Using TestDirector 8.0 (Mercury Training - 1 day)

This tutorial DOES NOT count toward the Certified Software Test Professional requirements.

The process-based functionality of TestDirector 8.0 is examined in this hands-on course. Students will learn how to manage
quality information throughout the development cycle, construct and organize requirements, create and execute test sets, monitor
defects, and use graphs and reports to track the success of a project.

Course Outline

• Adding Test Requirements
  • Characteristics of a useful requirement
  • Example of a test requirement
  • Importance of tracing and tracking requirements
  • Reviewing and building a requirements structure
  • Entering requirements manually
  • Importing requirements from Word and Excel
• Adding Test Cases
  • Characteristics of a useful test case
  • Review of an existing test case
  • Parameters
  • Building a test case structure
  • Creating manual test cases
  • Importing test cases from Word
  • Saving a WinRunner script to TestDirector
  • Requirements coverage
• Test Sets and Test Execution
  • Creating folders and test sets
  • Defining test execution flow
  • Setting test set properties
  • Manual test execution
  • Logging defects during manual testing
  • Automated test execution
  • Adding test hosts
  • Running a test set
  • Setting run times
• Defect Tracking
  • The Defect Life Cycle
  • Reporting defects
  • Searching for similar defects
  • Using grid filters
  • Saving favorite views
  • Deleting defects
• Reporting and Analysis
  • Analysis menu graphs and reports
  • Creating editable reports with the Document Generator
  • Advanced Reporting
    

Learning Objectives

This course teaches you to:

• Create test requirement folder structures
• Enter test requirements manually
• Import test requirements from Word or Excel files
• Build a test case structure
• Create manual test cases with parameters
• Import test cases from Word and Excel
• Link test cases to requirements
• Create test sets, and set test set properties
• Define test execution flow
• Execute tests manually
• Log defects during manual testing
• Automate test execution and set run times
• Add test hosts
• Report defects, and search for similar defects
• Use grid filters
• Save favorite views
• Delete defects
• Analyze menu graphs and reports
• Create editable reports with the Document Generator
• Use Advanced Reporting
  

Prerequisites

• Experience with Microsoft Windows,
• Firm understanding of the testing process.
Intended Audience
• Quality Assurance Engineers
• Quality testers
• Project Managers
• Other TestDirector users
  
Recommended Follow up courses

Administering TestDirector 8.0 (for Project Managers and
TestDirector Administrators)

Course Suites

You may attend just this module or register for a suite of courses. Over 80% of our satisfied customers attend a suite!

TestSuite

• Advanced WinRunner 7.6
• Using TestDirector 8.0
• Using WinRunner 7.6