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Version: 7.0.0.0-IFIX01
Release Date: April 2007
Last Updated: 04/03/2007
Material ID:
GC23-7643-00
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Product changes described in this document and contained within this service release apply if you are upgrading from:
IBM Rational TestManager Solutions v7.0.0
to v7.0.0.0-IFIX01.
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1.0 About this release
2.0 Installation information
3.0 Fixes contained in this release
4.0 Enhancements in 7.0.0.0-IFIX01
4.1 Understanding test results without
opening test logs
4.2 Creating multiple test cases
4.3 Changing login and password of projects
4.4 Rearranging the test execution order in a
suite
4.5 Deleting multiple manual test scripts
4.6 Importing multiple parcel files
4.7 Changing the precedence of implementations
of test cases
4.8 Creating new log when running suite from
the command line
4.9 Associating and disassociating test inputs,
configurations, and iterations
4.10 Viewing properties of any test case
4.11 Renaming reports and test assets
4.12 Associating a test script to multiple test cases
4.13 Removing multiple test cases
4.14 Corrections to TestManager documentation
4.15 Crystal Reports Issues
4.16 Support for Windows Microsoft Terminal
Server
5.0 IBM Rational Software Support
6.0 Notices and trademarks
This release of IBM Rational TestManager 7.0.0.0-IFIX01 includes enhancements as well as fixes to problems.
This section provides information about installing IBM Rational TestManager 7.0.0.0-IFIX01.
Installation prerequisites:
Before you install this fix pack, you must have an installed IBM Rational TestManager version 7.0 product. For more information, see the IBM Rational TestManager Installation Guide from the IBM Publications Center at http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order.
To install Rational TestManager 7.0.0.0-IFIX01, perform the following steps:
Note: If you are using Rational TestManager with Rational Robot, you must install Rational Robot 7.0.0.1-IFIX01. For more information, see IBM Rational Robot, Version 7.0.0.1-IFIX01 Readme from the IBM Publications Center.
This fix pack contains fixes for the following defects:
| APAR # | Description |
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PK34040 |
DB2: If a test log is open and a test case run overwrites same log then Test Manager will warn about log is being open and therefore can not be editable. If OK button of run dialog is clicked again before this warning is displayed, TestManager hangs. |
|
PK33009 |
If there are two excel test inputs sources associated with a TestManager project and a test case is created and associated with one of the test inputs; when you go to View menu > Test Inputs, you will notice that the test case is associated with all test inputs which have same the serial number, even though test input source is different. |
| Disconnect to Excel test input source does not Release Excel.exe, its instances go on increasing in Task Manager. | |
|
PK17970 |
Load test input source on demand, to overcome the
performance issues especially when connecting to Rational projects over WAN.
|
|
IC46838 |
Deleting lines in manual test with text editor may lead to frozen state. |
|
PK34433 |
Warning message "VP comparator can not be opened before the defect is submitted" being displayed even after defect has been submitted, when clicking the open button next to VP comparison in Test Data tab of submitted defect. |
|
IC49446 |
TM allows trailing spaces when creating MT scripts. |
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PK32784 |
TM does not import Custom1 and Custom2 fields for Test Cases. |
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PK35856 |
Working with remote project over WAN, TM takes too long to generate reports that relate to Test Inputs from ReqPro. |
| PK24953 | Test Plan Development Coverage report not correct: only part of test case folders displayed. |
| Browse button clears the selection in Import Datapool window. Select Tools - > Manage Datapools, click Import button, select .csv file for import. In Import Datapool window, click Browse to get Open File dialog, Now Cancel from Open File Dialog, All entries are cleared in Import Datapool window. | |
| While Exporting Test Plan, no summarized details are provided about which test plan is exported. | |
| After selecting multiple log items, user can not remove selection of any selected items. |
This section includes descriptions of the enhanced features as well as fixes to problems of TestManager in 7.0.0.0-IFIX01.
TestManager now makes it easier to understand the test results by displaying test log items in different colors in the Test Log window. Each color of the test log items indicates the following:
TestManager provides the Test Asset Builder tool to automate the creation of multiple test cases for test scripts. You can use the Test Asset Builder tool by selecting the menu options, Tools > Test Asset Builder. The Test Asset Builder has the following advantages:
You can change the password for a Rational project by using TestManager instead of Rational Administrator. In TestManager, you can also use Rational ManualTest to change the password. To change the password for any Rational project in TestManager or Rational ManualTest, select the menu options, File > Change Password.
Note: Only a logged in user can change the password of a Rational project.
You can rearrange the order of test execution in any suite by doing the following:
TestManager now supports deleting multiple manual scripts.
TestManager now supports importing multiple parcel files.
Note: You can import multiple parcel files of test assets only when Test Asset Parcel Browser is not used.
By default, if a test case is associated to both manual and automated implementations then, automated implementation would take precedence of executing test cases. You can change the precedence of the implementation by selecting the menu options, Tools > Option > Run > Execution Precedence.
When a suite is scheduled to run repeatedly at a specific time from the command line, a new log is created each time it is run. For example, if a suite is scheduled to run repeatedly at every hour, a new log file is created at each hour the suite is run.
TestManager now supports associating and disassociating test inputs, configurations, and iterations of multiple test cases and test case folders.
Double-click on any test case to view its properties instead of right-clicking and selecting Properties as a drop-down menu option.
You can rename reports and test assets such as test plans, test cases, and test plan folders by changing only the case of characters to lower or upper case.
TestManager now supports associating a test script to multiple test cases in the Test Scripts view. You can associate a test script to multiple test cases by doing the following:
You can select and remove multiple test cases from the Test Input tab.
In the Rational TestManager Help topic, Promoting Test Case Results, the link About Promoting Test Case Results incorrectly opens the topic About Interpreting Test Case Results. To view the topic About Promoting Test Case Results, do the following:
Installation of TestManager normally includes Crystal 10. However, if you have a Windows 9x operating system, Crystal 10 will not be installed. You need to have Windows NT or higher in order to include Crystal 10 with TestManager installation.
If you uninstall earlier versions of TestManager with Crystal 8.5 integration, the uninstall program does not remove the \windows\system32\crpe32.dll file. Even on installing TestManager v2003.06.13 or higher,
the DLL continues to exist. On attempting to run a listing report while the DLL
exists, TestManager displays an error message that you do not have a correct version of Crystal Reports installed. Remove or rename the DLL file to resolve this issue.
Crystal Reports v10 does not support dictionary-based reports. If you attempt to run a dictionary-based report with Crystal Reports v10, you receive an error message. While attempting to run a dictionary-based report should result in an error, the text of the error message is incorrect. The error message text should be: “The report that you are trying to run is based on a feature in previous versions of Crystal Reports called dictionaries. Crystal Reports v10 no longer supports reports based on dictionaries. Refer to the documentation to re-create your reports.”
All areas of TestManager are supported in Microsoft Windows Terminal Server except for the following:
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