The test plan captures the test requirements, test cases,
test execution criteria, and other information for a particular test
cycle.
A test plan in IBM® Rational® Quality
Manager is
based on a test plan template. When you create a new test plan, you
choose a template to base it on.
A test plan consists of several
sections that are defined in the template. You can add your own sections
to the test plan, and you can remove sections that are supplied with
the template.
To create a new test plan:
- From the left sidebar, point to the Planning icon
(
) and click Create
Test Plan. The new test plan opens,
with a Table of Contents on the left and an editor on the right.
- At the top of the new test plan, enter a new test plan
name.
- Select a test plan template from the list.
- Complete the test plan Summary or assign the Summary section
to another team member to complete.
The Summary section
consists of two predefined categories (Product and Release) and a
Description. To add new products or releases to the test plan, or
to add your own test plan categories, click the Manage
Test Plan Categories icon (
).
To
complete the test plan Summary:
- Select a Product from the list.
- Select a Release from the list.
- In the Description, type a detailed
description of the test plan.
To assign the Summary section, or any section of the test
plan, to another team member to complete:
- Click Work Item: Create to open
the Create Work Item window.
- In the Summary field, enter a summary of the work item.
- In the Owned By field, select an owner to which you
want to assign the work item.
- In the Due field, assign a work item due date.
- Click OK.
A work item of the Task-Quality type is created.
- Complete the other test plan sections as needed or assign
them to other team members to complete.
- To open all test plan sections in the editor at once, select Show
All Sections.
- To add your own, customized test plan sections or to remove
sections that you do not need, click Manage Sections.
- Click Save to save the new test
plan.
- Optionally, click the Print View icon (
) in the upper right corner of the test plan to display a printable version
of the test plan.
- Optionally, click the Lock/Unlock icon (
) in the upper right corner
of the test plan to make the test plan read-only. Note: You
will be required to E-Sign this action by providing your password.