Chapter 1 - What Is Rational TestManager
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Introducing Rational
TestManager
This chapter introduces you to Rational® TestManager. It includes the following
topics:
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What is Rational TestManager
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TestManager workflow
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TestManager and other Rational® products
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TestManager and extensibility
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Functional and performance testing
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Virtual testers
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Local and Agent computers
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Suites
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Starting Rational TestManager
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The TestManager main window
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For detailed procedures, see the TestManager Help.
What Is Rational TestManager
TestManager is the open and extensible framework that unites all of the tools, assets,
and data both related to and produced by the testing effort. Under this single
framework, all participants in the testing effort can define and refine the quality goals
they are working toward. It is where the team defines the plan it will implement to
meet those goals. And, most importantly, it provides the entire team with one place to
go to determine the state of the system at any time.
Testing is the feedback mechanism in the software development process. It tells you
where corrections need to be made to stay on course at any given iteration of a
development effort. It also tells you about the current quality of the system being
developed.
