HP QC Certification (HP0-M31) - Points to Remember

                                               IMPORTANT POINTS

1)  Quality Center Editions: The availability of each feature depends on your Quality Center edition — Starter, Enterprise or Premier.

2)     To download files to your machine, you must log in with administrator privileges. For more information on the minimum permissions required to install client components, refer to the HP Quality Center Installation Guide.

3)     If file downloads are prohibited through your browser, you can install these files from the HP Quality Center Client Side Setup Add-in on the HP Quality Center Add-in page. For more information on add-ins, refer to the HP Quality Center Installation Guide.

4)     Quality Center prompts you to install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 if it is not already installed on your machine. To perform the installation, follow the instructions in the Software Update Installation Wizard (if Windows Installer 3.1 is not installed) and the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Setup.

5)     Resetting your password is unavailable in either of the following situations:

6)     It is deactivated by the PASSWORD_RESET_DISABLE Site Configuration

7)     Parameter or LDAP authentication is enabled.

8)     Available Quality Center functionality may depend on how your site or project administrator has configured your Quality Center project.

9)     Quality Center Editions: The availability of each module and feature depends on the Quality Center edition you have — Starter, Enterprise or Premier. For more information, see Appendix C, “Quality Center Editions”.

10) You can navigate between the modules using shortcut keys. For a list of shortcut keys, see Appendix B, “Quality Center Keyboard Shortcuts.”


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HP0-M31 Quality Center Certification Preparation 5 - Defects Module

DEFECTS

1)      Locating and repairing application defects efficiently is essential to the development process. Defects can be detected and added to your Quality Center project by users during all stages of the application management process. Using the Quality Center Defects module, you can report design flaws in your application, and track data derived from defect records.

2)      Fields related to release management are not available in the Defects module if you are working with the Starter Edition.

3)      The defects tracking workflow consists of the following: Add Defects, Review New Defects, Repair Open Defects, Test New Build, Analyze Defect Data.

4)      You can associate the new defect with the cycle and release in which it was detected.

5)      You can link the new defect with the test you ran, for future reference. You can also link defects to other Quality Center entities, such as requirements, tests and other defects. You can also view, update, and analyze defects in the project.

6)      Review all new defects in the project and decide which ones to fix. This task is usually performed by the project manager. Change the status of a new defect to Open, and assign it to a member of the development team.

7)      While reviewing new defects, if duplicate defects appear in the project, change their status to either Closed or Rejected, or delete them from the project.

8)      Fix the Open defects. This involves identifying the cause of the defects, and modifying and rebuilding the application. These tasks are performed by application developers. When a defect is repaired, assign it the status Fixed.

9)      Run tests on the new build of the application. If a defect does not recur, assign it the status Closed. If a defect is detected again, assign it the status Reopen, and return to the previous stage. This task is usually performed by the quality assurance manager or project manager.

10)   View data from defect reports to see how many defects were resolved, and how many still remain open. As you work, you can save settings that are helpful in the defect-tracking process, and reload them as needed. 

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