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
- Using the ClearQuest web
client, modify an existing record or submit a new one.
- Click the Links tab.
- 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.
- Complete these tasks:
- Select an HP ALM repository from the Remote
Repository list.
- Click Create New.
- Select the type of test case from the Create
New list.

The Create Test Case window
opens.
- 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.

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

Notice the backlink to the ClearQuest record in the Development
Items section.
- Optional: Verify the backlink directly in the HP ALM
application. Using the Rational Adapter
for HP ALM web application, click Launch HP ALM.