Since the introduction of TestTrack RM earlier this year, I’ve had a chance to demonstrate the product several times to prospects. While the initial feature set of the product is impressive, every once in a while I do hear about features that are not currently available. These become feature requests, which are prioritized and scoped out by our product management team.
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As a member of the services team, I find myself using the SOAP-based TestTrack SDK quite often. In the process, I have learned very valuable lessons that I want to share with you.
My goal is to post helpful hints like the ones below, and then incorporate them into the best practices article on the Seapine labs.
So let’s start at the beginning.
Before you start programming, there are some things to think about.
What are you trying to accomplish?
While the SDK is very robust, it cannot do everything. The SDK is mainly for working with items, like defects, test cases, and test runs. It is not for configuration. For example, you cannot create a project, set project options, configure the workflow, etc. with the SDK. The most configuration you will be able to do with the SDK is add values to a pop-up menu.
Language of choice?
Since the SDK is SOAP-based, you have a lot of choices for the language. Choose wisely! You will be tempted to choose a language that you are comfortable with, but it may be one that requires more work. Let’s take Python, for example. You can write SOAP with Python, but it requires you to create the XML files to submit a request and then read the XML file to get the response. With something like Java, you only need a couple of lines to accomplish what would take you tens of lines. Sometimes, however, depending on the specific situation, you do not have a choice.
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Often while you are away from the office, you need to know what is happening in your TestTrack project. If you have a laptop and access to the Internet, no problem; the TestTrack web interface has all the power you need. But what if you only have a smartphone? Is there any way that TestTrack can notify your phone that something needs your attention? Actually, there are two ways.
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