integrations

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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Attach2TestTrack allows Team Foundation Server (TFS) users to associate files in the Team Explorer’s Source Code view with defect(s) in TestTrack Pro.

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Developed against TestTrack Pro 2010 and Excel 2007

This tools allows the user to view the defect list from within Excel. Selected records in the list window can be imported into a new worksheet in the Excel workbook.

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This is an example of how you can integrate SoloSubmit with Active Directory.

There are two pieces to make this work. First, you must have a login page to authenticate the user against Active Directory. There are several examples out there, and I have chosen to use ASP.NET with C#.
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With the release of TestTrack 2009, we added a really great plug-in architecture to allow for integrating 3rd party reporting tools into your TestTrack installation. With this users can create and run reports directly from their desktop client, just like a native report. Today I want to highlight the SQL Server Reporting Services integration we have, to show you how easy and seamless it is to provide users with customized reports.
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Works with TestTrack 2009 and later
Works with Surround SCM 2010 and later

Will not work with TestTrack 2008 and earlier
Will not work with Surround SCM 2009 and earlier

The reporting plug-in architecture in TestTrack and Surround SCM enables some pretty exciting reporting and dashboard integration possibilities.

You’ll find a complete SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) plug-in on this page, which allows you to view reports created in SSRS from the TestTrack and Surround SCM clients.
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Reducing lag time between testing and resolving problems is critical. Email notification of test results gets the necessary information to the appropriate person in a fast, direct manner. Here are two ways to email tests results in a QA Wizard Pro script:
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Surround SCM Charts

Fernando Cremer talks about Surround SCM on February 07, 2009

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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Surround SCM Web Part

Fernando Cremer talks about Surround SCM on February 07, 2009

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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Linking test cases with requirements can be a critical part of proper traceability. How this is done can depend on the how requirements and test cases are tracked and the level of tracebility needed.

With TestTrack users, one part of the equation is already answered. Test cases are tracked using TestTrack TCM and this provides a flexible, yet robust application that tracks testing efforts while meeting compliance requirements.

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