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MicroFocus ALM (formerly HP Quality Center) - Process Steps

Add Comments

Add comments to a defect in HP Quality Center.

NameTypeDescriptionRequired
Additional CommentsStringAny info you wish to be added to the Quality Center comment in addition to the commit comment. Separate multiple comments with a new line.No
Defect IdsStringA comma separated list of defect ids for defects to update in HP Quality Center.Yes
DomainStringThe Domain in Quality Center the defect is in.Yes
Fail ModeEnumeration:What should be done when a defect to be commented on is not found in Quality Center. Fail-fast: fail the step immediately if a defect is not found. Fail: fail the step after attempting to comment on all defects. Warn: log a warning when a defect is not found.Yes
* fast
* slow
* warn
PasswordPasswordThe password to authenticate with Quality Center.No
Password ScriptStringIf a property or script should be used to set the password, leave password blank and put the property or script here.No
ProjectStringThe Project in Quality Center the defect is in.Yes
Server URLStringThe base URL of the Quality Center instance. It usually ends with /qcbin.Yes
UsernameStringThe username to authenticate with Quality Center.Yes

Check Status

Ensure the status of issues are in the expected state.

NameTypeDescriptionRequired
Defect IdsStringA comma separated list of defect ids for defects to update in HP Quality Center.Yes
DomainStringThe Domain in Quality Center the defect is in.Yes
Expected StatusStringThe status the issues are expected to have.Yes
Fail ModeEnumeration:What should be done when a defect is not in the expected state. Fail-fast: fail the step immediately if a defect is not found. Fail: fail the step after publishing the report of found defects. Warn: log a warning when a defect is not found.Yes
* fast
* slow
* warn
PasswordPasswordThe password to authenticate with Quality Center.No
Password ScriptStringIf a property or script should be used to set the password, leave password blank and put the property or script here.No
ProjectStringThe Project in Quality Center the defect is in.Yes
Server URLStringThe base URL of the Quality Center instance. It usually ends with /qcbin.Yes
UsernameStringThe username to authenticate with Quality Center.Yes

Create Issue

Create a new defect in HP Quality Center.

NameTypeDescriptionRequired
Additional FieldsStringAdditional defect fields to be added. Enter one per line, as name=value pairs. This uses Javas java.util.Properties format.No
AssigneeStringThe assignee for the new defect.Yes
Detected ByStringWho detected the defect.Yes
Detected In VersionStringThe version in which the defect was detected.Yes
Detected On DateStringThe date the defect was detected. Format is MM-DD-YYYY.Yes
DomainStringThe Domain in Quality Center the defect is in.Yes
PasswordPasswordThe password to authenticate with Quality Center.No
Password ScriptStringIf a property or script should be used to set the password, leave password blank and put the property or script here.No
PriorityStringThe priority of the new defect. Default values are ( 1-Low, 2-Medium, 3-High, 4-Very High, 5-Urgent )No
ProjectStringThe Project in Quality Center the defect is in.Yes
Project KeyStringThe Project Key in Quality Center.No
ReproducibleStringWhether or not the defect is reproducible (Y/N).Yes
Server URLStringThe base URL of the Quality Center instance. It usually ends with /qcbin.Yes
SeverityStringThe severity of the new defect. Default values are ( 1-Low, 2-Medium, 3-High, 4-Very High, 5-Urgent )Yes
StatusStringThe status of the new defect. Default values are ( Closed, Fixed, New, Open, Rejected, Reopen )No
SubjectStringThe Subject of the defect.Yes
SummaryStringA summary for the new defect. Default max length is 255.Yes
UsernameStringThe username to authenticate with Quality Center.Yes

Query Defects

Query and return

NameTypeDescriptionRequired
DomainStringThe Domain in Quality Center the defect is in.Yes
Match CriteriaStringThe criteria names you want to filter by, newline separated. Ex: Created in Application = XXXXXNo
PasswordPasswordThe password to authenticate with Quality Center.No
Password ScriptStringIf a property or script should be used to set the password, leave password blank and put the property or script here.No
ProjectStringThe Project in Quality Center the defect is in.Yes
Return FieldsStringThe fields you want to be presented in the return records, newline separated.No
Server URLStringThe base URL of the Quality Center instance. It usually ends with /qcbin.Yes
UsernameStringThe username to authenticate with Quality Center.Yes

Run Test Set

Run a Test Set using HP Quality Center. This step is only functional on a Windows system capable of executing Visual Basic scripts. If a test doesnt have a Planned Host in the HP ALM Test Lab, you must provide a Remote Host or check the Run Locally option to run the tests on your local HP ALM server.

NameTypeDescriptionRequired
DomainStringThe Domain in Quality Center the defect is in.Yes
FolderStringThe folder in Quality Center the test set resides in. This usually starts with Root.Yes
PasswordPasswordThe password to authenticate with Quality Center.No
Password ScriptStringIf a property or script should be used to set the password, leave password blank and put the property or script here.No
ProjectStringThe Project in Quality Center the defect is in.Yes
Recursive SearchBooleanCheck to search through all subfolders and run all test-sets in each directory. Only applicable when not running a specific test set.No
Remote HostStringThe host to run the tests on if not running locally. Leave blank to use the configuration within HP Quality Center.No
Run LocallyBooleanCheck to run the test set only on the local instance of HP Quality Center that the agent has access to.No
Server URLStringThe base URL of the Quality Center instance. It usually ends with /qcbin.Yes
Skip OutputBooleanCheck to skip over any output from Quality Center. No test results will be returned to uDeploy.No
Test SetStringThe test set to run. If not specified, all test-sets in the folder will be run.No
TimeoutStringTest run timeout, in minutes.Yes
UsernameStringThe username to authenticate with Quality Center.Yes

Update Issues

Update one or more defects in HP Quality Center.

NameTypeDescriptionRequired
Additional FieldsStringAny other additional defect fields to update. These should be one per line, as name=value pairs. Adheres specifically to the java.util.Properties format.No
AssigneeStringThe new assignee for the defect or blank to not change.No
CommentStringOptionally add a comment with this update.No
Defect IdsStringComma separated list of defect ids to update.Yes
DomainStringThe Domain in Quality Center the defect is in.Yes
Fail ModeEnumeration:What should be done when a defect to be updated is not found in Quality Center. Fail-fast: fail the step immediately if a defect is not found. Fail: fail the step after attempting to update all defects. Warn: log a warning when a defect is not found.Yes
* fast
* slow
* warn
PasswordPasswordThe password to authenticate with Quality Center.No
Password ScriptStringIf a property or script should be used to set the password, leave password blank and put the property or script here.No
PriorityStringThe new priority of the defect or blank to not change. Default values are ( 1-Low, 2-Medium, 3-High, 4-Very High, 5-Urgent )No
ProjectStringThe Project in Quality Center the defect is in.Yes
Server URLStringThe base URL of the Quality Center instance. It usually ends with /qcbin.Yes
SeverityStringThe new severity of the defect or blank to not change. Default values are ( 1-Low, 2-Medium, 3-High, 4-Very High, 5-Urgent )No
StatusStringThe new status of the defect or blank to not change. Default values are ( Closed, Fixed, New, Open, Rejected, Reopen )No
SummaryStringA new summary for the defect or blank to not change. Default max length is 255.No
UsernameStringThe username to authenticate with Quality Center.Yes