What is Test Director?What is Test Director?

►Test Director is a test management toolTest Director is a test management tool►Currently available as a plug-in for Currently available as a plug-in for

Quality CenterQuality Center Version 6 and earlier were standalone Version 6 and earlier were standalone

desktop applicationsdesktop applications Version 7 was a standalone web Version 7 was a standalone web

applicationapplication►Works on any browser that supports Works on any browser that supports

ActiveX technologyActiveX technology► Integrates with other Mercury ToolsIntegrates with other Mercury Tools

What Test Director is NOT?What Test Director is NOT?

►Test Director is NOT a requirements Test Director is NOT a requirements gathering toolgathering tool

►Test Director is NOT an automated Test Director is NOT an automated testing tooltesting tool

►Test Director does NOT integrate with Test Director does NOT integrate with other non-Mercury productsother non-Mercury products

ContentsContents

► Uses tabs to specify context. Uses tabs to specify context. ► Menus, layout and available operations Menus, layout and available operations

depend on the selected tabdepend on the selected tab► Four tabs are providedFour tabs are provided

1.1. RequirementsRequirements

2.2. Plan TestPlan Test

3.3. Test LabTest Lab

4.4. DefectsDefects

Test Management ProcessTest Management ProcessSpecify

Requirements

Plan Tests

Execute Tests

Manage Defects

Test Management ProcessTest Management Process

► Specify Requirements:Specify Requirements: Analyze your Analyze your application and determine your testing application and determine your testing requirements. requirements.

► Plan Tests:Plan Tests: Create a test plan, based on Create a test plan, based on your testing requirements. your testing requirements.

► Execute Tests:Execute Tests: Create test sets and Create test sets and perform test runs.perform test runs.

► Track Defects:Track Defects: Report defects detected in Report defects detected in your application and track how repairs are your application and track how repairs are progressing.progressing.

RequirementsRequirements

►Used to store requirements.Used to store requirements.►This is useful for coverage analysisThis is useful for coverage analysis►TasksTasks

Add/edit RequirementsAdd/edit Requirements Add/edit child requirementsAdd/edit child requirements Link requirement to defectLink requirement to defect Analyze coverageAnalyze coverage

Requirements ProcessRequirements ProcessDefineScope

Create Requirements

DetailRequirements

Analyze Requirements

Requirements ProcessRequirements Process

►Define Scope:Define Scope: Use requirements Use requirements documents to determine your testing scopedocuments to determine your testing scope—test goals and objectives. —test goals and objectives.

► Create Requirements:Create Requirements: Build a Build a requirements tree to define your overall requirements tree to define your overall testing requirements. testing requirements.

►Detail Requirements:Detail Requirements: Describe each Describe each requirement, assign it a priority level, and requirement, assign it a priority level, and add attachments if necessary.add attachments if necessary.

►Analyze Requirements:Analyze Requirements: Generate reports Generate reports and graphs to assist in analyzing your and graphs to assist in analyzing your testing requirements. testing requirements.

Plan Test TabPlan Test Tab

►Used to store test casesUsed to store test cases►Provides access to Provides access to storestore the test script the test script

(automated tests only)(automated tests only)►TasksTasks

Create/Edit Test CaseCreate/Edit Test Case Store test script (automated tests)Store test script (automated tests) Link test case to requirementLink test case to requirement Link test case to defectLink test case to defect

Plan Test ProcessPlan Test ProcessDefine Test

Subjects

Define Test Cases

Write AutomatedScriptsDesign Test Steps

AnalyzeTest Cases

Create Requirements Coverage

Plan Test ProcessPlan Test Process► Define Test Subjects:Define Test Subjects: Divide your application into Divide your application into

modules or functions to be tested. modules or functions to be tested. ► Define Test Cases:Define Test Cases: Determine the types of tests you Determine the types of tests you

need for each module. Add a basic definition of each need for each module. Add a basic definition of each test to the test plan tree. test to the test plan tree.

► Create Requirements Coverage:Create Requirements Coverage: Link each test Link each test with a testing requirement(s). with a testing requirement(s).

► Design Test Steps:Design Test Steps: Develop manual tests by adding Develop manual tests by adding steps to the tests in your test plan tree. Test steps steps to the tests in your test plan tree. Test steps describe the test operations, the points to check, and describe the test operations, the points to check, and the expected outcome of each test. Decide which tests the expected outcome of each test. Decide which tests to automate. to automate.

► Automate Tests:Automate Tests: For tests that you decide to For tests that you decide to automate, create test scripts with a Mercury automate, create test scripts with a Mercury Interactive testing tool, or a custom or third-party Interactive testing tool, or a custom or third-party testing tool. testing tool.

► Analyze Test Cases:Analyze Test Cases: Review your tests to determine Review your tests to determine their suitability to your testing goals.their suitability to your testing goals.

Test LabTest Lab

►Used to create a test set. A group of Used to create a test set. A group of tests that will be executed togethertests that will be executed together

►Provides a Manual Test Runner and an Provides a Manual Test Runner and an Automated Test RunnerAutomated Test Runner

►Can schedule automated testsCan schedule automated tests►TasksTasks

Create/Edit Test SetsCreate/Edit Test Sets Execute TestsExecute Tests Review test resultsReview test results

Test Lab ProcessTest Lab ProcessCreate

Test Set

ScheduleRuns

Run TestsAutomatically

Analyze Results

Run TestsManually

Test Lab ProcessTest Lab Process

► Create Test Sets:Create Test Sets: Define groups of tests to Define groups of tests to meet the various testing goals in your project. meet the various testing goals in your project. Determine which tests to include in each test Determine which tests to include in each test set. set.

► Schedule Runs:Schedule Runs: Schedule automated tests Schedule automated tests for execution. for execution.

►Run Tests:Run Tests: Execute the tests in your test set Execute the tests in your test set automatically or manually. automatically or manually.

►Analyze Test Results:Analyze Test Results: View the results of View the results of your test runs in order to determine whether a your test runs in order to determine whether a defect has been detected in your application. defect has been detected in your application.

DefectsDefects

►Stores information about defects found Stores information about defects found within the application.within the application.

►TasksTasks Create/Edit DefectsCreate/Edit Defects Link defects to each otherLink defects to each other

Defects ProcessDefects ProcessAdd Defects

Review NewDefects

Repair Open Defects

TestNew Build

AnalyzeDefect Data

Defects ProcessDefects Process

►Add Defects:Add Defects: Report new defects detected in Report new defects detected in your application. your application.

►Review New Defects:Review New Defects: Review new defects Review new defects and determine which ones should be fixed. and determine which ones should be fixed.

►Repair Open Defects:Repair Open Defects: Developers correct Developers correct defects assigned to them. defects assigned to them.

► Test New Build:Test New Build: Test a new build of your Test a new build of your application. Continue this process until application. Continue this process until defects are repaired.defects are repaired.

►Analyze Defect Data:Analyze Defect Data: Generate reports to Generate reports to assist in analyzing the progress of defect assist in analyzing the progress of defect repairs, and to help determine when to repairs, and to help determine when to release the application.release the application.

Defect LifeCycleDefect LifeCycle

New

Open

Rejected

Closed

Fixed

Cancelled

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