TestTrack is an excellent tool for managing any project, especially a software development project. There are several features that I find particularly useful in my role as a senior software developer, and I’m going to talk about those features now.

1.  Tabs

Tabs are something I use every time I log into TestTrack, specifically for Issues. I am often in a situation where I have to keep track of multiple development efforts at the same time. While filters help with allowing me to look at a subset of Issues on which I need to focus, being able to switch quickly between tabs where my different lists are displayed is an incredible time saver.

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One of the new features I look forward to using in TestTrack 2012.1 is automatically adding items to and removing items from folders using automation rules. TestTrack can automatically move items to and from folders when triggers run after items are saved and when escalation rules run. Continue reading…

Everyone knows who James Bond is, and everyone knows his code name is “007”. Everyone that is, except for QA Wizard Pro. When QA Wizard Pro reads in a numeric value from a datasheet it strips off the leading zeros, the left-most digits in positional notation. In James Bond’s case he would go from “007” to simply “7”, which is somehow just not the same. This does not affect values used in calculations, where “007” is equal to “07” is equal to “7″, but the extra padding is required in many cases. Some applications have data fields that expect a specific number of digits as input, such as a ten-digit phone number or a nine-digit Social Security number.

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Clinical trials are used to determine if a new drug or medical device is safe and effective. These trials generate MRI, CT, ultrasound, and x-ray images, and it’s critical to the success of the trial that these images are analyzed and interpreted correctly. To obtain reliable results, pharmaceutical and medical device companies turn to VirtualScopics, a leading imaging core lab providing central reads and quantitative imaging solutions for drug and medical device clinical trials.

Companies involved in the development and production of medical devices must maintain compliance with FDA regulations—particularly 21 CFR Part 11, which governs electronic records, and CFR 820 for good quality processes. Due to the company’s desire to register its software application as a medical device, the development team was starting to feel the pinch from the disparate software tools they were using. They also needed to get greater visibility into their product development lifecycle.

Download the customer story to learn how VirtualScopics delivers product improvements faster with TestTrack.

QA Wizard Pro 2012.1 includes a variety of UI tweaks that make some common tasks more convenient. To start with, the default toolbars have been replaced with a single toolbar that includes the most commonly used commands. This reduces clutter by removing infrequently used items, replaces the tiny buttons with larger ones, and adds text descriptions for clarity.

New Default toolbar

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Looking for some help with new features introduced in Seapine ALM 2012.1? Look no further. Highlights of documentation additions and changes for each product are below.

Remember, all Seapine product documentation is available on our web site and is installed with the application. You can search the PDFs or help to find the new information. If you have documentation suggestions, please let us know.

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We just released Seapine ALM 2012.1, which includes updates to TestTrack, Surround SCM, and QA Wizard Pro. Following are some highlights of the release:

• TestTrack RM Reviewer and new license options in TestTrack
• New license options and trigger and filter enhancements in Surround SCM
• HTML5 support and new file handling options in QA Wizard Pro

In addition, a new licensing option can help you save money. If you use both TestTrack and Surround SCM, check out the new Seapine PDS suite license.

Seapine customers with current maintenance subscriptions can upgrade free of charge. Here are the upgrade links:

• TestTrack
• Surround SCM
• QA Wizard Pro

Seapine Software will be at Testing & Finance 2012, being held in London for the first time ever. “Testing and Finance in Agile Projects, Social Media and Regulation” is the main theme of this year’s Testing & Finance, taking place on 16–17 May 2012 in London, UK.

In addition to being sponsors and exhibiting at the conference, Peter Varhol will be delivering a keynote talk on 17 May titled “Agile Testing in a Regulated Environment.” Peter will explain how Agile testing techniques can be adapted to not only assess quality and guide it to the required levels, but also verify that the application meets regulatory requirements. It looks at the relationship between Agile methodologies and testing, and illustrates a testing practice that supports Agile development for both functional testing and verification/regulatory testing. If you have been reluctant to introduce Agile testing practices into your development process, this talk is a great introduction to doing so effectively.

More information: Testing and Finance 2012.

The upcoming QA Wizard Pro 2012.1 release includes support for HTML5 controls. One class of newly-supported controls are three input types: search, email, and url. QA Wizard Pro recognizes these elements as editboxes and, like all editboxes, you can type in them or checkpoint their selection position and text properties.

HTML5 email input type, as rendered by Chrome

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During our Using Calculated Fields in TestTrack webinar series,  we were asked lots of questions about reports, and specifically using live charts.  This video will show you  how to use live charts in TestTrack and how to create a dashboard with live charts.