executed separately.

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Add Data to Test Configurations• New Setting parameters value in test plan. • The parameters that are defined in the test are saved in

ALM. • The parameters that are defined are owned by the test

and by the configuration which the test configurations can use.

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Add Requirement Coverage to Test Configurations• Shows which configurations actually participate in the Coverage,

and their status, which explains the status of the test.• ‘All Configurations’ : New configuration will be added

automatically to cover the requirement. • ‘Selected Configurations’ : A subset of the test’s configuration.

Add Test Configurations to Coverage

• The user can drag a test from the test plan tree this option will automatically add all the test’s configurations and will set the test to be in ‘All Configurations’ mode.

• The user can drag a configuration this will automatically add the test’s configuration owner tests in the ‘Selected Configurations’ mode and the requirement coverage will include only the selected configuration.

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Define Test Sets• Each row is an instance of test which is executed in a

different configuration.

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Add Test Configurations to Test Sets• Configuration panel which displays the configurations of

the selected tests.

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Generate Test Configurations from Test Instances• To generate ‘Test Configurations’ right click on the test

instance and select the ‘Generate Test Configuration’ option.

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Generate Test Configurations from Test Instances• Create a new configuration with

the typed name. • The new configuration will get

the status and parameters values from the instance.

• The instance and all its runs will be associated with the new configuration (instead of the one that they were associated with before).

• If the instance used to cover a requirement, it’s removed from the coverage and the new configuration is added instead.

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ALM Libraries and Baselines

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What is Libraries and Baselines

• Library is a collection of Tests, Requirements, Components and Resources.

• The User defines a Library by selecting root folders for each type of entity.

• The Library will consist of all entities under the root.• The User can capture a Baseline of a Library – a snapshot

in time of all entities in it.• This notation is similar to a Label in StarTeam or

ClearCase.

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Creating Libraries• Library contains a pointer to the Root Folders. • Libraries can only point to folders • Root Folders cannot be changed after the Library has

been created.

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Defining Baselines• Create a Library. • Define Library Content.• Create a Baseline.

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Creating Baselines• A Baseline contains contents of library at the time the

baseline is created. • Capture Project Entities.• Required For Asset Sharing.• Valuable for Pinning Tests.• Can be used with or without Version Control.• Create a Baseline for example when the Requirements

are approved and frozen for Release or Projects has entities that you want to share with other Projects.

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Comparing Baselines• After defining a Library and capturing Baselines, the user

can compare 2 Baselines for differences.

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Baselines Pinned to Test Sets• After capturing a Baseline, the user wants to execute

tests as they were in the Baseline capturing time.• A Test Set used to running ‘old” tests is pinned to a

Baseline. • Freezes the tests within a Test Set. • Guarantee execution of the correct Test.

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Setting Up Asset Sharing• Step 1 – Create a Library • Step 2 – Define Library Content• Step 3 – Create a Baseline• Step 4 – Import to Project

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Importing Baselines – Step 1• Create a Library.• Define Library Contents. • Create a Baseline. • Import Baseline From Current Project or from a different

Project.

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Importing Baselines – Step 2• Select the ‘Next’ button

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Importing Baselines – Step 3

• Select the ‘Next’ button

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Importing Baselines – Step 4• Select the ‘Finish’ button

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