3 3 Quality Center 9 Customizing

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Quality Center 9 - Customizing

Presented by:Knud AndersenSenior Architect

Presented to:HPTest user group

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Agenda

Organization wide Customizing

Project Specific Customizing

Workflow Customizing

Scripting

Questions

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Organization wide Customizing

Customization done in Site Administration (settings tab)

SHOW_REPOSITORY_OVER_DBAllow projects to store repository data in databaseSELECT_FS_OVER_DBShow repository data in database as default selectedWAIT_BEFORE_DISCONNECTTimeoutADD_NEW_USERS_FROM_PROJECTAllow new users to be added from project administrationSITE_ANALYSISShow Site Analysis tab in Site AdministrationBAKCWARD_SUPPORT_ALL_DOMAIN_PROJECTSAllow programs using QC API to connect using ‘old’ method

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Organization wide Customizing

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Organization wide Customizing

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

Requirement CustomizationFrom QC 9.2 – New Requirement types

• Create new requirement types• Customize existing requirement types

From QC 9.2 – Risk Based Testing• Risk Based Quality Management

– Business Criticality» Built in + define your own rules

– Failure propability» Built in + define your own rules

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

Requirement CustomizationFrom QC 9.2 – New Requirement types

• Create new requirement types• Customize existing requirement types

From QC 9.2 – Risk Based Testing• Risk Based Quality Management

– Business Criticality» Built in + define your own rules

– Failure propability» Built in + define your own rules

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

Customization done in Projects (Site Administration)Renaming Modules

E.g. Bug instead of DefectProject Table, DATACONST

• Insert value: REPLACE_TITLE

INSERT INTO DATACONST (DC_CONST_NAME) VALUES ('REPLACE_TITLE')

Update DATACONST set DC_VALUE = 'Defect;Bug;Defects;Bugs' WHERE DC_CONST_NAME = 'REPLACE_TITLE‘

UPDATE DATACONST SET DC_VALUE='original title [singular]; new title [singular]; original title [plural]; new title [plural]' WHERE TABLE_NAME='REPLACE_TITLE’

Transition RulesUser groups

• Can do …

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

Transition RulesCustomizing Users

• User Group– Permissions– Defect Values

» Transition Rules – can only change from - to

Defects data hidingFilter to hide dataVisible / hidden fields

• based on user group (access level)

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

Transition RulesCustomizing Users

• User Group– Permissions– Defect Values

» Transition Rules – can only change from - to

Defects data hidingFilter to hide dataVisible / hidden fields

• based on user group (access level)

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

Customizing Alert RulesCustomizing Module Access

Project EntitiesCannot delete:

• Y, N From Yes/No list• New, Open, Fixed, Closed From Bug Status list• No Run, Passed, Failed From Status list

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

Customizing Alert RulesCustomizing Module Access

Project EntitiesCannot delete:

• Y, N From Yes/No list• New, Open, Fixed, Closed From Bug Status list• No Run, Passed, Failed From Status list

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

Customization done in Projects (Customization menu)

Project EntitiesFields (System + User Defined)Lists (System + User Defined)

User GroupsPermissionsUsersMailTraceability

Workflow

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

Project EntitiesField Names

• Lookup ValuesLists

• Can have multi values selected from listsField Rules

– Label– History– Required– Verify

Field• Number / String / Date / User List / Lookup List

Memo Field

(Max 99 Fields – Max 5 Memo Fields)

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Specific Customization

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Project Workflow Customization

Script GeneratorList CustomizationAdd defect fieldDefect details

List customization• E.g. Field Region

– If North» Subfield Area to show list of North Areas

– If South» Subfield Area to show list of South Areas

Defect Field Customization• Defect Add• Defect Details

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Project Workflow Customization

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Project Workflow Customization

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Project Workflow Customization

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Project Workflow Customization

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Project Workflow Script

Customization done in Script (VBScript language)

WorkflowCommonRequirementsTest PlanTest LabManual RunnerDefects

<Entity>_<Event>Defects_Bug_New –> when adding a new defect, Bug_New is triggeredTest_Test_CanDelete -> when a testplan is deleted, Test_CanDelete is triggered

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Project Workflow ScriptAdd a new button … execute Action Name

(Requirements_Action1)

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Project Workflow Script

Function ActionCanExecute(ActionName)'Use ActiveModule and ActiveDialogName to get the current context.' For example:if ActiveModule = "Requirements" then

if ActionName="Requirements_Action1" thenmsgbox "Action in Requirements module"

end ifend ifActionCanExecute = True

End Function

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Project Workflow Script

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Project Workflow Script

..............If Fields("BG_STATUS").Value = "Closed" then

If ((Fields("BG_USER_04").Value = "") or (Fields("BG_USER_04").IsNull)) thenMsgBox "Field " & Bug_Fields("BG_USER_04").FieldLabel & _

" cannot be empty“Bug_CanPost = False

end ifend if

……........

If Status_IsChanged And Not RDComments_IsChanged ThenMsgBox "You must provide the explanation in <R&D Comments> " & _

“when defect <Status> is changed to '" & _Fields("BG_STATUS").Value & "'"

Bug_CanPost = FalseEnd If

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Project Workflow Script

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Q&A

Knud Andersen

knud.andersen@focusframe.com

+45 3034 2444