Software QA FYI - SQAFYI

Rational Robot FAQ

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What's ClearQuest
Rational ClearQuest is a change-request management tool that tracks and manages defects and change requests throughout the development process. With ClearQuest, you can manage every type of change activity associated with software development, including enhancement requests, defect reports, and documentation modifications.
With Robot and ClearQuest, you can:
-- Submit defects directly from the TestManager log or SiteCheck.
-- Modify and track defects and change requests.
-- Analyze project progress by running queries, charts, and reports.

Rational diagnostic tools
Use the Rational diagnostic tools to perform runtime error checking, profile application performance, and analyze code coverage during playback of a Robot script.

  • Rational Purify is a comprehensive C/C++ run-time error checking tool that automatically pinpoints run-time errors and memory leaks in all components of an application, including third-party libraries, ensuring that code is reliable.
  • Rational Quantify is an advanced performance profiler that provides application performance analysis, enabling developers to quickly find, prioritize and eliminate performance bottlenecks within an application.
  • Rational PureCoverage is a customizable code coverage analysis tool that provides detailed application analysis and ensures that all code has been exercised, preventing untested code from reaching the end-user.

TestManager can be used for Performance Testing
Rational Testmanager is a sophisticated tool that can be used for automating performance tests on client/server systems. A client/server system includes client applications accessing a database or application server, and browsers accessing a Web server.
Performance testing uses Rational Robot and Rational TestManager. Use Robot to record client/server conversations and store them in scripts. Use TestManager to schedule and play back the scripts. During playback, TestManager can emulate hundreds, even thousands, of users placing heavy loads and stress on your database and Web servers.

What's RequisitePro
Rational RequisitePro is a requirements management tool that helps project teams control the development process. RequisitePro organizes your requirements by linking Microsoft Word to a requirements repository and providing traceability and change management throughout the project lifecycle.

How to set GUI recording option
To set the GUI recording options:
1. Open the GUI Record Options dialog box by doing one of the following: . Before you start recording, click Tools > GUI Record Options. . Start recording by clicking the Record GUI Script button on the toolbar. In the Record GUI dialog box, click Options.
2. Set the options on each tab.
3. Click OK.

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