QUALITY CENTER FlowI. Login to ‘QUALITY CENTER’ Site

1. Double click on ‘Mercury Quality Center’ icon located in your desktop you will get ‘Mercury Quality Center’

2. Click on ‘Quality Center’ link >First time it will install all the required downloaded files automatically. Finally you will see below screen

3. Enter the Details in below screen which we have created in site admin screen

4. Enter User Name, Password and select check box and click on ‘Authenticate’ button

5. Select your Domain, Project and click on ‘Login’ button

II. Create Requirements 1. Click on ‘Requirement’ Module Left side of the screen>Click on ‘New Requirement’ icon

2. Enter the Required details in ‘New Requirement’ screen click on submit button

Note: Once you added the Requirements If you want to create ‘Child Requirement’ Click on ‘New Child Requirement’ icon beside the ‘New Requirement’ Icon

III. Create the Test Plan1. Click on ‘Test Plan’ Tab>’New Folder’ Icon>Enter the ‘New Folder’ Name

Ex: August_Release2012

2. Click on ‘New Test’ button. Enter Test Case Type and Test Case Name in the ‘Create New Test’ window and Click on ‘OK’ button

3. Enter Test case Details Description in the ‘Details’ Tab 4. Add ‘Test case Design Steps’ in the ‘Design Steps’ Tab as below and click on ‘OK’ button

5. Once your Test case designing is completed change the status as ‘Ready’

IV. Create Test Lab (Creating Test Sets)1. Click on ‘Test Lab’ Module>Click on ‘New Folder’ Icon and Enter ‘Folder Name’

Click on ‘OK’ button. Ex: Release_August_2012

2. Click on ‘New Test Set’ besides the ‘New Folder’ Enter the ‘Test set Name’, ‘Description’ and click on ‘OK’ button for creating the ‘Test Set’

3. Click on ‘Test Plan Tree’ Tab select your test cases and Click on ‘Add Tests to Test Set’ button cases to Test Set. Now the test cases will be added to the Execution grid

V. Executing the Test Cases1. Select your test case from test lab and Click on ‘Run’ button

2. Now ‘Manual Runner’ window will open. Read the ‘Description’ and ‘Expected Result’ enter the ‘Actual Result’ from the application and Click on ‘End Run’ button

Note: If the Expected Result and Actual Result is same we need to put status is ‘Passed’ else ‘Fail’. If the Test case is fail we need to open a defect and follow below steps to open the defect

VI. Defect Reporting & Tracking 1. Click on ‘Defects’ Module’>’New Defect’ button

2. Enter all the Defect details as below and Click on ‘Submit’ button

Note: Defect ‘Status’ will change as per the Defect life cycle Like(Testers will put the status ‘New’ and Assigned to Dev member or Test Lead> Test Lead or Developer change the status ‘Open’>Once bug is fixed Developer will change the status ‘Fixed’ and Assigned to ‘Tester’ > If Tester found the same defect he will put the status ‘Re-Open’ and Assigned to Dev> If the tester not found the same defect he will put the status is ‘Closed’ .

VII. Map the Defect to the Fail Test Case1. Go to Test Lab>Select your Failed test case>Click on ‘Linked Defects’ Tab

2. Click on ‘ By Id’ icon as below and Enter your Defect ID >Click on ‘Link’ button Id in the ‘Link Existing Defect’ Window

Your Defect will be added respective failed test cases

VIII. Preparing Coverage Analysis & Tractability 1. Click on ‘Requirement’ Module>Double click on your created requirement

Now will see ‘Requirement Details’ window

2. Select ‘Coverage’ Tab>’Test Plan Tree’ Tab>Select your Test cases and Click on ‘Add Coverage’ button and Click ‘OK’ button

3. Now your Test Cases will be added to Requirement Details window as below a

IX. Generating various Test Reports & Graphs From Requirements

1. You can see Coverage status if you go Requirements> double click on test case Under ‘Direct Cover Status’ link

X. Integration with Other Tools Like QTP 10 or QTP 11 Etc1. Go to http://updates.merc-int.com/qualitycenter/qc90/mictools/qtp/index.html

Link select your respective QTP Version Add-in download (Ex: Download Add-in for QuickTest Professional 10.00 (build number 10.0.0.1441))

2. Double click on ‘Mercury Quality Center’ icon located in your desktop you will get ‘Mercury Quality Center’

3. Click on ‘Add Ins Page’ link

Download appropriate add-ins install them in your machine

4. Click on Mercury Quality Center Connectivity link in the Quality Center Add-ins page download respective Add-ins Install