http://blogs.seapine.com/paula Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:14:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here’s a roundup of recent TestTrack knowledgebase activity. It's worth giving this list a quick look in case one of these articles applies to your particular situation. New Articles Upgrading to the 64-bit TestTrack Server provides steps to complete before and after upgrading the 32-bit TestTrack Server to the 64-bit ... http://blogs.seapine.com/paula/new-and-updated-testtrack-knowledgebase-articles.html Yours truly was recently interviewed about test case management for the Sticky ToolLook eNewsletter, published by the folks at StickyMinds.com and Better Software magazine. In this month's Sticky ToolLook, Paula Rome answers some questions about the advantages of test case management software, the importance of committing to test case documentation, and ... http://blogs.seapine.com/paula/the-advanages-of-test-case-management-software.html I’m pleased to announce that we have released TestTrack 2008.2 today! There are many new features and enhancements in 2008.2 that will save you time and make you more productive. I’ll be focusing on some of my favorite features in upcoming blog entries, but for now you can check out the ... http://blogs.seapine.com/paula/testtrack-20082-is-now-available.html I was recently interviewed by Mike Lippis for the Outlook Series. Listen to the interview. Mike was interested in my perspective on test case management and issue tracking. As you might expect, I was pretty shy about talking about the advantages these types of tools bring to software development teams. (Don’t ... http://blogs.seapine.com/paula/optimal-resource-utilization-with-integrated-test-environments-an-outlook-series-interview-with-mike-lippis.html I warned you. In my first post to this blog I promised that I would occasionally discuss a topic whose only redeeming value would be bringing a little fun to a stressed out day. This is one of those posts. I’d like to share a fun web site I recently discovered, Cooking ... http://blogs.seapine.com/paula/quality-recipes.html Did you know that you can use folders to bookmark items in TestTrack ? Just like you can bookmark a favorite page in your web browser, TestTrack’s folders let you keep track of your favorite issues, defects, test cases, and test runs. OK, so maybe favorite isn’t the word you would ... http://blogs.seapine.com/paula/did-you-know%e2%80%a6-bookmark-issues-defects-test-cases-and-test-runs.html This is a gentle reminder to all of you Software Test & Performance subscribers that the deadline to vote for TestTrack Pro and TestTrack TCM in the 2008 Testers Choice Awards is rapidly approaching. Voting closes on July 30. You should have already received your online ballot from ST&P. Only current ... http://blogs.seapine.com/paula/testtrack-pro-and-testtrack-tcm-nominated-for-software-test-performance-testers-choice-awards.html Fernando Cremer, one of the terrific Solution Consultants in our Services group, has created a very interesting sample application that can answer this question. It shows the changes in the source files associated with a list of issues. Notice I said changes in the source files, not just the list ... http://blogs.seapine.com/paula/how-do-i-know-what%e2%80%99s-changed-inside-the-files-associated-with-a-list-of-issues.html So you are using an industrial grade defect tracker and you’ve been following the good practice advice of writing up all issues reported about your software. To paraphrase Dr. Seuss, "a bug's a bug, no matter how small." Congratulations! You know that all of the issues that could potentially hurt your project ... http://blogs.seapine.com/paula/track-all-of-your-bugs-and-issues.html Did you know that you can hide the Workaround tab on the Edit Defect window in TestTrack Pro if it’s not part of your issue tracking process? The Workaround tab hides itself if the only field on the tab, the Workaround field, is hidden. All you have to do is set the ... http://blogs.seapine.com/paula/did-you-know-hiding-the-workaround-tab.html