Creating HP ALM test cases to link with ClearQuest change requests

Use the IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® web client to create an HP ALM test case. Then, associate the test case with a ClearQuest change request.

Before you begin

These instructions apply only to ClearQuest web environments that are configured with the OSLCLinks package. You can determine whether the OSLCLinks package is applied to your schema by the availability of the Links tab in a displayed record. The instructions assume that you configured cross-server communication and project relationships between the ClearQuest web server and the HP ALM web server, described in Technote 1580379.

About this task

You can create an HP ALM test case that includes a backlink from the test case to a ClearQuest change request or enhancement request.

Procedure

  1. Using the ClearQuest web client, modify an existing record or submit a new one.
  2. Click the Links tab.
  3. Click the arrow in the Add list, click Tested By Test Case, and select the HP ALM project where you want to create the test case. The Add Link: Tested By Test Case window opens.
  4. Complete these tasks:
    1. Select an HP ALM repository from the Remote Repository list.
    2. Click Create New.
    3. Select the type of test case from the Create New list.

      Image of the Add Link: Tested By Test Case window

      The Create Test Case window opens.

      Image of the Create Test Case window

    4. Enter the required information. Then, click OK. The Create Test Case window closes. In the HP ALM repository, the test case is created. In the ClearQuest web client, the Links page includes the test case link, under the Tested By Test Case heading of the Links control.

      Image of the Links page of a ClearQuest record, which displays the HP ALM test-case link under the Tested by Test Case heading of the Links control

  5. In the ClearQuest web client, Links page, move your mouse pointer over the test case link to see a summary of the test case.
  6. On the ClearQuest web client toolbar, click Save to save the link in the record and the backlink in the HP ALM test case.
  7. Verify the backlink in the HP ALM test case by completing these steps:
    1. Using the ClearQuest web client, click the test case link to open the test case in the Rational Adapter for HP ALM web application.

      Image of HP ALM test case, which is displayed in the Rational Adapter for HP ALM

      Notice the backlink to the ClearQuest record in the Development Items section.

    2. Optional: Verify the backlink directly in the HP ALM application. Using the Rational Adapter for HP ALM web application, click Launch HP ALM.

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