The
test plan captures the test requirements, test cases,
test execution criteria, and other information for a particular test
cycle.
About this task
A test plan in IBM® Rational® Quality Manager is
based on a test plan template. When you create a 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 test plan:
Procedure
- 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 unique test plan
name.
- Select a test plan template from the
list.
Currently,
the application provides three test plan templates. The Default Test
Plan template is a superset of Basic Test Plan template. Choose one
or the other depending on how many sections you wish to include in
the test plan. You use the third template with Web Application Security
tests.
- 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 assign the work item to.
- 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.
- Optional: Click the Print
View icon
(
) in the upper right corner of the test plan to display a
printable version of the test plan.
- Optional:
Click the Lock icon (
) in the upper right corner of the test plan to make the test
plan read-only. When the test plan is locked, only you or an administrator
can unlock it. To unlock the test plan, click the Unlock icon
(
). Note: You are required to provide your password
as an e-signature to complete this action.