I was recently on-site with a customer. Aside from the usual tasks, like conducting training classes and configuring workflows, there was one interesting challenge. The customer wanted to integrate TestTrack RM and TestTrack TCM with ClearQuest. The customer did not want to use the ClearQuest API because they were using a very old version of ClearQuest and were planning on upgrading. The risk of changes in the API between the versions was high.
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This Surround SCM plugin allows you to view JIRA issues from the Surround SCM client.
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Works with TestTrack 2008.1.x and later
This is an example of a SOAP script that moves a defect or defects from one project to another. One use case for this example is for archiving old defects.
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A common request is to add a feature to Surround SCM that allows the user to search file contents. I have created a utility that you can use to achieve this.
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The following example illustrates how you can automatically generate test runs based on changed files in Surround SCM.
The program first queries Surround SCM for changes in a specified repository in a specified branch within a specified time range.
If there are files that have changed, the program then checks the TestTrack project for any test cases that have any of the files attached in the source code tab.
For any test case that has a changed source code file attached, a test run is generated for every combination of “included” test variants.
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Works with Surround SCM 2009
This example uses Microsoft .NET charts to create a stacked column chart that reports on check-in activity per branch per month.
Figure 1 below illustrates how the chart may look like:
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Applies to Surround SCM 2009
This is an example of how you could use the data accessible from the Surround SCM database to display information on your company’s intranet.
For this example we are using Microsoft Sharepoint, but in theory you could use any web technology that allows you to query the database and has similar controls, namely the tree view controls and the data grid view control.
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This is an example of how you can create a Requisite Pro add-in to create TestTrack test cases.
This example creates a very basic test case based on the selected requirement in the Requisite Pro explorer.
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Works with TestTrack 2008 and later and Team Foundation Server 2008
This article outlines how to create a check in policy in Team Foundation Server, which checks the comments passed in a check-in event, ensures that a defect number is included in the comments, and then updates TestTrack.
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Automation is a key element in ALM. From reducing human error to improving efficiency, a well designed automated plan will improve your current ALM process.
This articles contains two versions of a sample SOAP applications that automatically generate test runs in TestTrack TCM. The first version is a stand alone console application. This could be used in an automated build process. The second version is meant to be used with TestTrack triggers. When a defect is fixed, automatically generate test runs for the linked test case.
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