Creating a test plan record

Before you begin

Before creating a test plan record, consider the hierarchy and relationship of test plans that you will create for the system under test. Many test case records can be related to a single test plan record.
Note: To create a test plan record, you must first create an associated asset registry record.

About this task

To create a test plan record:

Procedure

  1. Log in to a database that supports Rational ClearQuest Test Manager.
  2. In the Rational® ClearQuest® Client or Rational ClearQuest Client for Eclipse, open the Test Manager view. On the Planning page, select the Test Plan folder or a test plan record and click New Test Plan.
  3. From the test plan record, click the Main page:
    1. Type a headline for the test plan in the Headline field.
    2. Click to select an Owner for the test plan. Note: In Rational ClearQuest Test Manager the Owner has no additional privileges.
    3. Click to select a Priority.
    4. Type an optional description in the Description field.
    5. The Test Motivator File list displays associated external test motivator files. To add a reference to an external test motivator file, click Browse and complete the Test Motivator File Association window.
    6. The Asset Registry field displays the parent asset registry value.
    7. Click Add and use the Browse Record Type window to select an associated iteration record.
  4. Click the Test Plans/Test Cases page:
    1. If Test Manager view is used to create a new test plan from the Test Plan folder, the Parent Plan, Child Plans and Test Cases lists are empty. Click Select and use the Browse Record Type window to select the associated parent test plan record. As associations are created from child records to the test plan record, these lists display the associations.
    2. If the Test Manager view is used to create a new test plan from an existing test plan record, the Parent Plan list displays the associated test plan parent record. The Child Plans and Test Cases lists are empty. As associations are created from child records to the test plan record, these lists display the associations.
  5. Click the Notes page. The Notes page displays user-supplied information.
  6. Click the History page. The History page displays an audit trail for changes to the record.
  7. Click OK to save the record.

What to do next

Use the Test Manager view and the queries supplied by Rational ClearQuest Test Manager to locate a specific test plan record for modification or state changes.

For more information, see Modifying a test plan record and Changing the state of a test plan record.


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