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Running Tests - Change basic charting properties
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Managing results file information
You might need to resize the window so there is enough room to display
the chart well.
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If you have not generated a report, as described in "Generating a
testplan Pass/Fail report" on page 162, a default chart is displayed,
which allows you to modify chart parameters before actually
generating the chart.
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Take one of the following actions:
If you want to
Then
Change basic
charting properties
Click Setup. The Chart Settings dialog is displayed.
To change the chart type, select an option from the
Chart Type drop-down list box. QA Organizer
provides bar charts, line charts, and area charts. Click
Apply to update the chart and leave the Chart Settings
dialog open.
You can also choose whether the chart is three-
dimensional, is stacked (for bar charts), and displays a
legend, which describes the data being charted.
QA Organizer displays a model that represents how
the chart will look based on current settings.
Add the results
from another
execution of the
testplan to the chart
Click Select. The Select Results dialog is displayed,
listing recent runs of the current testplan.
Note QA Organizer keeps a history of results for each
testplan. The number of results it keeps is determined
by the value for History Size in the Runtime Options
dialog.
Select the results you want to add to the chart. The
results from the selected execution of the testplan will
be added to the results currently charted.
You can use this feature to compare two different runs
of the same tests to spot problem areas. You can chart
today's results, then click Setup and select yesterday's
results to have both appear on one chart.