Creating a configuration record

Before creating a configuration record, determine which configuration platform details have a testing impact. You must create a configuration record for each testing platform on which a test is run. In the Test Manager view, the Configuration folder is outside of all asset registries and is not in a specific test plan hierarchy. This is because the Configuration folder contains all the configuration records that apply to all test plan hierarchies in a Rational ClearQuest database.
To create a configuration record:
  1. Log in to database that supports Rational ClearQuest Test Manager.
  2. In the Rational® ClearQuest® Client or Rational ClearQuest Client for Eclipse, open the Test Manager view. On the Planning page, right-click the Configurations folder, and click New Configuration.
  3. From the New Configuration wizard:
    1. Enter a configuration name in the Name field.
    2. Enter an optional description in the Description field.
    3. By default, the wizard lists existing attributes and has their corresponding values set to None. To use one of these attributes, select it in the grid; click the arrow at the end of the Value cell; and select one of the values from the drop-down list.
    4. To create a new attribute and values, click New. In the New Configuration Attribute window, enter the attribute name in the Attribute Name field. Enter a value and click Add. You can add multiple values for an attribute. When you finish specifying values for the attribute, click Finish. The new attribute appears in the attributes table in the New Configuration wizard.
    5. Select the new attribute in the attributes table; click the arrow in the Values cell; and select a value for the attribute.
  4. When you finish selecting the attribute/value pairs to define the new configuration, click Finish. The new configuration appears under the Configurations folder in the Test Manager navigator.
After creating a configuration record, you can associate it with a configured test case or test suite record.

For more information, see Modifying a configuration record.


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